A New Generation of Evangelists

abril 24, 2015 • Uganda
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The Greatest Journey, the disciple course developed for children who have received shoebox gifts, is teaching boys and girls how to pass on their faith

In the past four years, more than 4.6 million children in 88 countries have enrolled in The Greatest Journey, the discipleship program developed by Samaritan’s Purse especially for shoebox recipients. More than 2.1 million of them have made decisions for Christ, and 2.2 million have committed to share their faith with family and friends.

When 13-year-old Christopher of received his shoebox gift at a church in Kampala, Uganda, he was overwhelmed.

“It made me feel joy and feel that I’m loved,” he said.

He already considered himself a Christian, and the gift handed to him by an Operation Christmas Child ministry partner helped him to understand how much Jesus loves him.

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After learning what it means to truly follow Christ, Christopher wanted to pass on his faith.

Then Christopher heard that the church where he received his gift was also offering The Greatest Journey, the program developed by Samaritan’s Purse to teach children who have received shoeboxes to faithfully follow Jesus and how to pass on their faith.

For 12 weeks, Christopher eagerly studied the Bible lessons with his teacher, and in the process, he discovered the power of the Gospel.

The memory verse for Lesson 10 was a turning point. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your strength and with all your mind. And love your neighbor as you love yourself” (Luke 10:27 NIrV).

Through Jesus’ command, “I understood the responsibility I have as a Christian to share my faith with people around me,” Christopher said.

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The Bible is the source for The Greatest Journey lessons.

This understanding led to action. After graduating from The Greatest Journey, Christopher sought to share what he had learned with others. On Saturday evenings he now gathers a group of neighborhood children for a time of prayer and discipleship.

Christopher also shares his faith with classmates as well as teachers at his school.

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Sarah passed on her faith to Christopher, who is passing it on to Solomon.

“They call him Pastor,” said Sarah Babirye Metesi, his teacher from The Greatest Journey. “Everybody knows him. He is ever preaching the Gospel.”

One young boy, Solomon, experienced this one day when it was raining hard in Kampala. Christopher took the time to clean Solomon’s sandals.

“From that day he started to listen to my word,” Christopher said. “He started to make me his friend and by that I also teach him the Word of God. Now he loves God.”

Christopher sees the Great Commission as a charge. Although he is a soft-spoken person, he exudes a quiet confidence, speaking the Word of God with authority. With this much assurance in his calling at the age of 13, there is no limit to how God will use him.

Christopher is just one example of how The Greatest Journey disciples children to become agents of change in their communities.

“The Greatest Journey is the real deal, because it gets to train and disciple the children that have received the shoeboxes on how to live and how to love God and also to become disciples,” said Robert Sebunya Mpagi, a pastor in Christopher’s area. “When I see (Operation Christmas Child) distributions and shoeboxes coming into countries like Uganda, it’s more than a box. It’s church planting.”

APOYO
Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.(Matthew 9:37-38). God is answering those prayers through The Greatest Journey, the discipleship program Samaritan’s Purse offers for boys and girls who receive shoebox gifts through Operation Christmas Child. We train teachers and supply local churches with everything they need—including Bibles for graduates. Through The Greatest Journey, over 3.8 million children have prayed to receive Jesus Christ as their Savior, and 4.2 million have promised to prayerfully share the Gospel with friends and family.
La Gran Aventura Jesús nos recuerda que el reino de Dios está lleno de personas cuya fe es como la de los niños. “Dejen que los niños vengan a mí; no se lo impidan, porque el reino de los cielos es de quienes son como ellos” (Mateo 19:14). Alabado sea Dios porque más de diecisiete millones de niños han tomado una decisión por Cristo gracias a La Gran Aventura. Cuando se gradúan, les regalamos un Nuevo Testamento en su propio idioma para que puedan continuar creciendo en su fe y compartir a Jesús con sus amigos y con los miembros de su familia. Tu donación de $6 por niño nos permitirá capacitar a maestros voluntarios locales y proveerles todos los materiales para el curso de doce lecciones, incluidas las Biblias de graduación.

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Donación sugerida: $6 o $6,000 para 1.000 niños
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