It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Part 1)
If you didn’t come to the Missionary Christmas this year, you absolutely missed it.
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, let me explain briefly. Every year at this time, we take a night during our Mission’s Conference, and just overload our guest missionaries with more presents than they could ever imagine.
Now that those of you who are new to Southside are all caught up to speed, it was that time of year again tonight, and you just need to know that we had a blast!
We started off the night singing Jingle Bells and other Christmas songs to get everyone in the mood. After the songs had been sung, we then we asked the various families represented to find their spot on the stage and begin opening up the dozen or so presents surrounding them. This lasted for a few minutes, but then as the presents were becoming a little scare, our pastor announced, “Bring in more presents!” And as soon as they got the word, a team of people hauled in a huge box that was literally filled with presents for each family.
As the various families opened up their presents, our church clapped, cheered, and even sang as Mike Driggers played some classic Christmas favorites on the piano.
I could say more, but I don’t really want to write a book, and I’m sure you don’t want to read one. However, I will say one final thing.
As much as I loved seeing these precious families enjoy this whole experience, that wasn’t the highlight of my night. The highlight of my night was being in a room full of people who love and understand what missions is all about. I love that as a church we love missions.
*If you want to see what happened, I’ll post some pictures soon.