Do not say, "I am only a Child"
Our Campaign Coordinator, Brooke McCombs, called and
email dozens of Rice Bowls Campaign Coordinators across the country
last week. Then, when she left the office, she was off to head up a
campaign of her own. A life long member of Boiling Spring First Baptist
Church, Brooke tells us about their VBS campaign:
- This year we used Rice Bowls as our Missions
emphasis for Vacation Bible School. VBS is a week-long (Monday thru
Friday). So, we gave out bowls on Monday night (we collected bowls
Thursday night) and talked to the children about what these little
rice-bowl-shaped piggy banks are all about. We explained that we’d use
the bowls to collect money that would be used to help buy food for
children living in orphanages around the world. We told the children
that Jesus loves all children and that by collecting money for other
children they were doing what Jesus wanted asked. They took to their
project in a most serious way.
- The best part of the week was … hearing preschoolers scream that money in Rice Bowls is money “for Jesus to feed the other kids!”
- The coolest thing we learned … not to say that children can’t do great big things! Our kids collected $1,505.36 and then had a gift of $500 (unexpectedly!) added to their total!
- What we’ll do differently next year …
- 1. Plan our coin-counting time better. This
year, we had about 15 people who helped sort, count & roll coins
& cash over a six-hour period;
- 2.
Count each class individually so that we can tell each class how much
they collected. This year, we were too rushed to attempt it!
- 3.
Set a goal and publicize it so that kids can work toward it and,
hopefully, surpass it! Our kids really reminded us not to forget that
Jeremiah 1:7 says, "Do not say, 'I am only a child.' …"
- Our campaign was a daily reminder of friends
around the world who will know the love of Jesus because of the
efforts, faith and constancy of children.
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- Campaign Coordinator: Brooke McCombs
Church Name: Boiling Springs First Baptist Church
Location: Boiling Springs, S.C.
Number of Bowls given out: 300
Number of Bowls collected: 175
Total amount raised: $2,005.36