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Just imagine if Jesus Christ was born in modern China. The story would go something like this. A young migrant couple leaves their dirt-poor rural area for a better life. They hook up a horse and cart - the kind still seen trotting around Beijing today - and take to the road. As the horse clip clops down the side of the road, the couple is filled with hope because their first baby is to be born in a week. The mom-to-be isn't too worried about being on the road. She was born in her family's farmhouse, as was her carpenter husband. He plans to find work at one of the many busy building sites. A good tradesman like himself can always find work in booming China. During the long journey, they pull over to buy fresh vegetables from a friendly farmer. The old man is telling the younger fellow about the great job opportunities in the nearby town when a thunderstorm suddenly erupts. The farmer leads the couple to his nearby storage shed and, as the pouring rain belts down on the old tin roof, the three people keep up their lively conversation. The barn has a pigpen attached and a bony horse is tied up inside. Suddenly, the expectant mother screams: "The baby is coming!" The nearest hospital is 50 km away and the farmer's house is at least a 20-minute ride away. The baby is coming now! The farmer clears a table inside the shed and sends for his wife, who rushes from the farmhouse to help deliver the baby. | 
