I'm having fun teaching my 3 year old about Christmas this year. He's getting to that age where he's beginning to understand things, but doesn't quite get it all. It's fun to see him try to wrap his little mind around things sometimes. We've told him Christmas is Jesus' birthday. He loves birthdays, so he's all about that. He continues to talk regularly about his last birthday party (which was 3 months ago)- mostly about his friends all coming over. So in thinking about Jesus' birthday, he's excited about the party side of Christmas. I think he thinks Jesus is coming over for the party. (Wouldn't that be fun?!) He keeps finding things around the house that he wants to give to Jesus for his birthday.
Africans love parties too. I remember losing sleep at night sometimes when I lived there as the drums beat and the people danced into the wee hours of the morning. They celebrate all kinds of things- marriages, birth of children, various festivals associated with their belief system. How wonderful it would be if they would party hardy for Jesus' birth too.
Pray with me this month that the Beng people would come to know Jesus and experience all the joy and excitement that Christmas brings.
