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Sugary gifts tell the sweetest story

By Josie Oldenburg in Kyiv, Ukraine

The Ukrainian children’s cheers bounced around the classroom when Andy and Holly Rist announced that they came bearing a gift: a special candy all the way from America.

The Rists passed out candy canes to each of the children in their son’s second-grade class at their local public school.

“I attached a special card, written in Ukrainian, that tells the gospel story through the candy cane,” Holly said.

The card concludes with John 3:16.

“The teacher read the whole thing – even the verse,” Holly said. “And she explained that is doesn’t matter what country you live in or what language you speak, the birthday of Jesus is something to be celebrated.”

The Rist family’s neighbors and shopkeepers in their area also received candy canes.

“It’s a small thing,” Holly said. “But we pray over it, and we believe that God’s Word never returns void.”

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