In case you don’t know, or haven’t heard, Rainbow Express^® is Mission Arlington’s version of a back-yard Bible club.  Crafts, snacks, games, music, and Bible stories form the foundation of this work with children and youth.

Around the country, Spring break happens at different times. Student groups, on their Spring Break Mission trips, arrive in Arlington from March 1st through mid-April.  The second week of March was the kickoff of our Rainbow Express^® season, and we are so excited.

Eleven (11) church youth groups are here this week, working in the rain, with such great spirits.  These teams have come from cities across Texas, East and West, and from two different states. One group, a Bible college,  came all the way from Michigan. Students are growing closer to the Lord through their service, and they are growing closer to each other as they serve.

These student groups, consisting of over 200 people, work here around the Mission every morning through mid-afternoon. When the final bell rings for school in the afternoon, these groups are waiting in seventeen (17) locations around town to lead Rainbow Express. Through the first three days of this week, and average of 359 children and youth have attended each day, about 21 at each site. Twenty-seven (27) have accepted Christ so far.

If you know us well, then you know that we don’t do any marketing. We don’t send out flyers asking these groups to come. We trust the Lord’s prompting of individual hearts, and He sends them our way. When the groups come, most stay in our facilities, or in the facilities of churches across town – churches who partner with us, so that more people in our city can be reached.

We appreciate so much your prayers and your financial support of our work, and we are so grateful for the way you volunteer, giving your time to make a difference here.

Please keep praying as we go through these Spring Break weeks.  Next week, teams from multiple states across the country and cities throughout Texas will be here, leading Rainbow Express in 74 different locations.  Then, we move into the Easter season after that.

We are truly grateful for you and for your support.