Each year The Salvation Army performs Christmas assemblies and passes out gifts in the Chicago public schools. Today my wife and I went into three elementary schools with a great team of cadets from the CFOT. We had puppets, talked about taking care of the earth and the importance of loyalty, happiness, and love.
We sang X-mas songs about fictitious reindeer and snowmen, about getting 12 days worth of ridiculous gifts and about an old man who knows when you are awake, pouting, crying or asleep. One school greeted us warmly by forbidding us from saying “Merry Christmas” (we were rebels by singing “Feliz Navidad” instead). As stupid as it is that we weren’t able to sing or share about the Lord, I have no doubt that He honored our efforts. The Spirit was in those auditoriums and God’s love shone through us all.
Youth Department