Rejoicing with our friends around the world as we celebrate our Savior’s birth and the start of a new year to serve Him! Jesus came down to earth during a difficult time of government mandates and political turmoil. He had to flee his birth country at a young age due to threats on his life. Families were separated. Life as Joseph and Mary once knew it had been turned upside down. God led a desperate family to a lowly stable where the Son was born to save a desperate world. That first Christmas feels closer to us than ever before. Christmas is not about whether there are gifts under the tree or if family is with us. Christmas is about the Gift of God with Us in the midst of difficult circumstances. This is our Hope and Joy!