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All Around India: Last Christmas Carol

Persecuted Church and Unreached People Groups· Resources for Teaching Kids· Exploring with Jake· All Around India

22 Dec
This entry is part 12 of 26 in the series All Around India Notebooking Series

All Around India Notebooking Last Christmas Carol

If you’re new to Exploring with Jake, be sure to read the introduction.

Do you remember Noelle, my friend who wants to be a news reporter?  This morning at Sunday School, she told me about a news story she discovered from 2006. It was Christmas Eve in the shanty town of Jalampur, in the Chhattisgarh region of India. Extremists had announced they would shut down any church service held on Christmas. But Pastor James Ram and some other Christians bravely gathered at a church.

While Pastor James Ram and the Christians were singing Christmas carols, men stormed into the church and beat some of them. One Christian lost his hearing after being hit in the head. The news report Noelle read did not mention whether he lost part or all of his hearing from the attack.

The Christians of Jalampur could not stay home and stay silent. They chose to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. I wonder how many people heard their singing that night and wanted to learn more about Who they were celebrating!

Pastor Ram and the other Christians probably knew what Jesus said in Matthew 5:14-16:

“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”  (KJV)

They knew that the whole world needs to know that Jesus came. And how can they hear if no one tells them? But one of the men lost part or all of his hearing. I wonder what song he was singing before he was hurt. What was the last Christmas carol he heard?

And I wonder what he will hear one day when he is Heaven with Jesus. Will he meet someone who heard about Jesus because he told them? Will he hear someone say, “Thank you”?

I don’t know if he will get to meet someone like that or not. But I do know that he will hear the voice of Jesus. And that will be the most beautiful sound anyone can ever hear.

“Dear God, please help me be brave and let Your light shine in my life, brighter than the lights on a Christmas tree or even the stars in the sky. Help others to hear the best news of all—that Jesus Christ is born! And please help them believe in Your love for them so they can live with You forever. Thank You. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”

Click here for Christmas carol copywork.

For a wonderful free downloadable activity book called Bold Believers in India, please visit Kids of Courage by The Voice of the Martyrs.

Download a FREE All Around India Notebooking Unit (Color) with questions for additional exploration.

Download a FREE All Around India Notebooking Unit (BW) with questions for additional exploration.

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  1. Joanna Sormunen says

    December 27, 2013 at 7:36 pm

    There are incredibly brave Christians all around the globe. I wish that one day, if the need will arise, I will be as brave. God bless you and your blog!

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    • writebonnierose says

      December 27, 2013 at 10:56 pm

      Joanna, thank you so much for your note! I have the same prayer, that God will equip me for whatever path He leads me on. I am so glad that He who called us is faithful!

      Reply
  2. bbminister says

    December 28, 2013 at 7:28 pm

    Really great article. This is a great reminder that we are very privileged in America. Also, anything we suffer here on earth is not worthy to be compared to what we’ll enjoy in Heaven.

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    • writebonnierose says

      December 28, 2013 at 8:15 pm

      Thank you so much! We are blessed in so many ways.

      Reply

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