Missionary Christmas

Christmas was special

when he was a child,

food and presents

and carols and smiles.

Tree decorating was

great family fun,

and cold nights by the

fire watching old reruns.

But then one day

God spoke to his heart,

and he gave up his

culture to make a new start.

Now taking the

Gospel to far off lands,

his Christmas is different

than what he had planned.

The weather is sticky,

not a cloud in the sky,

the sun is so bright

that it blinds his

eyes.

Instead of carols

and Christmas bells,

he hears chanting

and the casting of spells.

The childhood dream

of Christmas in the snow,

was left at the altar

when he decided to go.

If only the ones

who he left behind,

would remember

his face during this

special time.

And send him a note,

or a word of thanks

or maybe even something

he could put in the bank.

Then Christmas would

not be so tough this year

and even for the missionary

it would a good cheer.

Don’t forget to remember

a missionary this Christmas.

Being in a foreign culture

can be a very lonely thing

expecially at Christmas time.

A small act on your part,

can have a large impact for

a missionary in the field.

Make sure they know

they have not been forgotten.

Merry Christmas!

GIL CASIO, S.M.