Rice Bowls is one of the most creative missions ideas I have seen in a long time. I have previously blogged about another (almost) free missions opportunity through Voice of the Martyrs called Prisoner Alert. You can also get free Action Packs from VOM, however, you have to pay the shipping fees.
Rice Bowls, is truly a “free” missions opportunity for your kids and families. Here’s the deal:
- You request a certain number of “Rice Bowls.” They ship them to you free of charge. These rice bowls are plastic banks in which kids can deposit coins and bills.
- You promote what you are doing by using promotional materials from their website and provide dates and guidelines for your people.
- Collect the bowls full of currency.
- Break them open using a creative means of your choice (we found hammers and “multi-tool” saws to be effective)!
- Deposit all the money and send Rice Bowls a check.
We did this as our VBS missions emphasis this year and raised over $1700 for Rice Bowls. The kids really got into it!
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1 Comment to 'Innovative Missions Effort–Rice Bowls'
September 8, 2010
We love Rice Bowls! This is something that we do church wide, and our families love being a part in making a difference in the lives of orphans. There are great resources on the website too!
Merissa
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