Welcome families from Extreme and Adventure Zone! To start off your weekly challenge, please click here and watch the short video that comes up.
Missionaries often have to move – sometimes to a different house, sometimes to a different
country. Wherever they go, they learn to make a home with their families and find out how God wants to use them right where they are. Caroline’s parents are missionaries and her family has lived in several Asian countries. She went on a trip to visit China, a country that her family used to call “home.” Today her family serves the Lord in a new home in Thailand. Wherever home is for us, we can serve the Lord, too.
In the next video Caroline will tell you about her trip to China.
Discussion Questions for your child-
• What new things did you see in the video about China?
• Ask kids to think about what it might be like to live in a country where the language is different. Would
you enjoy the challenge? Or would you be afraid?
• Ask them to think about what it would be like to live in a country where people do not go to church or
know about Jesus. Ask them to discuss ways they could talk about Jesus in that place.
Take a moment to read Jeremiah 29:11
“ ‘For I know the plans I have for you’ –
this is the Lord’s declaration –
‘plans for your welfare, not for disaster,
to give you a future and a hope.’ ”
These verses were written for people who had to leave their homes a long time ago.
They were Israelites who had been sent to live in Babylon. The Israelites were sad that they had to
leave their homes. God told the people that they would have to live in Babylon for 70 years. God
wanted the people to live happily in Babylon and told them to pray for Babylon.
Here is Jeremiah 29:11 written in Chinese:
耶和华说, 我知道我向你们所怀的意念是赐平安的意念,
不是降灾祸的意念,
要叫你们末后有指望.
耶利米书 29:11
Have children try to copy the verse in Chinese.
Discussion Questions-
• How hard is it to write in another language? Can anyone read what they have written?
• Aren’t you glad that missionaries are willing to learn another language so they can tell others about
Jesus?
One way Christian workers share the Gospel in China is by teaching English. Sometimes,
Christian workers offer short English lessons at “English corners.” Chinese are often anxious to practice
their English and look forward to meeting at the corner or in the coffee shop or wherever they find
people willing to help them.
Now we're going to practice your Chinese! Click here!
Do you think that it would be easy to learn another language?
Missionaries learn other languages, but they also help people who want
to learn English. They use things like “English corners” to build
relationships with people. Sometimes they teach English using the Bible
or stories about Jesus. That way the people are learning English and
learning about Jesus at the same time!
Prayer Wrap-Up-
Thank God that Christians are willing to make their home in China, so people there can hear about
Jesus. Pray for their safety as they tell others about God. Also pray that God would help make you aware every day of chances you have to tell someone about Jesus.
