A Letter From Jerusalem: An Easter Play for Children

＂A Letter From Jerusalem＂ is an Easter play for children written by an experienced children’s worker for use in the local church or Christian School setting. It has an approximate running time of 35 minutes, and has 21 speaking parts that are highly flexible, allowing children of all ages to participate. Parts can also be combined or added, allowing it to meet the need of any size ministry. This play follows Alexander and Rufus, the two sons of Simon of Cyrene, as they visit Jerusalem during Passover Week. After hearing of the miracles being performed by Jesus, the Nazarene, they desire to meet him but are unable to do so until they come face to face with him on his way to the cross. Appropriate humor is included through characters such as the Merchants, who are constantly trying to sell their merchandise at the temple, and the Roman Soldiers who find themselves with a front seat to the Resurrection. Other characters include Salome, Tabitha, and Joanna -- young girls who are followers of Jesus, several children who were blessed by Jesus -- easily played by a preschool class, Debra and Lucas -- cousins of Alexander and Rufus who serve as the narrators as they read the letter received from Alexander, and Peter -- who shows up the night Jesus is arrested and reenacts his denials of Christ.Purchasing this play gives you the rights to use the play as needed in your ministry or school setting. ＂A Letter From Jerusalem＂ will help your ministry share the true meaning of Easter with your children and congregation in a fresh, creative, and fun way.

Cheri Gamble is a homeschooling mom of five boys, pastor’s wife, and children’s ministry volunteer in the local church setting. She and her husband, Tom, have been involved in youth ministry for over 20 years. As part of her responsibilities in youth ministry, Cheri has directed numerous plays and musicals involving children. She has worked with small groups of less than ten children, as well as large groups of over forty. ＂A Letter From Jerusalem＂ is a play she wrote for use with her current youth ministry, and was performed by a group ranging in age from 5 to 14 years old. It is her desire that other ministry leaders can use this play to point their children and congregations to Jesus this Easter season.