USA (MNN) — Believers in the US are encountering opposition to public-school outreach.

Christian boy band The 3 Heath Brothers partners with Keys for Kids to perform concerts in public schools. They also offer devotionals for children who want them. More about that here.

The band recently received backlash following an event in October in Kentucky. “There was one person who was very upset about the fact that The 3 Heath Brothers were at their school,” Keys for Kids’ Greg Yoder says.

“They (the parents) didn’t want to have to talk about religion to their child this particular day, and so that person complained to the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The Freedom From Religion Foundation apparently didn’t like that either, and so they sent a letter and wrote an article.”

Listen to the complete discussion about this issue here.

Previous concerns

The Kentucky case follows a critique earlier this year from parents in North Carolina. “We’re being attacked for sharing good,” Yoder says.

“When you hear schools indoctrinating our kids about LGBTQ or abortion or whatever issue that we’re facing, and then we bring in truth – I consider that a badge of honor to be attacked by evil.”

The 3 Heath Brothers only perform at public schools by invitation, so please pray for encouragement.

“It’s not easy to be attacked, especially as young 20-somethings. This is kind of the first time that they’ve been in the crosshairs,” Yoder says.

(Photo courtesy of Keys for Kids)

Christmas brings new opportunities

Pray also that children and young people will discover Jesus through an upcoming Christmas tour. Yoder says, “Many young people are going to be hearing these songs, maybe hearing Jesus for the first time.”

If you’re reading this in West Michigan, save the date! A concert is scheduled for December 18. Find tickets and more information here.

“We’re actually looking for Christian businesses to sponsor the concert to create a match for that evening, because we want to raise money for our public-school outreach,” Yoder says.

“The 3 Heath Brothers don’t charge the schools any money to come in and do these things, but it costs about $3,000 per school once you factor in travel, the expenses of our books, and [other related costs.] We’d like to raise $30,000 at the concert in West Michigan, and maybe even other concerts around the country as well.”

 

Header image courtesy of The 3 Heath Brothers.