On this third day of Christmas Pastor Phil reads a message from Pastor Brian Ruud, a Lutheran missionary who has served for many years in El Salvadore. In this Christmas letter Pastor Ruud reflects on the incarnation of God in the person of Jesus. His message also includes a reminder of God's sacrificial love - a foreshadowing of the coming Easter celebration. Drawing from his own experiences in El Salvadore and remembering faith leaders who were martyred during the Salvadoran Civil War.

Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.

Alexander Graham Bell