One of the things we
learn in Fourth Grade Sunday School is about missions and missionaries, as they
tell people all over the world about the Good News of Jesus. We learn that
we can pray for missionaries, give to support mission causes, and perhaps even
go as missionaries some day. We usually study the book of Acts during the
year as it tells
about Paul's great adventures on his missionary journeys, and we also learn
about present-day missionaries and how they minister in today's world. We
even help real live missionaries by praying for them and sending them notes and
gifts of encouragement.
Lottie Moon
One
major emphasis during the year is the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International
Missions at Christmas time. It is named after a pioneer missionary to
China, Charlotte Diggs (Lottie) Moon. Click here
or on her picture to read about her inspiring life. You can also
find the cookie
recipe for the tea cookies that Lottie Moon baked for the Chinese
children--try them!
Missions Links
Here are some places you can learn more about missions and missionaries:
KidzPlace.org
-- Great kids resources from the North American Mission Board.
Suggestions for projects, a kids devotional page, games, art, and more.
Kids on Mission
-- The kids section of the International Mission Board. Check out
Surfer Bob, Penny, and Mr. Christopher as they help us learn about missions
and different cultures all around the world.
Children
in Action Mission Headquarters -- This support site for the Children in
Action mission program provides lots of resources like international recipes,
instructions for international games, and fun facts and tidbits about
different nations and cultures. Each month a different Missionary Kid
is featured, with pictures and stories about his or her adventures on the
mission field.
Would you like to exchange mail with a Missionary Kid on the
foreign field? Email your request to IMB Resource
Center to find the name of a Missionary Kid with whom you can
correspond...be a Pen Pal and help encourage others while learning about
missions and the world!
One of the things we
learn in Fourth Grade Sunday School is about missions and missionaries, as they
tell people all over the world about the Good News of Jesus. We learn that
we can pray for missionaries, give to support mission causes, and perhaps even
go as missionaries some day. We usually study the book of Acts during the
year as it tells
about Paul's great adventures on his missionary journeys, and we also learn
about present-day missionaries and how they minister in today's world. We
even help real live missionaries by praying for them and sending them notes and
gifts of encouragement.
KidzPlace.org
Kids on Mission