The Life of a FarmGirl: Easter!

Well since Easter is coming up soon I thought I would tell you all about my church’s third annual Easter walk that we’re going to be having in a few weeks. It’s a live, outdoor walk through play that tells about the last days of Jesus. It takes about 45 minutes to go through and we have ‘’stations’’ that include everything from Llamas and donkeys to goats and kids (My babies!J), and Samaritans and Pharisees to Roman soldiers on horseback. Visitors are put in groups usually no bigger than 15 people that leave every 15 minutes and are led through the walk by two disciples named James and Simon (I think) who are looking for Jesus, as they talk about the parables and the miracles that Jesus performed. The first station you visit is the parable about the seeds that are dropped on different types of ground. The farmer and his sons tell the story and the disciples ask questions. After they finish the story you move on to the next station up the path aways to “The Good Samaritan”, he tell you the story from his point of view. The next station is the miracles station, were we hear about the girl that was raised from the dead, the blind men that were made to see, and the demon possessed girl who was healed. The next station is what we call “a play within a play”, here we see the Pharisees who have brought a harlot woman before Jesus and are trying to trick him by asking what they should do with her (my brothers are at this stationJ). After this you go down the path and the disciples point out the palm branches on the path that are left from when Jesus made his entry into the city a few days before. Then you see Peter with the servant girls asking questions outside the city gates and he comes over to talk to the disciples. After the rooster crows and Peter runs off crying, the group continues on past some crabby guards into the city. There you’ll find people telling that there is going to be a crucifixion and all types of things for sale and to eat such as cheese, bread, nuts, fish, cider, chickens, goats (Say hi to me!J), ducks, little children that won’t hush, cloth, and many other things. As you make you way to the end of town, the Roman soldiers start yelling and shouting and dragging Jesus through the city. About halfway through they pick out a random person from the crowd to carry the cross for Jesus. Really it’s not a random person, it’s one of our youth boys who mingles with the crowd, so don’t worry they won’t grab you. While they’re bringing him through a few of us are yelling for them to let Him go, while the rest are yelling for him to be crucified. Please don’t get mad at us we’re only acting, we don’t really mean what were saying. We’ve had people get really ticked at us in this part. After the soldiers exit the city you hear them “nailing” Him to the cross (hammers pinging). Once the noise stops, the town freezes and you hear our “town crier” mark of each of the three days, then everything starts again and we tell how we can’t believe it’s been three days already. Then you head out with the disciples, down the hill a bit and John comes running toward you telling that the tomb is empty. Then he runs off to tell the others and Simon and James take you to see the empty tomb. Then Pastor Ben steps out from behind a tree and talks for about two minutes (don’t expect that on Sunday morning though lol) about what you’ve seen and tells you how you can be saved.

I hope you enjoyed reading about it and I hope to see you there.

For more pictures and directions go to:

http://www.betheleasterwalk.com/index.htm

Bethel Baptist Church
569 Bethel Church Road
Lonedell, MO 63060
Friday, April 9, 2010
Saturday, April 10, 2010

Sunday, April 11 2010

6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

The farmer and sons