Nothing beats a cup of warm, rich hot chocolate, a plate of cookies, and live Christmas music, surrounded by a few (nearly 1000) of your closest friends and neighbors. That was the scene last weekend as the elementary playground was transformed into a winter wonderland, minus the snow, to celebrate the birth of our Savior. Around 1000 people from the World Club moo baan and other neighborhoods came to be blessed by warm drinks, fresh baked goods, and the story of Jesus, accompanied by live music from the GIS jazz band. We concluded the evening with Movies on the Lawn, a big-screen presentation of the Veggie Tales’ “Toy That Saved Christmas” and the old classic, “Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown”.
Being away from the commercial hype and political correctness of an American Christmas, we have seen as a family what Christmas should be – Jesus, plain and simple. Yes, the gifts are nice, the decorations, lights, and music are fun, but let us not forget the true meaning of Christmas – that Jesus, fully the Son of God, gave up his heavenly throne to come to earth as a baby, grow up to become a man, minister to those of his generation, and be crucified by the very same people he came to save. Through his birth, death, and resurrection, though, we can take ahold of that eternal promise he left us – believe that he is the Son of God, confess your sins to him, and accept him as your personal Savior, and you will be saved. What better gift could you give to God this Christmas than your heart?