Support Youth Missions: Teaching God’s Work Through Christian Clothing
Christian clothing companies have a unique opportunity to connect with youth and teach God’s work. Donations made to youth missions help support programs that teach charity, compassion, love, and support. Teen preoccupation with their dress can be turned into education of Christ’s ministry by Christian clothing companies.
Screen printed tees, decorated bags, and anything with logos are big fads among teens. Christian clothing in particular features these designs in Biblical quotes, Christian symbols, and pictures of Jesus. In light of this trend, setting aside a portion of profits from sales for donations to youth missions is an easy accomplishment.
Youth missions provide opportunities in the summer and school breaks for young Christians to visit other places and practice God’s work. These programs around the world have aided in cleanup after natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and the 2005 tsunami in Indonesia. They cook and serve food in homeless shelters, build houses in poverty-stricken areas, and share the Gospel through their actions and words. These teens wear Christian clothing on missions so that even their appearance is a testament for God. Donations from Christian clothing companies are a natural fit for these businesses to reach youth.
By supporting youth missions, companies impact the religious education of upcoming generations. Working side by side, teens learn to love another as they love themselves. They gain understanding and compassion, and begin to practice charity and the satisfaction of working for others. By supporting youth missions, Christian clothing companies practice the command of Christ to “lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven.” (Matt. 6:20 NKJV) Those treasures take root in the hearts of Christian teens doing God’s work.
Donations from Christian clothing companies also support teaching youth other cultural and religious practices. When youth missions work in various locations, their evenings are spent fellowshipping with the local people. They learn about different denominations and styles of worship. They learn new songs and new ways of praying. They learn to thank God for the blessings they have been given at home. And many of them learn what it truly means to accept Jesus into their hearts and follow Him.
Christian clothing inherently carries a message of peace, hope, and love. It is an outward expression of God’s gifts. The mercy and grace received from Jesus Christ are imparted to all who see those symbols of faith. When Christian clothing companies support youth missions, those messages are carried to young people around the world and begin to plant seeds for God’s word in the hearts of future leaders. In a world bombarded with temptations and distractions, reaching today’s youth can be as simple as selling a T-shirt and making a donation to a youth mission.