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"Kiddies Crusade" is
a term that brings such a smile to our March Min faces,
not only
because of its unique-ness, but because of where it came from
and how this ministry started. To make the long story short,
thirty-plus years ago, Bruce's assistant, Sharon Puterbaugh,
felt the Lord promise her, "One day you will teach African
children about Jesus." Through life's many turns, the
years went by and the years went by...
Then,
during one of the first crusades, Bruce noticed the huge number
of kiddies in the crowd, and his wheels started turning. He had
a thought--"Why not put on a simultaneous crusade for the
kids--one where they'd hear the Gospel on their little kiddie
level."
Being
a teacher by profession, Sharon was the obvious person to turn
to, and the rest is history. One evening Bruce sat at her
kitchen table and said, "I've got this idea... Kiddies
Crusade. Can you put something like that together?"
Little did he know he was opening the door for the fulfillment
of God's promise to Sharon decades earlier. Is God amazing, or
what! Glory to Jesus!
So
now Sharon and the team of African "kiddies teachers" that she
has trained are serving thousands of children, leading them to
Jesus, grounding them in Jesus. Children's ministry was
virtually unconsidered in these African churches, but now Sharon
has turned all that around, teaching the leaders to prioritize
the children and how to lead them--even teaching mothers how to
properly care for them. 
Last
year alone she made three trips to South Africa, serving
the kids in their schools, in the
streets, and, of course, in the organized crusades where
hundreds of them attend every night.
It
is a work that March Min has made high priority--reaching
the children--and God is giving great increase on every
level. Enjoy the photos. Glory to Jesus!
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