“If you cannot speak like angels, if you cannot preach like
Paul,
you can tell the love of Jesus, you can say He died for all.” (TLH 496)
As Christians, we are privileged to share the good news of a Savior from sin. One mission opportunity close to home is the CLC’s Traveling Vacation Bible School (TVBS) program.
Not all CLC congregations have the resources to hold Vacation Bible School. The TVBS program matches volunteers with churches who would otherwise have difficulty preparing and staffing Vacation Bible School. The Lord has richly blessed the program since its inception in 1999. The greatest blessing is that the precious Gospel of the Savior’s love and work for sinners was sown as seed all over the United States. Just last year alone, over 37,000 flyers containing the Gospel message were distributed. Nine congregations were served and nearly 150 children were taught. Over 100 of these children were non-members!
“Please send us a flyer and teaching team (next year)! It is truly our best outreach opportunity and a very unique one as far as the astounding numbers of non-members are concerned,” writes one congregation. Another church writes, “TVBS is a great program which has touched many within our community.”
TVBS also blesses those involved by strengthening the bond of Christian love. Congregations, some far away from the Midwest, get visits by CLC brethren. “It has made us feel less isolated,” says one pastor. Young people team together to carry out the Savior’s command to preach the Gospel.
The opportunity to serve the Lord is great and never more so as we look ahead to 2007. Recent budgetary shortfalls within the CLC have placed the future of this program in serious doubt. Please prayerfully consider ways you and your congregations can help support this program. Visit our website for more information on how you can help this outreach opportunity: http://www.clctvbs.org or contact Ross Roehl at 715-836-6635 or 715-831-8306.