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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Oct. 30, 2009 – On Feb. 20, 2010, church groups and families from around the country will collectively put faith into action through the third annual Children’s Ministry Day sponsored by national WMU®.
 

Each year, Children’s Ministry Day seeks to help children grow in Christ and serve others as Christ did. “We want children to know that even at their young age, they can make a difference by sharing God’s love,” said Mitzi Eaker, children’s ministry consultant for national WMU.
 
Last year’s Children’s Ministry Day engaged more than 20,000 children and leaders as they sought to meet health-care related needs. Stories posted on www.childrensmissions.com of how lives were touched and changed through this effort capture a glimpse of impact that children can have for the Kingdom.
 
“The Children’s Ministry Day stories are simply amazing,” said Eaker. “Leaders related how children were changed and lives were transformed, and many told of how children engaged their whole church in community outreach and ministry. It is inspiring to read the stories and to know that children—some for the very first time—participated and led in ministering to people in their community.”
 
The theme for Children’s Ministry Day 2010 is Home Team, and participants are asked to participate in projects that meet housing needs in their neighborhoods. The focus Scripture for the endeavor comes from 1 Cor. 3:9 (NIrV): “We work together with God.”
 
Eaker challenged, “We are excited about the growth of Children’s Ministry Day each year, but just imagine the impact that Southern Baptist churches could have across North America if every church involved their children in a concentrated effort to ‘work together with God’ on Feb. 20!”
 
Children’s Ministry Day was created to help children become aware of ministry needs in their own communities and to collectively meet those needs by sharing Jesus’ love through word and deed. To this end, a Children’s Ministry Day promotional pack is available from WMU and contains everything from ministry project ideas, learning activities, and a children’s sermon to promotion skits, clip art, and more to help groups plan and implement their Children’s Ministry Day activities. To order, visit www.wmustore.com, or call WMU customer service at 1-800-968-7301.
 
Children’s Ministry Day is held annually, and is scheduled to coincide with Focus on WMU Week each February. For more information on Children’s Ministry Day, visit www.childrensmissions.com. Children also have an opportunity to engage in missions all year long through Girls in Action® (GA®), Royal Ambassadors® (RA®) and Children in Action. For more information about joining more than 200,000 children who are already involved in these three ongoing missions organizations, visit the Web site for GA, www.gapassport.com; RA, www.royalambassadors.org; or Children in Action, www.childrensmissions.com.
 
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