THEME: RAISING UP YOUNG SERVANT LEADERS!
By Gail R. Reese – November 15, 2021
Reflecting on the Past (2021) Planning for the Future (2022) In January thru April 2021 A team of (C/Y) Children & Youth helped us to launch the Awana Brite Online Discipleship Curriculum in Greater Cleveland! They faithfully attended WEEKLY Online Zoom Sessions!
The Children and Youth STAYED ENGAGED ON ZOOM with Fun and Interactive Activities that reinforced the Studying of God’s Word! The activities included Word Scrambles, Fill in the blanks, In Home Scavenger Hunts, Videos and more, all wrapped around scriptures! We had 2 Bible Challenges that involved students reading and studying 7 Chapters of Scriptures each time, totaling 14 Chapters that coincided with what they learned during the AWANA Friday Night LIVE Sessions! The Bible Challenge was a Q & A Contest of the scriptures, competing for Cash Prizes! The students loved it! We were only going to do one Bible Challenge, but the students chose to do 2! They consumed God’s Word and were very much prepared for the Challenges! It helped them to hide God’s Word in their heart! Psalms 119:9-11
We praise God for all the PARENTS & GRANDPARENTS that set up computers and helped their (C/Y) pre-register and sign in weekly! We are grateful that they allowed us to come alongside them to help their (C/Y) grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ! We could say to the (C/Y) we were serving as Paul said to Timothy in II Timothy 1:5 “…when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you which dwelled first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that is in you also.” He credited their godly influence in teaching scriptures to Timothy, as the foundation that enabled him to have a genuine faith of his own! The mothers, fathers and grandparents of the children and youth we were serving through the Awana Friday Night and Saturday Morning LIVES have made an eternal impact in their life! We came alongside them as Paul came alongside Timothy’s grandmother and mother to help them grow even more in their spiritual walk and service for the Lord! We are joyfully laboring together with them to raise up young servant leaders in our day! We say to them Keep up the Good Work!
ACTION:
- In January 2022 we will begin our next sessions of Awana Brite Friday Night LIVE & Saturday Morning LIVE to equip and empower more Young Servant Leaders!
- YOU CAN HELP by investing in these young servant leaders through donations, prayer, volunteering and more!
- For our Year-End Fundraising Campaign, we have been blessed by gracious donors with a $10,000 Matching Grant! I was privileged to be a part of a Leadership Cohort of Mission Increase Foundation, learning about Biblical Fundraising and was blessed to receive from them a $4,000 Matching Grant! It was increased by gifts from other gracious donors to a $10,000 Matching Grant!
Whatever you give financially will be doubled! (You can donate by mail: Ministry of Reconciliation P.O. Box 202206 Shaker Hts., Ohio 44120 or you can CLICK the DONATE BUTTON on our Website and share a donation by PayPal or Credit Card) Thanks for your time and consideration!
Hope to hear from you soon!
