Many people testified to us right there on the street that this was the real way to celebrate Christmas — to give and not just to walk in the parade because no other organizations were giving out gifts. Our Santa (Rami) was always telling people on the street that Jesus is the reason for the Season, and not Santa himself. Many of the Muslim children that received gifts from us, were heard shouting: “Thank you Jesus for the gift!” Another Muslim lady testified to me, saying: “Wow, Jesus is still using people to show the love of Christmas!” Even the police and the security guards in attendance were excited by the Christmas atmosphere and with the Christmas gifts that we were handing out.
I have a beautiful testimony to share from the parade. A little Muslim boy approached me and asked if he could please get a gift pack with a soccer ball. I told him that I didn’t have any more with me, but that I would go and look in our van. He followed me for more than 50 meters to see if I would find him a ball. At the van, I was rummaging around inside and thankfully found a gift pack with a soccer ball. The boy was ecstatic! With tears of joy, he told me that he had wanted a soccer ball for so long, but that his Dad was too poor to buy him one. I told the boy that the ball was a gift from Jesus and that He loved him. Amen!