Night in Bethlehem This Christmas

by Robert Wheat

 

“Angels We Have Heard On High,” AND we have seen them roaming around TBC property with shepherds, Wise Men, Inn Keepers, and more!  December is not so far away that you can’t hear the echo of these treasured moments coming to life.  I literally mean – COMING TO LIFE!  The Hill Country near Bethlehem is not so different from our very own, and that’s what makes our back parking lot center stage for the birthday celebration of Christ.  We have very talented members here who bring out their best staging skills, backdrops, construction talent alongside their portrayal of the various characters who announce the Coming Christ.  When night begins to fall, our crew begins to call… “O Come, O Come Emmanuel!”
 
As vehicles begin to line up down the street, our parking lot staff navigate those inside to tune in, and listen to the story unfold before their very eyes.  Each vehicle turns off their lights, turns on their radios, and tunes into the most amazing story played out before their very eyes as they drive through. 
 

This is an incredible time to use your gifts like the Wise Men, and come, set-up, act-up, and build-up the community around us with the story of Christ’s Birth.  Each night seems to bring more folks out to share in this celebration, and each year seems to brighten up our hearts in sacrificing the talents we possess for the Birthday of the King!  A “Night In Bethlehem” is just the beginning for some to experience Christ, but it is the “Joy to the World” for those who give their talent and time to share.  On your mark, get set… “OH COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL!”