Cardboard Testimonies for you and me!

If you could sum up your story into the before God and after God...  What would it be?

Well,  that is what Cardboard Testimonies ultimately try to do.   They are a  highly visual, often moving, way of briefly sharing the story of God’s hand working in one's life.   With a simple piece of cardboard and a marker, the testifier usually writes one or two phrases that explain what they experienced before God's intervention. On the reverse side of the cardboard, the testifier writes how God has changed that experience for the better.

Cardboard Testimonies are not new. They are plentiful on YouTube if you do a search.     However,  in all of those versions,  one  thing was becoming very clear.   There were not many done by  my fellow Catholic churches.  I only found one (other than  youth groups) and that was from St. Isadore  Catholic Church.   When I  watched their video, I was so moved and  inspired.  I knew we had to do this in my parish. 

With my excitement still fresh and  this great example from another Catholic Church, I started running the idea by leaders from other parishes.  They  didn't seem to  share my excitement.    A bit crushing to me at first.  But,  I am one stubborn gal.  And if there is one thing I know:  with God all things are possible. Fortunately, for me,  the right person in our parish did share my enthusiasm and she took on most of the work.  (Thank you Denise!)   

So, if you too are excited and want to do this in your parish, let me be the first  to encourage you and to say, "Go for it!"    I see this as a wonderful response to the call of the new evangelization.
 
Our simple and amateur version  is a testament to  the power of witnessing and sharing our faith.   The sharing of  words and phrases  that you see are the  transformations of everyday apostles.  And when I watch  them - they  inspire me and make me smile on the inside.

“Let us ask the Lord, for the grace to become baptized persons who are brave and sure that the Holy Spirit who is in us, received at baptism, always moves us to proclaim Jesus Christ with our life, our testimony and even with  our words”.--Pope Francis


Cyndi

If you or your parish has made or does make  your own cardboard testimonies - please share with me.  I would love to see!

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