The Beginning of the Flannel Ministry
The flannel project started as a challenge by a friend who had requested 500 "Story of Jesus" flannels for use in Vietnam 8 years ago. She challenged the ministry to find sponsors for this project, and since that time we have provided over 3,000 "Story of Jesus" sets. When our contacts started distributing them, they had pastors coming from 500 miles away to receive a set. This contact has since trained over 1,500 children's workers in Vietnam. Many of the trained workers use these tools to reach children with the Gospel. In one area of Vietnam there are over 90,000 children who are Christians, and the flannels are being used to help instruct them.
Testimonies
Vietnam:
Mrs. V. works with the Evangelical Church in Vietnam, but her work in the Central Highlands is done in secret as all Christian work there is essentially illegal. When she goes there, she has one to two days in any given church and then must move on. She also teaches in a church at Gia Nghia which has joint worship services for numerous Christians of different ethnic backgrounds. She has also been working with Hmong Christians who have migrated from North Vietnam where persecution is very severe. Over 400,000 Hmong Christians have been converted since about 1990. Flannels are ideal for Christian education since many of the Hmong and ethnic minorities cannot read.
Mrs. V. works with the Evangelical Church in Vietnam, but her work in the Central Highlands is done in secret as all Christian work there is essentially illegal. When she goes there, she has one to two days in any given church and then must move on. She also teaches in a church at Gia Nghia which has joint worship services for numerous Christians of different ethnic backgrounds. She has also been working with Hmong Christians who have migrated from North Vietnam where persecution is very severe. Over 400,000 Hmong Christians have been converted since about 1990. Flannels are ideal for Christian education since many of the Hmong and ethnic minorities cannot read.
Pastor N. and his wife, Hong, work with several hundred children in Saigon. They use flannels to teach a group of street children who gather regularly in a house to study the Bible. Numbers of children, some of whom still live in the streets, have become dedicated Christians. All of the work is done underground, but local officials have been so impressed that they quietly allow them to continue helping the street children. They have opened several homes where they can live and be cared for by Christians.
Cuba:
"We want to tell you that we received a very beautiful material with flannel graphs and beautiful figures that you sent with Brother Ben and Sister June. More than a year ago, I saw the advertisement for this beautiful material in a Christian magazine and asked the Lord to provide me this in order to make the work with the children to whom we are ministering even more beautiful. I really want to tell you that God used you to answer our desires to serve Him more. In addition, we received the best flannel graph, that is the largest, that we are needing in order to minister to a church with a congregation of approximately 150 to 200 children each Sunday."
"We want to tell you that we received a very beautiful material with flannel graphs and beautiful figures that you sent with Brother Ben and Sister June. More than a year ago, I saw the advertisement for this beautiful material in a Christian magazine and asked the Lord to provide me this in order to make the work with the children to whom we are ministering even more beautiful. I really want to tell you that God used you to answer our desires to serve Him more. In addition, we received the best flannel graph, that is the largest, that we are needing in order to minister to a church with a congregation of approximately 150 to 200 children each Sunday."
Vision Beyond Borders partners with Betty Lukens to provide Flannel Graphs to people around the world.
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