A Journey to Bethlehem

By Diane K Hiltz Chamberlain

A Journey to Bethlehem will take us on a journey that will lead us one step closer to the place where Jesus was born. We will meet people like Mary, Elizabeth, Zacharias, and Joseph. We will also camp out with the shepherds and experience the moment, when the Angel of the Lord visited them and then we will walk with them, as we head towards the place where Jesus was born. We will also experience the difficult moments that Mary and Joseph faced on this journey and we will not only learn about the lives of these people and what they experienced but we will also learn how we can apply these moments from the journey to our own lives.

As we begin our first day of the journey together, we will be traveling to the place, where the angel of the Lord approached Mary, with the good news that she had been chosen to be the one to bring the true Messiah into the world. On the second day, we will be traveling with Mary, to visit Elizabeth and Zacharias and on the third day, we will go and spend some time with Joseph. After visiting Joseph, we will join up with Mary once more on the fourth day and we will make that long journey to Bethlehem; where on the fifth day, we will experience a great ending. As we prepare for the journey, my prayer is that we will open our hearts, to what God longs to share with us this Christmas.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Diane K Hiltz Chamberlain
• Release date: Sep 9, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310143977

Diane K Hiltz Chamberlain

I was raised in a small town in Michigan and was born with a congenital problem in both knees. I went through many surgeries, trying to correct the problem but there was never really a cure. Little did I know, that God had "branded" me at birth, for such a moment as this. Many in this world grow up and go to school or college, to get their education but that's not what God had in store for me. My education for writing, came from twenty-one painful knee surgeries, heartache from sexual abuse as a child, and the loss of many things in my life, including the loss of children. As each painful moment came and as each loving desire left; God was taking all the brokenness in my life, and He was piecing it together, so I could have the heart He desired...a heart that could understand and care, for others who live in despair. Connect with Author Diane K Chamberlain at these places... Main website: http://www.dianekchamberlain.com Book website: http://www.dianekchamberlainsbooks.info Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dianek.chamberlain.9 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/DKCMinistries Google: https://plus.google.com/u/0/101754683783454712569 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/diane-k-chamberlain/25/35a/660

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A Journey to Bethlehem

Diane K Hiltz Chamberlain

Copyright by Diane K Hiltz Chamberlain

Acknowledgements

In honor of Jesus’ birthday, I would like to give this book back to Him, as a gift from my heart to His. I pray that this book will become a part of your Christmas season and will fill your heart with the true meaning of Christmas. When we can leave the materialistic and chaotic moments that can come about at Christmas behind, to reflect on the true messiah and prince of all peace; then we will be able to experience the warmth of God’s presence during the Christmas season, which in turn will become a gift from His heart to ours.

Introduction

As we begin our journey together to Bethlehem, we will be traveling for 5 days and each day will take us one step closer to the place where Jesus was born. We will meet people like Mary, Elizabeth, Zacharias, and Joseph. We will also camp out with the shepherds and experience the moment, when the Angel of the Lord visited them and then we will walk with them, as we head towards the place where Jesus was born. We will also experience the difficult moments that Mary and Joseph faced on this journey and we will not only learn about the lives of these people and what they experienced but we will also learn how we can apply these moments from the journey to our own lives.

As we begin our first day of the journey together, we will be traveling to the place, where the angel of the Lord