Mark 16:15 – He said to them, “go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature.” 

The 5^thand 6^thgrade Faith Formation class at Our Lady of the Highways Catholic Church in Thomasville, NC, USA, is learning what it means to be true disciples of Christ.  We thought a new and exciting way to spread God’s Word would be to use travel bugs.  Each child in the class chose a story from the Bible and colored a picture to illustrate it. 

Please keep our travel bugs moving along as the kids will be monitoring their progress throughout the Faith Formation term. 

For Unto You A Child Is Born

Luke 2

In those days, a law was passed that everyone must travel to their home-towns to have their names written down. Although Mary was almost ready to have herbaby, she and Joseph had to go to Bethlehem, which was also called the city of David.

After a long, tiring journey, they finally reached the small town. Mary knew it was time for God's Son to be born, and she was very weary from traveling and wanted a place to rest. But many people bustled through the crowded streets—they too had come to record their names. And although Joseph searched the whole town, he could not find a room for them to stay in.

At last, Joseph found a shelter for Mary to rest. It was only a stable for oxen, cattle, and donkeys. Not a palace, not a lovely home—and yet, it was exactly the right spot, the very place God had chosen. And before long, Mary gave birth to God's only Son.

Mary wrapped sweet baby Jesus in clean strips of soft cloth. Then she gently laid Him upon the straw in a wooden manger, the very same manger that the oxen and cows had eaten from.

A clear, plastic keychain with a picture of The Nativity.