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Merry Christmas

The music throbs as they pass tonight. The road is unusually busy. Especially for a country that has recently implemented a lockdown from 8 PM to 5 AM. The current traffic shows no sign of following recent protocols. It's Christmas in Grenada. A time of family, friends, festive activities, and, for many, drinking and parties. However, Grenada recently has been hit with a cluster of Covid patients. As many as 800 people are in quarantine, having been in contact with a Covid patient. The government has implemented a list of new protocols.  As a foreign missionary, Christmas already can be a challenging time. Now, according to the laws of Grenada, there are to be no social gatherings. Christmas can only be celebrated with people from your own household. Which, currently, is only myself. I think of those who pass. It must be lonely without Jesus. The throb of the music. The drained bottle. The high druggies. All give evidence to that fact. And Christmas. Its the farthest thing from Chr...