Another year, another way to celebrate Christmas from countries around the world. As the families entered the cafeteria, each child was given a passport with information about how Christmas is celebrated in five different countries: USA, Brazil, Australia, China, and Poland. After having a family picture taken, the children moved around the cafeteria, stopping at each country to get their passport stamped and create a craft to remind them of how Christians in other countries celebrate Christmas. In the USA they created stockings, in Brazil a candy cane nativity, in Australia a cross shell necklace and visor, in China a paper lantern, and in Poland a place mat. After a trip around the world, the families headed over to the refreshment table for some delicious cookies and hot chocolate.
It was incredible to see all of the children that attended the event, the smiles on their faces as they moved around the room, and the excitement they showed while creating their crafts (check out the "Family Festival" section of the website for pictures). A huge thank you goes out to all who participated in making this event possible. Among those are Curtis (family pictures), Pat and Steve (USA), Beth (Brazil), Nancy and David (Australia), Dana (China), and Marty and Bill (Brazil).
Thank you to all of the youth who participated, Pastor Rainey for an excellent job greeting the people, all of the women who baked and brought cookies, and anybody else that helped out during the Festival. It was a huge success thanks to the efforts of many and we can't wait to do it again next year!
Heather and Michelle
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