to see what happened to Jim that week. He came from a good home and he had just completed his second year in college. But he had no real aim or goal to his life. Everyone assumed that he would enter into the very successful family business when he graduated from college. Instead, the Lord did something in Jim’s life that week. He gave him the thrill of seeing some come to Christ. He had a taste of the blessing which comes from being involved in the Lord’s work. That fall Jim enrolled in Moody Bible Institute. He took with him his new bride of only a few weeks. Upon graduating, these two young people joined Campus Crusade. They have just returned after being on a college campus in England for two years. There they saw many come to know Jesus Christ as Saviour. But it all began for Jim on a missionary training trip to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. This story could be repeated many times. Many young people have been “turned on” for Christ by challenging them through some meaningful project or activity which involves witnessing. All they need is someone to help them select a worthwhile proj ect, train them to do it, encourage them along the way, and then help them carry it out. Opportunities for interesting and significant projects are all about us. God will help us in this endeavor. “The power of God is given to enable us to do a spiritual thing in a spiritual way in an unspiritual world.” Let’s challenge our young peo ple. With God’s help, we can see them really get “turned on” for Jesus Christ!
ducting a program like this with its young people. You may ask, “What must be done to set it up?” May we answer that by telling of a recent trip that was made with some of our young people. It really challenged a number of them. The destination of the trip was several Indian reservations in the Southwestern area of the United States. The purpose was to work with a mission ary agency there in conducting Vacation Bible Schools for the Indian young people. Our group trained for many weeks, learning how to conduct all phases of a VBS program. They practiced sing ing the songs, telling the stories, and leading chil dren to a personal knowledge of Jesus Christ. They even received some tips on personal hygiene from a medical doctor. The trip began in Flagstaff, Ari zona — the mission headquarters — for two days of orientation. Here the group learned of the back ground and customs of the Indian people. Then the group broke up into four smaller teams. Each team was assigned to a mission station for the VBS. Another young man and I went to the bottom of the Grand Canyon to spend ten days with the Havasupai Indian people. We made our way by horseback down a narrow trail into the beautiful canyon where waterfalls drop their lovely blue- green water more than 200 feet. It is a wonderful Shangri-La! But we had come to do more than sightseeing. The first day of VBS many Supai children came. My friend, Jim, had 21 primary boys and girls. The missionary told us that as fa r as he knew, none were Christians. There was a wonderful op portunity to present the Gospel to them. It was almost more interesting and wonderful
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