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Santa Claus Covid Confessionals
Christmas Smiles and Tears: Santa Claus Covid Confessions
Like many of us, Santa has had a rough year. And he needs our prayers.
God is gracious enough to provide friends like Santa to help us through our rough patches. Yet, do we ever stop to thank them? When what we get isn’t what we wanted, are we patient with them?
When they snap at us, do we snap back at them?
We all know how much Santa loves to be around people and to make them laugh. However, the quarantine and social distancing has clearly frayed his nerves somewhat.
MicroBibles are the solution God provided to help us break through the five barriers which prevent access to the Word of God. The MicroSD card is smaller than your thumbnail, so government officials will find it very difficult to stop you from bringing one of them into their country. They can be played on MicroSD Card players, available worldwide.
And you don’t need access to the internet to read these Bibles. In fact, you don’t even have to know how to read! These Bibles read themselves to the person who receives them, in the language of their heart.
What is a MicroBible?
Technically speaking, a MicroBible is an SD Card to TF Card adapter, and a TF Card (usually 2 to 4 Gigabytes in size). We load it with a Bible that reads itself to the owners in their own language. Then we add the best Good News video and audio resources we can find. Each MicroBible is tailor-made to reach its audience with God’s Love as expressed by what Christ did for them.
However, MicroBibles are much, much more than the metal and plastic they are made of. They are even far more than the audio and video files within them.
When you dig deeper, this is what a MicroBible is:
Holiday celebrations are meant to be spent with family and friends. The smell of turkey roasting in the oven, of pine from a real Christmas tree and home cooked goodies warm our hearts. We close our eyes and savor the realization: we are part of a family we love.
Don’t spend your holidays alone
But what if this year, we spend the holiday all alone?
I’d like to share this testimony of what God did to meet me at Thanksgiving this year (2020).
I was feeling very sorry for myself, disappointed at what I would be missing – the smell of turkey and being home with family.
My last year’s Thanksgiving (2019) in Bar Harbor, Maine had been very difficult. That evening, I celebrated the day with strangers at the Trailhead Café next to the Criterion Theater. It was one of those community potlucks for people without family.
The food was good – no complaints there. Rather, what was so difficult was being a total stranger to everyone. I didn’t know how to start the conversation. I felt so alone.
Yet, even that day, God provided several consolations:
First, I was able to work on Thanksgiving Day at the Front Desk of the Bar Harbor Inn. This allowed me to keep my mind off the sadness of being away from family for most of the day.
Second, the General Manager brought a plate of food from his Thanksgiving Dinner for me to enjoy. It was so delicious! And the family atmosphere in which it was prepared still lingered on the plate.
This year (2020) was a little different. The hotel had to close a bit early due to a COVID-19 scare at the restaurant. Thankfully, I was able to work three more weeks in maintenance, through the holiday.
We load it with a Bible that reads itself to the owners in their own language. Then we add the best Good News video and audio resources we can find. Each MicroBible is tailor-made to reach its audience with God’s Love as expressed by what Christ did for them.![Don't spend your holidays alone. [Photo by Martin Vorel, libreshot.com]](https://i2.wp.com/mainestreams.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lonely-man-in-the-park.jpg?resize=346%2C225&ssl=1)