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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 245.1 | or one child | CUJO::SAMPSON | | Wed Aug 25 1993 00:52 | 7 |
| It is also a wonderful experience to start with sponsoring one
child, through a good missions agency, such as Compassion. We sponsor
a child in Rwanda. She corresponds with us, and it's exciting to hear
how well she's doing. As she gets older, she is writing in more detail
about the war and political situation in her country. We are allowed
to send a small amount extra for a birthday or Christmas gift. So far,
she has always bought another goat with the money.
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| 245.2 | | GIDDAY::BURT | Plot? What plot? Where? | Wed Aug 25 1993 01:05 | 3 |
| We also sponser a child, in Bolivia, through Christian Children's Fund.
They're admin overheads a very low in comparison with some other foster/sponser
plans.
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| 245.3 | Sponsor a child in your church with Prayer | TOKNOW::METCALFE | Eschew Obfuscatory Monikers | Wed Aug 25 1993 12:38 | 36 |
| Our church has a child sponsor program of another sort, which we adopted
from someone else. Feel free to adopt the program for your church.
1. Collect photographs of the children in your church (from the parents;
shcool photos or other). We run the program from birth up to 6th grade.
2. Tape each photograph on a Prayer Commitment Card (details later)
3. Set up a table in your foyer with the Prayer Commitment Cards on
them for people to take. Make an announcement that by taking a card,
you covenant to pray for this child[ren] every day.
The picture and card are to be stuck to the refrigerator or wherever
you will see the card each day as a reminder. The picture is a reminder
that this is a flesh and blood person for whom you are praying.
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| PRAYER COMMITMENT ------------- |
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| Please pray for my... | | |
| | picture | |
| o Salvation/spiritual walk | | |
| o Resistence to peer pressure and temptation | | |
| o Relationships (siblings and parents) | | |
| o ... a couple of other realted things | | |
| that escape me at the moment ------------- |
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| Signed ____________________________________ |
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Now, you will find that it is easier for someone to give money than
it is to commit to prayer support for a child in your own church.
But if your church embraces this program, your church will change
because you will be praying for your future and the future of the
kingdom of God.
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| 245.4 | | JULIET::MORALES_NA | Sweet Spirit's Gentle Breeze | Wed Aug 25 1993 13:00 | 4 |
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Mark, that is a GREAT idea. Thanks.
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