We had the Christmas celebration with the kids. We challenged the ones that usually come to our meetings to invite their friends. We had around forty kids. They all heard the good news about our Savior's birth. I pray that God will reveal Himself to them. I was happy to see other people from our church willing to help, especially Mihaela, a teenager who grew up here. Maricica helped also.

Our church had the opportunity to visit schools and kindergartens.  We shared the Christmas story with around 1000 kids and offered them presents.

I pray that God will touch the hearts of many children from our town. We wanted to invite some Christian puppeteers to help us but we couldn't work it out.  So I had to go myself and tell them the good news. I didn't feel quite adequate to do it as I wanted to go there and have something more creative.  I also felt a little nervous.

We had a conference on December 10-11. Brother Don Currin talked about rekindling the gift within us, the service and our life of faith. He told us that opposition was an opportunity to grow a little more in our testimony for Christ. That is when I understood that I had to take the good news of Jesus' birth myself. I want thank brother Don and Jim Elliff because they both brought a fresh message from God. It's been a very special time for me.

I took advantage of the opportunity and shared the Christmas story both with children and teachers. All this time I felt God's power when sharing with them. I understood that God could use simple ways to bring the good news to others.

Some of the teens and us went caroling to their families. We went to see their parents again and bring them the message of Jesus' birth. We pray that God will continue to work in their hearts so that they will get to know Him. I continued to help my husband with the teen ministry. I am glad to see them involved in different activities.

The caroling nights were really special. We felt a special power and boldness in sharing about Jesus' birth with the people in our town.