From Nov 9, Gui'de County Church in Qinghai Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture started rehearsing for Christmas. The rehearsal time is in the afternoons from Wednesday and Saturday, which will continue until Christmas.
According to Elder Xia Shikai of Gui'de Church, the Christmas programs are skits, crosstalk, operas, choir singing, dances, etc. Elder Xia complimented one of the shows "Ten Virgins." There are two Christmas services in Gui'de Church: the Christmas Eve service and the Christmas morning service.
Gui'de Christian Church is the only church in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and it can hold 300 people. There are about 200 believers at Gui'de Church, 80% of which are farmers. They are distributed between six villages in the county and some believers live 17-40 kilometers from the church.
