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By the third decade of the new
twentieth century, Christians in Russia were struggling
under the growing oppression of an atheistic government that
became less and less tolerant of any expression of faith.
In time, teaching religion to anyone under the age of
eighteen it became a criminal offense. Many Christians
endured cruel persecution. Eventually, countless
numbers of them -- unyielding in their faith -- were killed
because of their commitment to Jesus Christ.
Our story unfolds in a rural
Russian Village amidst the oppression of those times.
In that darkness, hope still shines in the modest home of a
Christian family as they prepare to celebrate Christmas eve.
The birth of a lamb leads them, and each of us, to
ponder the implications of a similar birth many years
earlier -- the birth of Jesus Christ -- the true
Christmas Lamb. |
