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Miss Arabella Braithewaite of Switherby knows there is no future for the 10 orphans - a remarkable mix of genteel and working-class children - she has gathered together in these years of England’s grim factory growth in the early 1820s. Her plan, quite outrageous in the eyes of most, is to take the children to Australia to take up a land grant. Thus, one day the townsfolk gather to watch a line of departing “pilgrims” led by the fearless “Missabella”.

When Joshua prays on Christmas Eve, he doesn't expect to wake up in the palace of an angry king. With the help of a new friend, Joshua and Hannah uncover Herod's plot to find and destroy the saviour of the world. Can Joshua and Hannah get to Jesus in time to save the babies of Bethlehem? And will their faith be strong enough to carry them through?

When Hannah goes to bed on Christmas Eve, the last thing she expects is to wake up in a dusty shed with her brother and a chicken. With no time to search for their parents, Joseph and Mary take the children with them on the road from Nazareth to Bethlehem.

In 1989 I was pastoring in picturesque little New England church on Lake Winnipesaukee, two hours north of Boston, in beautiful Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, when I wrote a simple kids' Christmas story to read one Sunday morning to all the children during the cold winter season.