Khao Phanom town gave us permission to shut off the street in front of the house where we worship on Sundays. The city also brought 2 tents to cover the road, plus tables and chairs for guests. On December 19th at 2.30 pm, only 6 children had come. We began to worry. Since this was the first time we had planned for a Christmas program in the city of Khao Phanom, our expectations for the number of guest was some where between 50 - 80. But only 6 had shown up! However, slowly more people began to arrive. The program actually began at 3 pm. Richard prepared the program, but Thais from Krabi Baptist carried the program for about 2 hours. Several skits were done, dancing, games, prizes distributed, the Christmas story was told with felt pictures, and a 10 minute sermon was given by Ajohn Dusit from Krabi Baptist Church. One child even did a hula hoop act to music. In the end around 130 Thais from the neighborhood heard the Gospel, greatly exceeding our expectations! Talking to the non-Christians who came, some of them said they had heard there was a church, but didn’t know where it was. Others came out of curiosity and the desire for free food & prizes. Around 20 Thais from Krabi Baptist Church were a great help in registering people, setting out the food, awarding prizes, & leading games. Christmas tracts were given to all guest. We fed 150 people chicken, rice, ice cream cake and cookies. Thanks for your prayers for the program. The program was a blessing to the community and showed the generosity of Christians for their neighbors. Most importantly they heard the story of Jesus Christ!
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