This Christmas, extend the Branch of Jesus Christ to other nations!

International (MNN) – The world’s hardships can make Advent joy feel distant. Yet the unconditional hope believers have in Christ has not changed since the day He came to Earth.As we prepare for Christmas, the headlines we see daily are anything but festive. Occupation, crisis, persecution — sound familiar? That’s the backdrop Jesus was born into.Denise Godwin of International Media Ministries reminds us that the first Christmas didn’t happen in calm.“What Herod did in Bethlehem was a persecutio