You might remember that last year I posted about a little project our church decided to embark on. We hid hundreds of painted stones all around the village and left them in workplaces , parks , schools etc for people to find. Stones depicting the baby Jesus. There was no message with them - nothing at all. Just a painted stone and a sense of excitement as people we knew started to find them and talk about how they had found Jesus. :) I blogged about it in last year's Advent blog and that particular post was one of the most read of last year.
A friend of mine in Denmark picked up the blog post and thought it was a great idea so got painting stones. And this year she and her church have been out hiding Jesus around the place. The church also hired a billboard with a picture of the stone and the words Have You Found Jesus? They managed to do it anonymously , adding hugely to the mystery which is now buzzing round the town. She got in touch with me today to tell me that the local news have picked up on the story and written an article about the mystery of the Jesus stones. http://m.dagbladetringskjern.dk/skjern-tarm/julemysterium-initiativtager-holder-sig-anonym-indtil-videre ( you probably dont speak Danish but...... )
My friend Inge says ' We're the talk of the town! Jesus is!!!
And the paper has really tried to find out where they come from... It's so great!
The local business-chief in town says lots of people have been calling her, telling they've found Jesus!
We're so excited! '
How cool is that?
This year Ive spent ages trying to think of something similar we could do. I did find a few ideas but nothing which seemed as simple and fun as the stones. But just the other day I saw that someone on facebook was suggesting that it would be a lovely idea to buy a bag of shopping for a family or individual that you know might be struggling this Christmas, leave a message on it and set it on the doorstep before ringing the bell and legging it down the road :) I like that idea. Might do that this year.
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