Archive for January, 2010
TruthWorks
This month in RAs we are studying TruthWorks.
Description of Josh Mcdowell, author of Truth Works – Making Right Choices:
“Our youth no longer live in a culture that teaches an objective standard of right and wrong. Truth has become a matter of taste; morality has been replaced by individual preference. Truth Works provides you with everything you need to empower children to form a habit of making right moral choices based upon God and His Word as their absolute standard of right and wrong.”
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January 2010
- First Hurst volunteers walk with Songhai villagers in Niger, West Africa.
Many Songhai children are sick. They don’t get the medicine they need to protect them from diseases. First Baptist Church in Hurst, Texas, wanted to help the Songhai children. So they planned a short-term missions trip to give vaccinations (shots) to the Songhai children. Their goal was to vaccinate 7,000 children.
It took a lot of hard work to prepare for the trip. First, the team had to get permission to hold the clinic. Then, they had to raise the money to pay for the vaccine and the other supplies. They had to buy needles, alcohol swabs, bandages, hand-sanitizer, gloves, and containers to store used needles. They also got coloring sheets, colored pencils, and lollipops to give to the Songhai children. About three days before the trip, the team met at the church to pack. By the time they got all the supplies in their suitcases, there was barely any room left for clothes!
When the team arrived in Niger, they met the missionaries who lived there. The missionaries told them what to expect. The missionaries encouraged the team and prayed for them.
Finally, the day arrived for the first clinic. There were over 300 people waiting in line when the team got to the first village! The team set up tables and began to give the vaccinations. People kept coming all day. Some people had walked for six hours to reach the clinic.
The workers prayed for each child who was vaccinated. They prayed for the vaccine to work, for the child to be well, and for the child to know that Jesus loves him or her. When they had free time, the workers shared Bible stories and sang with the children.
Preparing for the clinic was hard work, but it was worth it! The vaccinations would help the Songhai children to stay healthy. And the Songhai children had learned that Jesus loves them! Their missions trip had been a big success!
Lottie Moon
Thank you to all the girls who contributed to the Lottie Moon Christmas offering! Prizes were awarded to Leah Sanders for being the first to turn in her offering and to Katlyn Brewster for bringing the most offering.
This month in RAs we are studying TruthWorks.