I've been part of "Christendom" or "The Church" or the "Body of Christ" or the "Family of God" (or whatever other label you wish to put on it) for a long time. Almost 4 decades now. And it's been a long time since I've felt that I want to give a "well done" and promote a Ministry. But I've discovered a Ministry that I really like. They seem to have "Laura-Lee's Big Three" going on.
"What are 'Laura-Lee's Big Three' ?" I just know you're asking!
- Zeal for the "Lost"
- Fervency in Prayer
- Love for God's Word
- Weird and silly sense of humor (Yes. I know that makes Four. That's the joke. Plus, four doesn't rhyme with "Lee")
I came across them a little over a month ago when I was at YouTube seeing if they had the complete movie of, "Operation, Burma", which is an old Errol Flynn film (say that 10 times fast). When I put in the Search bar the words "Full Movie", I got sent to the YouTube Channel for "Living Waters" which has made several full movies and posted them on YouTube - among many other things they do.
There is so much that Living Waters does, so I have included Links (see also the bottom of this post) so you can go and discover them for yourself.
But what they truly excel at (in my humble opinion) is the tracts they create. Everything from optical illusions, to scratch & sniff peppermint (for Christmas), to making one of their tracts look like a wallet. You distribute it by leaving it behind somewhere or throwing it on the floor. (I've heard that some people go to where there are a lot of pick-pockets and leave these "wallets" hanging out of their pockets to be 'stolen' by someone. Someone who obviously needs to hear about Jesus).
But there is something about Living Waters that inspires me to be more creative too. No doubt when they design their tracts (besides making sure they are Biblically accurate), they want to make sure these tracts aren't just immediately thrown into the garbage, which is what most people do when handed a piece of paper they don't want, from someone they don't know.
From now on I'm ordering my tracts from Living Waters, BUT I was trying to think of what to do with the ones I already have. Then I thought of Greeting Cards.
The "greeting-card-people" came across a huge discovery several years ago: if you stick a bow on a card it goes up in value. From a ridiculous $3.99 to a mind-blowing $8.99.
So this whole, big, long story is just to tell you that's my idea. Take a tract and stick or (even better) tie a piece of ribbon on it. Make it different colored ribbon. Make it personal to the person who will receive it.
And when you hand it to someone the response you usually get is a smile and words like: "Thank you", "Isn't this nice", and sometimes even, "Can I have another one?"
I guarantee you've just "upped" the chance of it getting brought home and read or at the very least not immediately thrown away. But, if someone does throw it away, the likelihood of it being noticed and RETRIEVED increases exponentially if it's got a pretty bow on it.
(Remember: it's not suppose to look like it's made by a machine. So if you are all thumbs, like me, that's okay.)
And during the 60 seconds it takes for you to poke a hole and tie the bow on the tract, say a prayer for the person who will receive it. Pray for them to be receptive to the message they are about to read and their heart warm and open to their Heavenly Father, who loves them so much He sent His only Son to die for them.
It's the simple things that make a huge difference in God's Kingdom. I am living proof of that.
Remember to follow the Links below to Living Waters Ministries.
Love Laura-Lee
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| How-to Tie a Simple Bow (make two loops and make a knot with them) OR There's always a trip to YouTube to see someone DO IT |
P.S. I never did find that old Errol Flynn movie, but I've watched almost everything Living Waters has made (and that's a lot).
http://www.livingwaters.com/index.php
Living Waters (direct link to TRACT Page)
