Sock it to Lottie

For those of you who weren't raised in a Southern Baptist Church, you may have never heard of Lottie Moon. She was an amazing women who served as a Southern Baptist missionary to China over 100 years ago. She literally gave 40 years of her life to see the gospel shared with the Chinese people. Her story is amazing.

Every year at Christmas time, the International Mission Board of the SBC takes up an offering named after Lottie Moon. Southern Baptist Churches all across the world contribute during the month of December and this money is used to fund the needs of missionaries all over the world.

This year, the staff of Kidztown decided that we wanted to be intentional about educating our kiddos about the work and the needs of our SBC missionaries. So, we launched a campaign called, "Sock it to Lottie." We challenged the kids to raise $1500 for the Lottie Moon offering. We knew it was a small part of our church's $40,000 goal, but we wanted the kids to be challenged to do their own small part.

We kicked it off on a Sunday and a Wednesday night by inviting IMB missionaries who are currently at our church to share about their work. One couple serving in the Netherlands, and a single gal who recently finished a term in Uganda shared their stories, photos, and passion with our K-5th graders. The kids really responded well. Then, Ryan and Randy challenged them to do what they could to fill a sock with spare change and hard earned dollars to contribute to the Lottie Moon offering. The kids were told that if they met the goal, Ryan and Randy would be slimed.

Well, the kids took it on and blew away the original goal, raising over $3,500! So, on January 10th, Ryan and Randy paid up and got slimed at all 3 services. They were good sports and we all got a laugh at their expense. I think they look good in slime, don't you?