Christmas Countdown... Today A Small Child Has Been Born ....

In Nebraska we live out in the country. There are no city lights for miles so that on a clear night the sky is dark and filled with the sparkling light of the stars. Standing under the expanse the scene can be breathtaking. 
It's quiet at night, so quiet that its easy to hear the hooting owl,or the coyote on the hill, or the mournful mooing of the cows in the field behind the house. 
 Long long ago...
The Shepherds were sleeping. The sheep were huddled together. It was an ordinary quiet star lit night   These simple men had no way of knowing that in a stable close by, the Savior of the world was born.  God incarnate was sleeping in the manger. 
Somebody had to tell them... 
Suddenly the dark night was shattered with light, the quietness was flooded with song and praise. 

"And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 
Then the angel said to them, Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 
For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
And this will be the sign to you. You will find the babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger. 
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying..GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST AND ON EARTH PEACE, GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!!! Luke 2:8-14


And then as quickly as the night had changed it became quiet again. 
The shepherds looked at one another and with haste went to Bethlehem to find the baby which God had made known to them.  


I have a missionary son who is translating the scripture for the Ni Vanuatu who live on Tanna Island in Vanuatu. He is putting the scripture into their language so that they will have the good news of God's Word to read or hear for themselves.  
I thought you might enjoy seeing Luke 2:8-14 first in their language, and then translated back to English.  


Ia kwopun ncha ncrmama nepwxn sc kamtx sipsip kamncmak ia nxkare taon ncha iruc, mamhctui tx sipsip me scvcnraha ia ncpxn. 
Agero riti scvci icrxmcnu reiwaiu pehe mcrer ia nxkarenraha. Nukuranien scvci Icrxmcnu rchicpwxn ircha. Ncnc ircha hchekxr pxk
Mctc agero ncha rxni pen tx nircha i mxnuc "Kxmiaha tihcpwch nxhekxrien. Kcregi ro! Iou takcvisau ncgkiarieen amasan anan em kxmiaha. Ncrmama pam tuhagien asori tukwe.  Luke 2:8-10 


At that place some people who look out for sheep they were staying on the side of that town outside, they were looking out for their sheep at night. 
An agero of the Lord came down he stood at their side. The light of the Lord was shining on them. And they were very afraid.
But that agero he said to them, You all do not be afraid. Listen! I will tell some very good news to you all. All people will be very glad over it. 
Today in the town of Kig Deved  a small child has been born. He is Kristo, our Lord. God chose him out to come to you all and carry your lives (i.e.save them)
this will be a sign for you all. You will go and see a small child wrapped in cloth being in a boxed thing animals are fed in it. 
That agero finished speaking, and right then many came from heaven and appeared with him, they were praising God singing this song saying, 
God is praised in the very high heaven;and on this ground peace will be for those people God is happy with them. Luke 2:8-14 


Awesome huh? The angel's good news in the Nafe language. 


Merry Christmas!!!