As a family we have been wanting to do more service projects and have also been looking for a way to help out missions organizations. Through a friend we got connected with an organization called Vision Beyond Borders. One project in particular really stuck out to us, Flannel Graphs. Follow this link to learn more about it: Flannel Graphs. For those of you who do not know, flannel graphs are flannel backgrounds with figures and other shapes made out of flannel cut out. You then use the people and the backgrounds to tell a bible story. We have volunteered to cut out our first set and mail it back to them. This set will then be sent to a missionary somewhere in the world for them to use in their ministry. This graph set is given to them free of charge. We are partnering with them by giving our time to cut out flannel graph sets. I hope to post regular entries so you can follow our progress. If you are interested in helping, there are three main ways you can help.
1. You can pray. These flannel graphs can be a powerful tool to spread the stories of the bible to people around the world. It is true that a picture is worth a 1000 words and visuals definitely help tell the stories of the bible.
2. You can volunteer and help cut out flannel graph sets. To get started go to http://www.visionbeyondborders.org and click on the Contact Us link and they will get back to you.
3. You can donate to cover the cost of the materials for the flannel graphs. To do this you can go to http://www.visionbeyondborders.org and click on the Contact Us link and they will let you know how to donate.
Thank you for reading this and check back for regular updates!
Joyfully Serving Christ, The Bush Family
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