Establishing Partnerships with Churches, Schools & Ministries. Equipping Volunteers to Reach and Teach Children for Christ. Jesus commanded us to reach boys and girls! In Mark 10:14-15, Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means en
ter it?” If for no other reason, we should simply obey the Word of God and the clear command of Christ! As we obey Him, we find tremendous wisdom in His Words and understand just how strategic reaching children really are. (See Psalm 127:3-5; Matthew 21:15-16; Luke 8:49-56; Ephesians 6:1-4; Acts 2:38-39.)
2. Children are the greatest harvest field in the world. Adults have great difficulty bending the knee and coming to Christ in simple, child-like faith. Adults often become proud from success or broken from the tragedies of life. But, children are pliable and simply take God at His Word! 85% of all decisions made for Christ is done before the age of 15.
3. Children are the largest, most unreached people group in the world. While the surging population of children under 14 years in the world is approaching 2 billion, estimates are that 60-80% of the Church’s global resources go to everything but children’s ministries.
4. Children, if won to Christ and properly discipled, can lead long, fruitful lives for the Lord. Spurgeon, Bible commentator Matthew Henry, teacher John Calvin, preacher Jonathan Edwards, song writer Isaac Watts, missionary Robert Moffett, evangelist Paul Rader, writer Corrie ten Boom, pastor Oswald Chambers, missionary Jim Elliot, evangelist Leighton Ford, evangelist’s wife and writer Ruth Bell Graham, teacher Stephen Olford, Dr. James Dobson, to name a few, were saved as children and each served the Lord for decades!
5. Children make great missionaries – NOW! Children overflow with excitement as they eagerly share the Good News of Jesus Christ with their family members and friends! The Mailbox Club has received many testimonies from around the world of adults who came to Christ because of the influence of newly converted children! Core Values
1. Christ centeredness
a. His will is pre-eminent in all discussions and decisions
b. He is central in our lessons; in our work and in our lives
2. Dependency on God
a. We function by His Grace and by the leading of His Holy Spirit
b. Nevertheless we trust God to reach at least 1% of Africa’s 4-14 year Age-group per annum
3. Love for God and love for children
a. We are motivated by a deep calling to serve Him
b. Our primary and all-consuming passion is to evangelize and disciple children as Christ Followers
c. Our success as a Ministry is not measured in terms of how many children enrol in Bible Study Courses but how many progresses through the TMC Curriculum and become disciple-makers themselves
4. Servant leadership
a. We do not build our own little kingdoms
b. We strive to multiply our efforts by equipping and mobilizing others to obey God’s calling on their lives with specific emphasis to reach Children for Christ
c. Packaging the Ministry Model in a way that that can be replicated anywhere, anytime by anyone
d. Creating a movement of likeminded Child-mentors across the continent
5. Prayer
a. We saturate everything in prayer
b. We strive to unite all children enrolled in Mailbox Club to pray in unison bi-weekly
6. God’s Word
a. We base everything we say and do on Scripture
b. We strive to mentor children into a life based on God’s Word alone
