This all started a month or so ago, as we were planning last weeks youth service/nativity play, and one of the guys made a passing comment about coming in as the three kings. Epiphany landing on a Sunday, we were actually celebrating it this year, so the passing comment snowballed into Balthazar, Melchior, and Caspar (Kyle, Brandon, and Robert) and their camel (Kelsey and Krista in a costume borrowed from camp) making a surprise visit to the children's sermon this morning to tell their story in person.
It was a riot - big kids and little kids alike had fun with this. It was funny how secretive the teenagers were about it - they wanted it to be a big surprise, so they kept insisting their families and friends be there today, but wouldn't tell them why, just that "it's never been done before, and it's going to be good!"
The camel costume was rigged with a water bottle so it could "spit" and I told the girls they could spit on the kings or the kids a couple times for comic effect. Unfortunately, they had some difficulties manipulating the head, so I'm in the middle of interviewing the three wise guys and young Dalton points and says "Pastor Catrina, the camel is drooling!" Great comedic effect, just not quite the one we were aiming for!
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