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National contest winner reaches out to her hometown

Last spring, the HCJB Global "Voice and Hands of Jesus" contest challenged North American believers to get out of the pew and put their faith in action. In her hometown of Tucson, Arizona, Joyce Tindell mobilized her beliefs and began a summer VBS ministry, reports MNN.

"We have people in our own country--in our own backyards--who need the Lord, who need Jesus," says Tindell.

Inspired by this need, Tindell entered HCJB's contest after reading about it on the Web.

"It was just a way to hopefully get our mission out there," she says. "Because it is a mission field, it's not just a project or a program; it is a mission field."

Tindell explains that the summer VBS grew from a prayer group formed over a year ago. The group prayed consistently over a Tucson apartment complex laden with drugs and drug-trafficking.

"As we prayed, the drugs and the people who dealt drugs, well, I think God just kinda' removed them."

As the complex became safer with less and less dangerous activity, Tindell says the group decided to hold a Vacation Bible School for kids in the complex. Between 20 and 30 kids attended VBS, according to Tindell.

"We had a couple of the kids come to the Lord in an outreach before the Vacation Bible School," she added, "and those kids came back carrying their Bibles, which was very encouraging."

From this ministry, a women's Bible study and kids' Bible club were formed. Tindell explains that the women's study was an unplanned yet encouraging result.

"Really we were looking more at the kids, and we got the ladies first and then the kids. I think they're very interested and very ready to hear the Word of God."

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[10/28/2009]

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