Trick-or-treaters will get more than a handful of candy this Oct. 31 when they knock on the door of someone participating in the American Tract Society’s (ATS) Halloween evangelism effort.
“ATS’ newest ‘Halloween Rescue Kit’ gives Christians a tool to rescue Halloween this year with the sweet taste of salvation spelled out in treats and gospel tracts designed specifically for Halloween Handout,” said Dan Southern, president of ATS.
According to the Barna Research Group,, 85 percent of all Christians make their commitment to Christ between the ages of 4 and 14, Southern said. This underscores the importance of Halloween evangelism tracts as evangelism tools.
The kit includes tracts designed with pictures of kids dressed up as American real-life heroes such as a nurse, a firefighter, a doctor, a businesswoman and even a ballerina.”We see the heroes and rescue aspects of the kit as especially appropriate this year because America and America’s children have realized heroism on a new level after 9/11, Southern said.
In addition to the tracts, the kits include enough individually wrapped candy, colorful stickers and sealable bags for 31 children.
For youth and adults, single tracts called “Separating Halloween Fact from Folklore” and “Reaching Kids on Halloween” are also in each kit.
Joey Hancock, director of ATS’ church ministry division, said churches are becoming more active in Halloween evangelism efforts.
“Halloween is the only time of the year that the people are coming to our doors expecting treats, and Christians are learning, when an opportunity like this knocks, not to waste it,” he said.
As a new feature this year, Halloween e-tracts also can be sent from the ATS Web site: http://www.atstracts.org.
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