Typically vaction Bible school is held at a
church. But not at Blue Ridge Lutheran Church, Raytown, Mo. Members
literally took their Bible school on the road using a bus as the
classroom. It all started in January 2004 when the congregation was
investigating opportunities for their 10 youth to travel with other
kids. But they didn't find anything that would include their age range
of 10 to 16.
Remembering their
successful fund-raiser for Heifer International, someone asked if they
could visit that organization. Turns out Heifer has a 1,200 acre ranch
in Perryville, Ark. Visitors can take a tour by hay wagon and walk
through a global village to learn about the lives of the people Heifer
helps (www.heifer.org).
Rooms and T-shirts for the trip would cost $25 per person. But how were they going to get $1,784 for the bus?
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