San Antonio Gracias Choir Christmas Cantata

Audience Reaction of Gracias Choir Christmas Cantata in San Antonio

 “I requested for tickets after hearing about the Cantata on the radio. I am a pastor in charge of the Sunday School in my church, and I thought what would be the best gift I could give to the Sunday School students and I thought it would be the Christmas Cantata tickets therefore I requested for 150 tickets. I handed out the tickets one by one to the Sunday School students and their families. I handed out the tickets saying ‘you have to make sure that you come!’. (Laughter) There are many people who don’t know what God has done for us, but I think it is great to let people know about God through this beautiful performance! Thank you for the very touching performance!” – Evie

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(USA) Holy Night in Las Vegas

“Folks, the meaning of the name Jesus is ‘He will save his people from their sins’. In regards to forgiveness the heart of the forgiver is more important then the person being forgiven. God as soon as Jesus was sent on earth to wash our sins, wanted to forgive our sins. God said that we have been cleansed, justified and sanctified. There is no reason for you to be in pain because of sin. You have all been forgiven already by the Lord!”

 The citizens of Las Vegas through the Christmas Cantata met the true heart of God. This was the prairie and the pasture which solved their third and gave them rest.

 Holy Night which was sang by all the audiences, although they have never practiced with the Gracias Choir, the harmony which they mad was more moving and beautiful then any other songs.

 “I came here after seeing the Dear Neighbor letter on my car. Yesterday I wanted to request more tickets, but was worried because the performance was only one day away, but when I phoned them they were able to provide me with some tickets. That is why I came with my children. The performance was great. Especially, Anna’s story in the second act was the best. I really like the scene where the troublemaker Anna changed after realizing the importance and love of the family. The word of pastor was great too. I think it is truly time for us to know the heart of God. God’s love must be the priority. I think if that is not the priority then all other things are meaningless. Thank you.” – Yavamis

Las Vegas, a city sought by those searching for flesh’s pleasure. The empty heart which couldn’t be filled after sinning was able to be filled and their thirst quenched through the Gospel which was preached. Christmas Cantata which provides the birth of Christ which the people dearly sought for. It was thankfulness and glory that one cannot express with words. In the Sin City, Las Vegas, the mercy of God reached out to them. People spend the holy night with the Gracias Choir secretly shedding tears thinking of the Lord who entered their filthy hearts which is like the manger,

(USA) 2014 San Jose Christmas Cantata

Flint Center is the main auditorium for De Anza College and has the capacity of 2400 seats. The auditorium is divided into 3 floors, there are balcony seats on each side and the modern and luxurious interior also catches the eye.

 The first Christmas Cantata in San Jose started with great expectations from many audiences.

 When threatened by the Roman Soldiers, as the Israelites sang “O, Come, O Come Emmanuel” in wait for the Messiah. The audience who looked upon this also called upon a Messiah to save them from the pains in their heart.

 

“Many people being unaware of God’s heart living in pain. A certain price has to be paid in order for the committed sins to be forgiven, and for this God has sent Jesus to pay the price however many people still try receive forgiveness through their own methods. The heart that God has isn’t the heart of wanting us to suffer, but rather receiving the forgiveness of sin through believing Jesus’ heart.”

Pastor Joseph Park preached the heart of God to the citizens of San Jose. As soon as the message finished it was met with endless applause.

“Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful..! It was songs which overwhelmingly warmed my heart. All of the three acts were great, but the first act which portrayed the birth of Jesus was most touching. The songs which the choir sang, and I was surprised by the way in which they illustrated Jesus’ birth. The message of pastor who said that we live not knowing the heart of God very well also touched my heart, I think now is the time for me to return to the true meaning of Christmas and cherish God’s heart in my heart too. Thank you for inviting me to the performance.” – Pat

A savior has come in to the hearts of people in San Jose. Their hearts were filled with joy and happiness. There was not a single audience who exited the auditorium with the same heart as when they entered the center. Just like how one citizen stated that “It is now time to return to the true meaning of Christmas and cherish the heart of God,’ audiences who filled 2400 seats returned home having cherished God in their hearts.

2014 LA Christmas Cantata

The Christmas Cantata that was held in Los Angeles for the first time was held in the biggest stage named ‘Shrine Auditorium’. An hour and a half before the start of the performance people began to line up. As the time for the House Opening neared, in front of the Auditorium a large crowd was formed.

The Cantata started with the representative of the LA mayor, Eric Garcetti, delivering the Letter of Appreciation. The IYF and the Gracias Choir was thanked greatly for conducting the 4^th Christmas Cantata tour and asked them to continue the ongoing activities.

As the audience who travelled to Bethlehem together, did not hesitate to applaud when they saw the name of Christ of Jesus’ genealogy.

When the song, “Hallelujah” came out, one by one, the audience began to stand up and salute Jesus with their hearts, listening to the song of the choir.

Pastor Young Kook Park of Good News New York Church started delivering his Christmas message with the story of John who took part of the Korean War. Just like John who did not know his mother’s heart and committed suicide, we do not know the heart of Jesus. But God sent Jesus to this land for us and because of a Christ like so we were able to become a clean, righteous person.

“God said that a sinner cannot enter His country. But through Jesus Christ, He said that we have been cleansed and received the holiness and righteousness of God. And by believing in that fact we can go to heaven! You do not have to do anything. All you have to do is believe!”

From here and there shouts of “Yes!” and “Amen!” were heard.

“I am the Director of the music in the church that I attend, and we do a similar type of performance but we cannot follow the class of the performance today. It was literally the voice from God…! It is a miracle that there is such a performance. Please continue to do Cantata performances! I think I should write to the president to say that this performance must be ongoing. It was truly a wonderful performance, and it truly is a wonderful night. -Rosamy

Jesus was born in a smelly manger. But no one in the audience remembered the smelly and dark manger. They only remember it as a place full of light and hope. As the smelly manger became a place filled with hope as Jesus was born, the audience’s hearts were filled with light as their dark and despairing hearts met Jesus.

There are numberless souls of LA who are struggling to find a path, only following the way of pleasure and debauchery. In order to give these people true happiness God sent His only Son to this land. Today God had given the readied present to the citizens of LA. This was something that is so much greater than any Christmas present that they have ever received. Now the bus is headed to the second city, San Jose.