Small school, big challenge for a Christmas program

North Harlem Colony had earlier announced the date for its annual Christmas program at the school. Pastor Eli Hofer, who also administers the school, said the program would be different this year with music and readings but no Christmas play.

On the night of the program Pastor Eli welcomed colony families and friends of the colony. He said, "This is our school's annual Christmas program but it's also a time to show appreciation for our neighbors." The audience was a mixture of colony residents and visitors.

One of the reasons the annual program changed was because the colony's teacher changed...