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By CKC Project Manager Cat Knarr<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Photo<\/a><\/p>\n

Kids playing. Photo by Gideon Tsang.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Want to host a Hope Sunday for Covenant Kids Congo at your church? Follow these steps!<\/p>\n

1. Sign up online<\/strong> at CovChurch.org\/CovenantKidsCongo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. Review the CKC resources<\/a><\/strong> on our website. If you would like to invite a Covenant Kids Congo speaker<\/a> to preach for your Hope Sunday, please contact us 3-4 months ahead of time.<\/p>\n

3. Recruit volunteers<\/strong> to staff your sponsorship table. Your volunteers will set up the table on your Hope Sunday, answer questions, and collect sponsorships. Read this blog post<\/a> about how to set up the sponsorship table. Then, when you’re ready, print or email this How to Run the Sponsorship Table<\/a>\u00a0handout to share with your volunteers.<\/p>\n

4. Announce your Hope Sunday<\/strong> in the 2-3 weeks leading up to your Hope Sunday. Play a short video with each announcement. These three short videos are great for announcements: Denee’s Sponsorship Story<\/a>, Jerry’s Sponsorship Story<\/a>, and Bright Hopes for the Children of Congo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5. Decide what other video(s) you will play.<\/strong> We recommend that you play a CKC video during your Hope Sunday service, like The Impact of Sponsorship<\/a> video featuring 10-year-old Deborah or What I\u2019ve Seen in Congo<\/a> featuring Pastor Greg Krieger.<\/p>\n

Other new CKC videos include Women’s Agricultural Groups<\/a>, Women’s Savings Groups<\/a>, and Clean Water for Congo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

6. Have your Hope Sunday!<\/strong> Your sermon is a great time to tell your congregation about the Covenant\u2019s relationship with Congo and to encourage them to sponsor a child. At the very end of the service, invite everyone to stop by the sponsorship table.<\/p>\n

IMPORTANT:<\/strong> New sponsors MUST turn in their sponsorship card at the sponsorship table before they take a picture folder home. Each picture folder represents a real child who is waiting to be sponsored right now! If a picture folder is lost, that can delay how long it takes for that child to be sponsored. Read more instructions in this blog post.<\/a><\/p>\n

7. When you\u2019re done,<\/strong> send both the completed sponsorships and the extra picture folders back to World Vision. You can use the large business reply envelopes that came in your Hope Sunday kit.<\/p>\n

Questions?<\/strong> Call CKC Project Manager Cat Knarr at 773-442-6578 or email us at covenantkidscongo@covchurch.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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