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Color MapInstructions: Print one copy per kid. Use as directed in the leader guide.
Conquering the LandYounger and Older Kids Leader Guide • Unit 8, Session 1© 2018 LifeWay OK to Print
Bennett Ekandem PhotoInstructions: Print one copy. Use as directed in the leader guide.
Conquering the LandYounger and Older Kids Leader Guide • Unit 8, Session 3© 2018 LifeWay OK to Print
“God is the biggest chess player in the whole wide world.God has always been steps and moves ahead of me.”
-Bennett Ekandem, North American Mission Board Missionary
Mr. Ekandem’s MissionInstructions: Print one copy and use as directed in the leader guide.
Conquering the LandYounger and Older Kids Leader Guide • Unit 8, Session 3© 2018 LifeWay OK to Print
Ben
nett
Eka
ndem
and
his
wif
e, I
dong
, sta
rted
an
afte
rsch
ool
cent
er f
or
child
ren
who
se f
amili
es h
ad t
o le
ave
thei
r co
untr
y be
caus
e it
was
no
long
er
safe
for
the
m t
o liv
e th
ere.
Th
e ce
nter
is
in C
lark
ston
, Geo
rgia
, but
Mr.
Ekan
dem
is n
ot f
rom
Geo
rgia
. In
fact
, he
is n
ot o
rigi
nally
fro
m t
he U
nite
d St
ates
at
all!
He
and
his
wif
e ar
e fr
om N
iger
ia, a
cou
ntry
in A
fric
a. [
Take
10
step
s ba
ck.]
Whi
le in
Afr
ica,
Mr.
Ekan
dem
had
no
inte
rest
in m
issi
onar
y w
ork,
not
in h
is
own
coun
try
and
not a
nyw
here
. He
chos
e to
run
away
from
it a
ll to
geth
er a
nd
mov
ed t
o th
e U
nite
d St
ates
for
mon
ey a
nd o
ther
opp
ortu
niti
es. H
e w
ante
d to
bec
ome
som
ebod
y fa
mou
s. [T
ake
10 s
teps
for
war
d.]
Afte
r ar
rivi
ng in
Am
eric
a, M
r. Ek
ande
m a
nd h
is w
ife
visi
ted
man
y ch
urch
es
[tak
e 2
step
s to
the
rig
ht],
but
they
left
eve
ry s
ingl
e on
e [t
ake
2 st
eps
to
the
left
] bec
ause
the
pas
tor
wou
ld e
vent
ually
invi
te t
hem
to
get
invo
lved
in
mis
sion
s. [T
ake
2 st
eps
forw
ard.
] Af
ter
a lo
t of
run
ning
[ru
n in
pla
ce],
God
did
som
ethi
ng s
urpr
isin
g! T
he
past
or o
f th
e ch
urch
Mr.
Ekan
dem
was
vis
itin
g as
ked
him
to
lead
a m
issi
on
team
bac
k to
Nig
eria
, and
thi
s ti
me
he s
aid
yes!
[Sto
p ru
nnin
g.]
[Tak
e 10
ste
ps b
ackw
ard.
] Mr.
Ekan
dem
arr
ived
bac
k in
Nig
eria
. It
was
the
re
that
God
sho
wed
him
how
har
d lif
e ca
n be
for
tho
se li
ving
in c
ount
ries
tha
t ar
e no
t th
eir h
ome
and
how
the
re a
re s
till
so m
any
peop
le w
ho n
eed
to k
now
Je
sus.
[Tak
e 10
ste
ps f
orw
ard.
] W
hen
Mr.
Ekan
dem
cam
e ho
me
to C
lark
ston
, G
eorg
ia, h
e kn
ew G
od h
ad p
lann
ed t
his
jour
ney
all a
long
and
tha
t H
e w
ante
d M
r. Ek
ande
m t
o he
lp t
hose
livi
ng in
his
cit
y w
ho h
ad m
oved
the
re f
rom
oth
er
coun
trie
s. [A
ct o
ut s
haki
ng t
he h
ands
of
peop
le b
esid
e yo
u.]
Ben
nett
Eka
ndem
had
fin
ally
sto
pped
run
ning
. [Si
t on
the
flo
or.]