(upbeat music)
- Did you know that even as a kid,
you can help people all over Alabama
and even around the world
learn about Jesus?
Let me tell you how.
There's a special offering every year
in churches across Alabama
called the Myers-Mallory State Missions Offering.
The offering is named in honor of two people.
Kathleen Mallory was born more than 100 years ago
in Selma, Alabama.
She grew up to lead an organization
called Woman's Missionary Union or WMU.
She led WMU first in Alabama
and later for our whole country.
Martha Myers was a doctor from Alabama
who moved far away to a country called Yemen.
She took care of the people there for 25 years
and showed them how much Jesus loves them.
Giving to the offering named for these ladies
is a special way you can support missions.
Whether you give a quarter, a dollar, or lots of dollars,
your money helps people learn about Jesus and His love.
Your money helps missionaries called church planters
start brand new churches where there aren't any.
It also helps older churches
who are struggling and need assistance.
It helps provide a cool camp called WorldSong
for kids just like you
to go and learn about missions and meet missionaries.
It provides help to people
whose homes are damaged by hurricanes and storms
through an amazing ministry called Disaster Relief.
It helps churches all across Alabama
to connect with missionaries around the world.
And it does so much more.
You don't have to wait until you're older
to give money to missions.
You can do that right now
by giving to the Myers-Mallory State Missions Offering.
And remember, every day you can pray
for our Alabama missionaries,
as they tell people about Jesus
in our state and around the world.