As you know, if you’ve been reading, for quite some time, I’ve occasionally been running little installments called “Mama’s K.I.S.S.” I know that lots of readers could give many more and far more creative ideas than I can offer, but these installments are just a few tried and true and mostly old-fashioned ideas for putting service hearts in our kids. This is number 82 of a list of one hundred ways we train our kids to serve. K.I.S.S. is an acronym for “Kids In Service Suggestions”.
This one’s simple and obvious, too. But this idea’s merit came to me very practically the other day when my eleven-year-old grandson asked me if he could have a few of my little calling cards.
I carry both invitation cards for personal Bible study and cards that invite people to worship, in my bag. These are useful when I get into conversations about all sorts of topics with people that I randomly meet up with–walking in the neighborhood, standing at a Walmart kiosk, or waiting in a doctor’s office. “Here’s a card. I love to study the Bible, if you ever want to do that.”…or “This is where we
worship. We’d love to have you visit, but find me, if you come!” I pass them out on planes (especially the flights that connect to Huntsville, because I often meet Huntsvillians on those planes and often they are new to town and may be looking for a church.
I love the way that kids are unashamed and, often, even over-the-top-excited to get to talk to people about God. I gave Ezra a stack for his wallet and he was wanting more in a couple of days. Ezra watched out the window while doing his schoolwork. He’d run out to the postal worker, the gas meter-reader, the nice man who walks by with his dog, the grocery delivery person and hand them a card from his wallet. “This is where we go to worship God. I’d love for you come and visit.”
We live in world, of course, where people, in general, have little time and respect for the Word of God. It could be that one soul can be taught as a result of Ezra’s work. (It has happened before as a result of a little calling card.) But, even if not, the very act of inviting is helping the soul of a young boy. And I am, as limited as I am, in HIs mighty view, still able, through a little card in the hand of a zealous eleven-year-old, giving Ezra a little taste of the mechanics of practical evangelism.
I hope you do this one!
Here’s my current one…front and back. It’s a great conversation starter. And the QR code is for later. It’s so easy for people to look!
