“Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” (Mark 16:15, Acts 1:8) This is the scripture we shared with the young people in the “Zone”, the Children’s Church at our local home church ELIJAH’S FIRE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH for Mission Sunday.
Several times a year in the “Zone”, the focus for the entire class is missions. Missionaries come in and speak to the children about their mission work that God has given them to reach the world with the Gospel. It was a neat thing sharing with the young people how you don’t have to go around the world to be a missionary. We have a ripe harvest field right here in America. We also shared the importance of how we’re all to be active in spreading the Gospel and reaching the world for Jesus whether it’s in Africa or to our next door neighbor.
Jodi and I had a great time sharing with the young people what God has been doing in the South Bend Juvenile Correctional Facility. The kids in the “Zone” really have a heart for Jesus and to see souls saved.
Putting their faith in action the Kids in the Zone did two activities to reach out to the students locked up in a local Juvenile that Jodi and I minister at. The first thing they did was they wrote a letter to the students locked up sharing with them that they are praying for them and they asked a question to them. Jodi and I brought these sheets in last week and the students at South Bend Juvenile Facility read the letter and replied back to the kids in the Zone. It really was amazing seeing the replies and the interaction both ways in this. It was touching.
The second thing that the Zone kids did to reach out to the juvenile inmates was they put together “commissary bags”. This was really a cool idea and it was such a blessing.
“Commissary” items are items such as: soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, socks, etc. “Commissary” items for the juvenile inmates are difficult to come by, unless their parents supply them with all these items the juvenile inmates will only receive a few items. This was an awesome act of God’s love by the Zone and they had a blast putting them together.
Jodi and I want to give a big “thanks” and “God bless” to all of the Zone adult workers and leaders. Kent and Darlen Dubois are doing a great job along with all the servants.
God bless you guys!! It was an awesome day!!
Steve & Jodi Ignowksi
Life Line Outreach Ministries
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