this is the story of how Jesus Christ the Saviour of the world was born
the story begins in a place called Nazareth
Nazareth was a quiet sleepy little town
where most people were farmers and shepherds
in this town there lived a young Jewish woman named Mary
she was a very obedient and God fearing woman
she helped her parents in the field and did her chores in the house
she was kind and helpful to everyone and people liked her very much
Mary was going to get married soon to a good and honest man named Joseph
a few days before Mary's engagement she had a visitor
he was a very special guest an angel sent by God from heaven
the holy angel Gabriel visited her in her room and called her in her sleep
when Mary opened her eyes
she saw a heavenly figure bathed in a pool of white light floating beyond her window
it wore bright white robes and had big silver wings fluttering behind him
at first she thought she was dreaming
but later when she heard the angels voice
she realised this was no dream
Mary do not be afraid
I am Gabriel God has sent me to you
he loves you and you have been chosen for something very special
your kind heart and pure soul is of great value to the Lord
you are fortunate that God has chosen you above everyone else for this special task
I'm not afraid
I'm honour to know that God has chosen me to carry out his wish
I am lucky to be a favour to God
bless you Mary God is pleased with you
I have come to tell you that soon you will have a son
he will be a great King one day and he will be loved by everyone
he will be called the son of God
Mary was at first shocked at what Gabriel had to say
however she remained calm and listened to everything that the angel had to say
then she spoke to Gabriel
but how was this possible I'm not yet married
do not be afraid Mary the Spirit of the Lord will take over you
and you will be blessed with a son
he will be called the Son of God
he will do great things for the people
he will be hailed as the king of Jews and the Savior of mankind
I'm grateful for whatever the Lord has done for me
I'm happy to have as a wish come true through me
the Lord is with you Mary you are blessed go in peace
Gabriel then left the house of Mary and returned to heaven
in a few days Mary became pregnant
in those days it was very unusual for a girl to become pregnant before marriage
however Mary explained everything to Joseph
about the angel and God's wish and the son they were going to have
Joseph was a good man and he accepted everything
he married Mary in a few days
in those days the king of the land announced a census
he wanted every citizen of his country to be counted and documented
since Joseph was actually from Bethlehem he had to go there to be counted
Bethlehem was a long way from Nazareth
Joseph and Mary had a long and difficult journey ahead to Bethlehem
there were no cars or other means of transportation except for a donkey
the whole journey had to be made by foot
Mary sat on a donkey and Joseph walked behind them
it was even more difficult for Mary since she was going to give birth to her baby
after many many days of walking through the desert
Joseph and Mary finally reached Bethlehem
it was getting very dark when they reached the town
they desperately needed a place to rest and spend the night
but all the inns were full and nobody would give them space to spend the night
Joseph walked all over the town knocking at the doors of houses and shops
one after the other but nobody would allow them to come in
Mary was about to give birth and it was important
that she had a safe and comfortable place for the baby and herself
Joseph and Mary kept feeling hopeless
after searching for a while Joseph found an empty barn built for cows
there was plenty of fresh straw there
Joseph used the straw and managed to make a bed for Mary
later in the night something magical happened
Mary gave birth to a beautiful baby boy
Joseph made a small bed of fresh straw in the manger and laid him there
it was warm and comfortable and the baby slept happily in the manger
Mary was happy that the predictions of the Angels had come true
Jesus Christ the Savior of this world was born in a humble manger
that same night while Joseph and Mary were looking for a place to stay the night
not very far away
two shepherds were out looking for their sheep on a hill
suddenly they were blinded by a bright light from the sky
they opened their eyes to find a beautiful angel in front of them
with long golden hair and silver wings
she wore a shimmering white and gold dress which sparkled in the moonlight
the Shepherd's did not know how to react and were amazed
then the angel spoke to them
do not be afraid I have come to give you good news
tonight in the town of Bethlehem a baby boy has been born
his name is Jesus
he will be known as a Savior of the world
you will know it is Jesus
when you see a baby boy wrapped in the clothes in the manger
go to the world's and just everybody know of this happy news
let everybody know that Jesus the Savior of the Jews was born today
go in peace now and spread the good news
the shepherds were happy and shocked at the same time
they were overjoyed at the fact that a Savior was born
and they ran towards Bethlehem to find baby Jesus
the king of the Jews who had been born in a humble manger
when they eventually found the baby in the manger in Bethlehem
they praised him and bowed down in worship
on the night that Jesus was born
three wise men were travelling on their camels across the desert
suddenly their felt a flash of light come down on them
they looked up at the sky and they saw a bright star
it was a kind of star that they had never seen before
the three wise men were aware of the prophecy of Jesus
they were waiting for the Star of Bethlehem to appear
and when they saw it they were overjoyed
it meant that the Savior of the world and the king of the Jews was born
at the time of Jesus birth the country was under the rule of King Herod
who was a very selfish and evil king
when the three wise men informed King Herod of the star
they had seen in the sky in what it meant
King Herod was worried that he would lose his kingdom to this baby boy
he told the Wise man to find the baby Jesus
and let him know where the baby was
although the king informed the wise men that he wanted to find the baby
so he could go and worship Him
Herod was actually plotting to kill the child
he feared that Jesus would grow up to overpower him someday
the three wise men followed the star for several days
and found baby Jesus in the manger
they were surprised to find the future king of Jews lying in a barn
they found the barn in which Jesus was born a few days after he was born
finally the star stopped right over the manger
they smiled at Mary and bowed down in reverence to the new baby
they had brought gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh for the baby
these were very valuable gifts and only given to Kings
it was highly unusual for anybody to give these precious things to a newborn baby
however this was no ordinary baby
and the wise men fully understood the purpose of Jesus's birth
and so now you know the story of Christmas
and how the mighty Savior of the world started his journey on earth
the story shows us that great things can have small and humble beginnings