Bible Challenge

The brainchild of our Bro Norm Fadelle, our BEC now has a "Bible Challenge" to attract the attention of those who walk by the Center. There are a lot of people who walk in the mall for exercise, and we've noticed that, while some slow down to take a look, very few ever come in. So Norm's idea was to give them something that would make them actually stop, and maybe some would end up coming inside.

The sign with the first challenge went up today. It's directly above the table where we put free items – outside our door, in the mall.

A small brochure on the table repeats the challenge, and provides the Bible answers. It also gives our address, phone, hours, and info on upcoming classes. On the first day, response to the new challenge was...well, underwhelming. We hope that on the weekdays, when the most walkers are in the mall, we'll get some response.

 

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An unrelated matter: today was the day of the Run For the Everlasting Cure, organized worldwide by Sis Rebekah Hunter. The Bloomington ecclesia participated, as it has for the past few years - and since the formation of the new Champaign County ecclesia, Sister Nisa Johnson of Bloomington organizes jointly for the two ecclesias. We (Paul & Jane Zilmer) were working in the BEC today, so could not participate. So we wore the T-shirts, and had our own "virtual" run. We were able to tell visitors to the BEC about the event behind the shirt.