4 years ago
A statue of the baby Jesus is back where it's supposed to be this Christmas, in John and Joan Leising's yard in North Buffalo.
The statue was taken from the Leising's lighted manger two days for before Christmas, 2005.
The statue showed up on their doorstep eight months later, along with a small book entitled The Baby Jesus Chronicles. The booklet contained pictures of a road trip that the statue had been on all across New York State.
"There's pictures of him wearing a seat belt, there's pictures of him in the shower, they kept him clean, pictures of him camping there's a drink so he's well hydrated," says Joan Leising. "They didn't go anywhere expensive and spend a lot of money on Jesus, but they showed him a really good time."
Along with the booklet there was a note from the kidnappers, "We have done the best possible job to keep baby Jesus safe in our loving arms. We meant for this adventure to be in no way blasphemous or disrespectful."
John Leising says the real Jesus would have forgiven the pranksters, and he does too.
AP/ WGRZ
