Crosses for Child Evangelism

"For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, hat he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures."  I Corinthians 15:3-4

A dear friend and prayer warrior named Donna Clink made 300 cross necklaces for me to bring to Greece for use in child evangelism. Today I discussed how best to use the crosses with ReachGlobal missionaries Manon and Stefanos Mihalios. They said they would like to share the crosses with a child evangelism ministry for refugee children in central Athens.

Manon said one exciting thing that often happens is the child, after hearing a gospel presentation with this kind of tool, will wear it proudly on his neck and then explain the gospel message to his family members in their own language.

With the necklace the child is taught about our sin problem (black bead) and how we fall short of the perfect light of God's glory (yellow bead). But the blood of Jesus (red bead) shed on the cross (the cross itself) brings forgiveness and new life (green). The blue bead symbolizes baptism by which we publicly witness to our union with Jesus in his death and resurrection. To be saved by Jesus means "I am crowned with life (purple bead). I am cleansed of sin (clear bead). I am a child of God (blue bead)."

Thank you Donna!