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From the New Horizon
Volume 7, Issue 14

A Word From the Pastor

“Here is the Church, here is the VBS.
Open the Church, and where are all the children?”

Well, it doesn’t rhyme, but hopefully you get the idea! We have another great Vacation Bible School planned for Lowman UMC. It will begin on Sunday, July 27, with an outdoor carnival. The regular sessions are Monday through Friday, July 28 through August 1, 6 to 8:30 p.m.
We are so fortunate to have Nancy McKenzie and Jan Worster giving leadership, with the support of our Children’s Ministry Team. We have great teachers and helpers lined up. The curriculum has been getting rave reviews from other churches who have already had their VBS. NOW WE JUST NEED THE CHILDREN!!
Our first effort is always to contact and enroll all of “our” kids, whose parents are members and who attend Hallelujah Highway and our other classes on Sunday mornings. Then we encourage grandparents to enroll their grandkids, whether they live in Topeka or not, whether they attend another church or not.
But someday our first effort will be to reach children who don’t have any church, especially those who live in our neighborhood right here. And we want to also reach their siblings and their parents — in fact, to reach whole families for Jesus Christ! And Vacation Bible School is one of our greatest avenues for this.
So I challenge you ALL to become invitational, which means “look around in your neighborhood, locate some children, and invite them (through their parents) to our VBS!

Grace and Peace
Dan Waters

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