OK… OK… OK.. Everyone is asking so many question.. and wanting to put things out there on the table. So here it is.. Back in 1999, our church had a great idea. They wanted to see who could get the most people to come to church. My first thought, went back to when I was a child going to church in Athens, Georgia. I do not recall how old I was, but I was a kid. I do not remember HOW or WHY that I was apart of it, but I remember this.. something happened there that impacted me. So much that I remember many things of that time.
I remember being a kid getting on the church bus. And that bus took us to get an ice cream. And there was so much fun on that bus. All of us kids had a great time. And these children workers did this every Sunday as long as you rode the church bus.
So when our church announced this challenge, I set out my plan to be the winner of that challenge! I started to put my plan into action. I found a lady that would sew this outfit for me. And she did a great job. And from there, I started my outreach. Going into homes, talking to kids, and everyone of them that I came into contact with, I put a desire in them to want to come to our church. So the church had a mini van which by the way, no one was driving it. And on that next Sunday, I had 2 van loads of kids coming to Sunday School.
The next week, I had 3 van loads of kids coming to Sunday School. Let’s just say, that no one was able to beat me in this challenge as I was already ahead of everyone. But in the process, I learned something else. That was FUN! Exciting!
I learned HOW to make people laugh by being silly. And funny. And crazy. And I did this by dressing up as a clown. Making balloon animals and performing magic tricks. Everyone loved it and so did I.
Loved reading this. My testimony includes the fact that I am also a snot faced bus kid. I will soon be fifty. I began going to Sunday School at age three! God is so good. Thank you for what you are doing.