Town & Country to hold VBS July 9-13

•VBS will feature presentations from missionaries to South Sudan, Africa

 


Pastor Paul Cole and the folks at Town and Country Christian Church in Alva invite kids to come to Barnyard Roundup: Jesus Gathers Us Together at their 2017 Vacation Bible School (VBS) to be held July 9-13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 829 Church St., Alva. The VBS is for ages pre-school through fifth grade.

Presenting missionaries will be Tom and Sandy Killian, founders of Mercy Partners, whose work is in South Sudan, Africa. the VBS will raise funds for Mercy Partners' feeding program in South Sudan that feeds thousands during famine.

The Kilians will present every night, and Tom will preach on July 9 and 16. The couple authored the newly released book "Bridging Cultures for Christ," published by Sparrow Publishing, on sale at bridgingculturesforchrist.org.

Voice of America broadcasted live from the Kilians' ground-zero famine relief with a radio segment on how Mercy Partners is empowering the church in South Sudan during the war. This segment can be found online at http://www.voanews.com/a/3897076.html (running from the 12:58 minute mark to 16:48).

Throughout 2017, Mercy Partners has provided emergency food for hungry families as famine swept through the nation. During this exercise, they distributed food to 384 family households, indirectly affecting more than 1,000 people, some of them pregnant, disabled, sick or elderly. The food distributed to these individuals was enough to last a month.

Even in the face of famine and conflict, the important of being united with fellow believers during times of suffering has become evident, said Tom Kilian. He said that native evangelist Emmy reported that, "In our hands as native citizens of this land, many lose their hope for peace adn the leadership of our country, South Sudan .... Our concern as the faithful church of Christ, in conjunction with the other local churches, is to preach the message of peace within the communities, and we are hopeful that this will be the only tool (needed) to bring peace back to our country ..."

For more information about the VBS, contact the Town & Country Christian Church at 580-327-0811 or Linda Gordon at 580-430-8464.

 

Reader Comments(0)

 
 

Our Family of Publications Includes:

Arc
Newsgram

Powered by ROAR Online Publication Software from Lions Light Corporation
© Copyright 2024