This year, City on a Hill will be preparing a fantastic virtual play called "Do not be afraid", telling the Christmas story. Each participating family will receive a short script to act out and film by December 6. Together, we'll tell the story of a parent putting a child to bed, telling one last bedtime story. The child is fearful of all the things our children face these days. In a moment of parental genius, the parent remembers all those characters in the Christmas story who were also afraid. The Christmas story draws us back to the bigger picture of Jesus, still at work today telling us not to fear. We'll piece the videos together to be shown at the Carol Service (Dec 13). Together, we'll create a wonderful keepsake for your family, our church community and a great Christmas greeting to send around to extended family. The Do not be afraid! play will be an integral part of our advent season preparation this year. Each week of advent, we'll look at the themes of the play. We'll provide your family with an advent calendar, a weekly devotional, not to mention easy, printable advent crafts tying in with this play as a new way to go deeper this season. It's going to be really fun! Message COAH ASAP so we can get the script to you! 
Your generous donations were transported by the Sharps yesterday to the warehouse where they await the big truck headed to Eastern Europe. Thank you all, and thanks to this amazing family who never ceases to be the hands and feet in our church community! 😍😍 Photo shared with permission 
We had so much fun packing Christmas presents over zoom yesterday. Giving our toys away brought up a lot. This is good work! if you still want to participate, drop off deadline is tomorrow noon. Please coordinate your drop off time with Michelle or Rahel. On behalf of kids in Eastern Europe - thank you for your generosity! 
Learning all about sanitation and clean water during today’s Zoom call. We even made a makeshift water filter system together. Imagine fighting COVID without clean water! Let’s continue to bless and support our brothers and sisters in Mali and the clean water project, which will change many families’ lives. “Someone from your country (or another!!) might become too poor to support himself. Help him to live among you as you would a stranger or foreigner.” -Leviticus 25:35 
Toys and treats ready to be sent through the Christmas box project. Well done, kids! 
You shared with us your ideas to care for the poor in November and December. Well done kids, we could learn a lot from you! 👏🏽👏🏽 
Finishing off a few soaps for those who weren’t able to join in person today. Message me and I will get one to you! 💜 
Soap-making at COAH today. It was messy and it was FUN!! “As far as the east is from the west, that’s how far God has removed our sin from us!” -Psalm 103:12 
Jubilee is.. my invitation to forgive! In his interview by Forgiveness TV today, Elmer goes deep talking about apartheid and Nelson Mandela.