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Reaching a Target Audience
Could there be a young woman, teen or ethnic woman or two or maybe even more in your congregation who might be interested in LWML? Perhaps she is interested in working to share the Gospel and the Savior’s love with those in her community and the world who need to know their Savior, as well as in serving meals for funerals, Advent, and Lent. I am sure you can think of at least one from one of the above groups. I encourage you to talk to her, encourage her and direct her to www.lwml.org and the links to the pages of the Committee on Young Women, Friends into Serving Him®, and Heart to Heart Sisters.
The women on these committees are eagerly working to have timely information of interest to your women when they visit the website. For example, young women will find Impressions, a newsletter for young women; guidelines for choosing a Young Woman Representative to the LWML Convention; Joyfully United in Spirit, a planning resource for LWML groups; and many other helpful resources.
Teens will find they are “Empowered for Impact” by: the Word (devotions), community (feature articles about teen groups), giving (a monthly mite calendar) and resources (designed just for teens and teen leaders). If you think a Friends into Serving Him® group is a possibility in your congregation, you need to see these Web pages!
Heart to Heart Sisters has information about what they do both before and during LWML conventions. Are you interested in sending a District Leader to the convention? They are eager to include all ethnic women in the work of LWML.
Since the primary targets for this biennium are “Growing in the Lord,” “Valuing all Women,” and “Living the Mission,” a visit to the LWML website will give you a lot of insight into what you and your group can do to reach these target audiences.
Pat Reichert
LWML Vice President of Special Focus Ministries
Verse of the Day
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. ~Ephesians 4:2
Mites at Work
LWML paid a portion of the grant "Lutheran Bible Translators (LBT) Spread God's Word Through Print and Audio." LBT reports that they have used the funds for making a Komba language edition of the Jesus Messiah Picture Book, used with children for literacy training and teaching about Christ. Audio Scripture portions are also being produced in the Komba language, as well as an audio New Testament in Nigeria.
The Montana District reports that the grant for "Crow Indian Ministry–Montana" not only covers the pastor's salary, but also the expenses of Sunday school materials, Bibles, devotion books, CDs for recording church services and provides emergency aid to community members.
The Music Education and After-School Programs funded by the LWML grant for "Outreach to At-Risk Children–Detroit" are thriving. "The children need Jesus, so we teach them," states director Mary Smith. "They love being here."
Remember all of the grants in prayer as you cheerfully contribute to mites.
Marilyn McClure
LWML Vice President of Gospel Outreach
