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Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

—Hebrews 13:3

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Table of Contents

Philippine Facts Country Facts ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Geography and Nature Facts .................................................................................................................3 Culture Facts ................................................................................................................................................ 7 Religion Facts ............................................................................................................................................. 10

Philippine Facts Puzzle ..........................................................................................................................11

Bold Believers Stories and Activities Story 1 — “Missionary” Ruth ................................................................................................................. 14

Activity: Make a Parol ..........................................................................................................15 Story 2 — Learning to Forgive ..............................................................................................................17

Activity: Philippine History Facts ................................................................................... 18 Story 3 — Justin the Chicken Farmer ............................................................................................... 20

Activity: Food and Recipes ..............................................................................................22 Story 4 — Gadgets .................................................................................................................................. 24 Activity: Sports and Games .............................................................................................25 Story 5 — “We Must Stay and Obey God” .......................................................................................27

Activity: Islam ....................................................................................................................... 28 Story 6 — Bombed but Blessed ......................................................................................................... 33 Activity: The Philippines on the Map ............................................................................37 Story 7 — Mial Rose ................................................................................................................................ 39 Activity: Count to 10 in Filipino .....................................................................................40 Story 8 — “God Has Called Us Here” ................................................................................................ 42 Activity: Flag of the Philippines; Pray for the Philippines ................................... 43

Answer Keys ................................................................................................................................................ 46


CapitalThe capital of the Philippines is Manila.

Location The Philippines is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. (An archipelago is a group of islands.) It is a part of Asia. Nearby neighbors are Vietnam, China, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

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Islands The Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands.

The islands have trees, grass, animals, and beaches. But not all of them have people. Hundreds of islands are home to small groups of people, but fewer than half the islands have people on them. Some of the islands don’t even have names.

Luzon is the largest island. The capital, Manila, is located on Luzon.

Size The total area of the Philippine islands is about 115,800 square miles, which makes it similar in area to the U.S. state of Arizona.

Population About 108 million people live in the Philippines.

Philippine, Filipino People from the Philippines are “Filipinos.”

“Philippine” is an adjective used to describe nouns (Philippine islands, Philippine music).

Main Languages The official languages of the Philippines are Filipino and English. Filipino is based on the Tagalog language, which is spoken by many in the Philippines.

Time At 6 p.m. U.S. Central Standard Time, it is 8 a.m. (the next day) in the Philippines.


Topography “Topography” refers to the types of land in an area. The topography of the Philippines is different in different places. The Philippines has mountains, beaches, rivers, volcanoes, plains, rain forests, and farmland.

Interesting Animals in the Philippines• Bearcat • Philippine crocodile • Whale shark • Philippine eagle • Hairy-tailed rat • Flying lemur • Hanging parrot •Tarsier

Fact: Hanging parrots can hang upside down on branches.

Fact: The limbs and tail on a flying lemur are connected by webs that allow it to glide from tree to tree.

Fact: Tarsiers look somewhat like tiny koala bears with giant eyes.

Coloring page: Photocopy and color the tarsier on the following page.

Geography and Nature Facts

Tarsier


Natural Disasters in the Philippines • Typhoons • Tsunamis • Landslides • Volcanoes • Earthquakes

Climate The Philippines has a warm climate. During some months, strong monsoon winds bring heavy rains. Other months are dry.

The Chocolate Hills More than 1,000 limestone domes can be seen on the Philippine island of Bohol. The grass on top of these “Chocolate Hills” turns brown during the dry season, making them look somewhat like chocolate. No one is sure how they formed. The Chocolate Hills

VolcanoThe Philippines is part of a zone known as the “Ring of Fire.” To make a “volcano,” mix 2 tbsp. of baking soda and 2 tbsp. of flour. Add 2 drops of dishwashing liquid. Put the mixture in a plastic juice bottle or other small bottle. Build a mountain out of play dough or clay around the bottle, leaving only the top of the bottle exposed. Mix a few drops of red food coloring with 2 tbsp. of vinegar. Pour the vinegar mixture into the bottle, and watch the eruption!

The Mayon volcano a few months before it erupted in 1984

The Mayon volcano erupting on December 29, 2009


Good Things to Eat and Use Rice is an important crop grown on farms in the Philippines. Filipinos eat rice every day. Other important crops are sugarcane, coconuts, corn, bananas, pineapples, and mangoes. Fish, beef, and pork are also common food products.

Coconut palm trees produce coconut meat, coconut milk, and coconut oil. In addition to providing food products, the trunk is used for lumber. The leaves are used to make a variety of items, including mats, hats, baskets, and purses. Necklaces and lamp shades are some of the products made from coconut shells.

Learn more about food in the Philippines and find recipes to try in the “Food and Recipes” activity after Story 3.

Some Main Cities of the Philippines• Manila

• Quezon City

• Cebu City

• Davao

• Zamboanga City

• Marawi City

City Hall and Plaza Rizal in Zamboanga City

Rice field

Different Customs in Different PlacesA missionary in the Philippines described how people in different areas of the Philippines follow different customs.

“The culture is different depending on the island and the area,” the missionary said. “For example, the upland tribal culture is very different than the lowland culture because much of the lowland culture comes from Spanish customs.

“Upland tribal cultures are a lot like something out of the Old Testament. Then there are Muslim areas that have their own culture.”

Philippine money

People in the Philippine countryside


Money The monetary unit of a country is the main piece of money used there. The monetary unit of the United States is the dollar. The Philippines’ monetary unit is the peso. Just as 100 U.S. pennies equal a dollar, 100 Philippine centavos equal one peso.

Malls Traditionally, people in the Philippines met and spent time together in town squares, plazas, parks, or markets. Today, more and more Filipinos enjoy spending time at big malls and supermalls. The supermalls cover many acres and are bigger than small Philippine islands, some of which are less than one acre. (One acre equals 4,840 square yards. A football field covers a little more than one acre.)

Some of the mall attractions in the Philippines include theme parks, chapels, waterfalls, gardens, wedding halls, child care centers, and hundreds of stores.

Culture Facts


Clothing Many people in the Philippines wear the same kinds of clothing worn in Europe and North America.

On special or formal occasions, men and boys may wear the Barong Tagalog, which is a thin, see-through embroidered shirt. It is worn over an undershirt and is not tucked in at the waist. Sometimes women wear similar shirts.

Some women wear the traditional Maria Clara dress. The dress is named after a woman in a fiction story from the 1800s. It includes a long skirt, blouse, and a scarf.

Tribal groups in the Philippines may wear the traditional clothing of their tribe.

Big Shoes The people of Marikina City, Philippines, say their city owns the world’s largest pair of shoes. The shoes are about 18 feet long and 6 feet high. Ten shoemakers helped build them. Only an imaginary person more than 100 feet tall would fit into the shoes. (Goliath in the Bible was nine feet tall.)

Jeepneys The United States gained control of the Philippines in 1898. When American troops left at the end of World War II, the soldiers left their jeeps behind. The Filipinos turned the jeeps into jeepneys, which are a cross

between a bus and a jeep. The jeepneys are often decorated and painted in bright colors.

The big shoes

Barong Tagalog

An American jeep

Inside of a jeepney


Homes

Cities Both rich and poor people live in cities in the Philippines. City dwellers who can afford it may live in apartments or houses. Poor people in cities may live in tiny shacks made of scrap materials. Some get their food from restaurant trash.

Nipa Huts In areas outside of cities, some families live in traditional Philippine houses called “nipa huts.”

Nipa huts are built on stilts to keep them from flooding. They are made of wood or bamboo. People use ladders to climb to the living area of the house. Families may also keep animals in the space under the house.

Pabitin: A Philippine Party Game Pabitin is a traditional children’s party game in the Philippines. Small bags of toys or treats are hung from a grid of sticks or wires. An adult raises and lowers the treats

by pulling a rope or string attached to the grid. As the treats are lowered, the children jump up to try to grab them before the grid is pulled away.

Good Manners Children in the Philippines learn to greet older people in a special way. The children take the adult’s hand and touch the back of the hand to their own forehead.

Philippine Ideas About Manners: Hiya Filipinos are taught to believe that proper behavior is important. If someone fails to behave well, they bring shame on themselves and their family. This concept is called “hiya.”

Pakikisama Pakikisama refers to getting along well with others. Part of getting along may include agreeing with the wishes of a group rather than doing what you really want to do.

A nipa hut

Playing pabitin

Some of the ethnic groups in the PhilippinesFilipinosChineseSouth AsiansTagalogCebuanoIlocanoBisayaMoro groups (mostly Muslims)


Religion Facts

Muslims in the Philippines• About 11 percent of the total

population of the Philippines is Muslim.

• Most of the Muslims are members of ethnic minority groups.

• The majority of Muslims live in Mindanao and nearby islands.

• More and more Muslims are moving to the big cities.

(Source: The U.S. State Department’s International Religious Freedom report)

Mosque in Marawi City

Religion About 80 percent of Filipinos are Catholic. The number of Protestant (non-Catholic) Christians is growing. Many Philippine Christians are bold missionaries to non-Christian countries.

Arab traders brought Islam to the Philippines in the 1200s. Some Muslims work with Christians to bring about peace in their land.

Persecution Extreme Muslims, communist radicals, and criminals in the Philippines try to make changes and get their way by using violence. Sometimes radical Muslims attack Christians because of their faith in Jesus.

At other times, Muslims attack or kidnap people without knowing whether or not they are Christians.

Muslims from Moro ethnic groups on the island of Mindanao have fought to get an independent land of their own for many years. Extremist Muslims have threatened and attacked Christians on the island. Their violence and the violence of other groups bring about much death and sadness.

Filipinos hope peace discussions between the government and the Mindanao Muslims will lead to improvements. Christians are concerned that if the Muslims get more power, Christians will not be treated fairly.


The puzzles on the next page form a word square. In each puzzle, the words read the same vertically (up and down) as horizontally (across). Read the Philippine facts on the previous pages, and then use the clues below and a Bible to help you complete the puzzle. Answers are in the Answer Key.

Down (There are no “Across” words for this puzzle.) 1. Some Philippine islands don’t even have a ________.

2. Children playing pabitin grab for treats before the treats are pulled ______.

3. Nipa huts are ______ of wood or bamboo.

4. Tarsiers have very large ______.

5. Many products come from a coconut ______ tree.

6. The total ______ of the Philippines is about the same as Arizona.

7. American soldiers ______ their jeeps behind in the Philippines at the end of World War II.

8. Coconut palm leaves can be used to make hats and ______.

9. ______ traders brought Islam to the Philippines in the 1200s.

10. People in the Philippines eat ______ every day.

11. Some islands in the Philippines are smaller than one ______.

12. Fish, ______, and pork are common food products.

13. People live on fewer than ______ of the Philippine islands.

14. The Philippines is part of the continent of ______.

15. Proverbs 19:22 says it is better to be poor than a ______.

16. Rice is grown on a rice ______.

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Bold BelieversStories and Activities

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

—Hebrews 13:3


Ruth, a 14-year-old Christian in the Philippines, wants to be a missionary someday. But she isn’t waiting until “someday” to share the gospel with others. Ruth already talks about her faith with girls at her school.

One day, Ruth’s father gave her a book about brave Christians who were persecuted for their faith in Christ. “It made me cry,” Ruth said. But it also inspired her. She took the book to school and told her friends about it. Soon other girls borrowed the book and read it.

Ruth and her family prayed that God would use the book to change the hearts of girls who were not following Jesus. God answered their prayers!

“There have been changes in two classrooms,” Ruth’s father said. “In the past, students in some classes were wild and troublesome. There has been a change in the attitude and behavior of many students. It even surprised the teachers. Even the principal says there is a difference.”

Some of the teachers have asked Ruth if they can read her book, too!

To Do Share a book or DVD about courageous Christians with others. Pray that the book or DVD will encourage them to serve God.

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Story 1“Missionary” Ruth


Filipino girl with a book about persecuted Christians

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Activity: Make a Parol


A “parol” (pah-rohl) is a star lantern. Families in the Philippines use star lanterns as Christmas ornaments. Some families make their own lanterns; others buy them. They hang the lanterns in windows and even decorate their yards with them. Filipino children learn to make star lanterns in school.

Traditional star lanterns are made by constructing two star-shaped frames out of bamboo sticks, then fastening the frames together. The frames are covered with colorful paper and decorated with tassels hung from one or more points. Candles were placed inside the lanterns in past times, just as candles were used to light Christmas trees in the past. Today, electric lights usually light the lanterns.

You can make a star ornament by cutting a 4- or 5-pointed star from colored poster board. Make the star any size you want. Use ribbon, tinsel, crepe paper, or yarn

to make short tassels. Glue the tassels to the points of the star, or attach them with thread to holes punched in the points. You may want to glue or draw pictures or decorations to the front and back of the star, and hang your star in a window.

To Do Photocopy and color the parol on the following page.

A Philippine parol

“Then God said to Jonah, ‘Is it right for you to be angry … ?’ And he said, ‘It is right for me to be angry, even to death!’”

—Jonah 4:9, NIV

Gracia Burnham was angry. A gang of violent Muslims had kidnapped her. Gracia did not even like to go camping. But the group forced Gracia and her husband, Martin, to live with them in the jungle. The jungle had no beds, bathrooms, stores, or air conditioning.

Gracia and Martin were missionaries in the Philippines. Before the men kidnapped them, Gracia homeschooled their three kids, Mindy, Zach, and Jeff. Martin, a pilot, flew mail and supplies to other missionaries in hard-to-reach places.

The men who kidnapped the Burnhams belonged to a group that wanted Muslims to have more power in the Philippines. They had the mistaken idea that they could get power by hurting innocent people. The kidnappers took Martin, Gracia, and others into the jungle. Friends and relatives took care of Mindy, Zach, and Jeff.

Rude Treatment The kidnappers often behaved rudely to the Burnhams. At Christmas, they made

fun of Martin and Gracia because they could not be at home with their family for the holiday. They kept Martin on a chain like a dog. Martin and Gracia got very little food, even when the kidnappers had a lot to eat.

Gracia felt so angry that she wished bad things would happen to the kidnappers. She told Martin that she wished the men would suffer forever.

Martin was very wise. He reminded her that God does not want us to wish for our enemies to suffer. Gracia remembered that the Bible says, “If you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins” (Matthew 6:14–15, NIV).

When Gracia forgave her kidnappers, her anger went away. But it was not easy to forgive. Day after day, their captors forced them to endure new burdens. Gracia had to forgive again and again. After a while, she found it easier to not get as angry when she was mistreated.

About a year after the Burnhams were kidnapped, their struggle ended. Sadly, Martin died in a battle between soldiers from the Philippine military and the kidnappers.

Gracia was shot in the leg, but she was able to get away from the kidnappers and out of the jungle. She joined her children in the United States. Now she teaches others the lessons she learned in the jungle about forgiveness.

(Sources include To Fly Again by Gracia Burnham with Dean Merrill. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 2005)

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Story 2Learning to Forgive


Martin and Gracia Burnham


Activity: Philippine History Facts

• Arab traders brought Islam to the Philippines in the 1200s.

• Spain ruled the Philippines for several hundred years beginning in the 1500s. The Spanish settlers named the country after King Philip of Spain.

• The United States gained control of the Philippines in 1898.

• The Philippines became an independent country in 1946.

• The Philippines’ Mount Pinatubo erupted in 1991. The eruption was the second largest volcanic eruption in the 20th century, and it caused ash avalanches and giant mudflows. The blast created a cloud of ash hundreds of miles wide and affected weather around the world.

Mount Pinatubo before it erupted


Rulers and Settlers in the Philippines: Countries and People Groups

In the following puzzle, find the names of some of the people in history who came to the Philippines to live or to rule, or the countries they came from. The names are printed vertically (up and down), horizontally (from left to right), and

diagonally (slanted). Each name is in the puzzle twice. Answers are in the Answer Key.

Look for the following names: Spain, China, Malays, America, Japan, Arabs.

C H I N A A Z B Y C

X D W E M A L A Y S

V F O G J A P A N P

A T H S I R L J Q A

M M I N S H O A L I

E A E A P Z B Y Y N

R C A R A B S X D S

I W E A I V F O N H

C G M B N C H I N A

A I K S J J A P A N

The following story comes from Stef, the children’s publication of SDOK, The Voice of the Martyrs’ sister mission in the Netherlands (translated and edited from the original). The story is told by Justin, a teenager from the island of Mindanao.

Justin’s Story Do you like chickens? I do. I have a lot of them. Well, I take care of a lot of them — and also turkeys — in the orphanage where I live.

Why do I live in an orphanage? I’ll tell you why. But first let me properly introduce myself.

I am Justin, and I live on Mindanao, a large island in the Philippines. I like chickens, but I also like listening to music. And besides being a chicken farmer, I am also the handyman in the church. So I am very busy.

Of course I go to school every day, too. I go on a “tricycle.” It’s a motorcycle with a little shelter built on top where they can fit a lot of people. Here on Mindanao almost everyone uses a tricycle to get anywhere.

Why I Came Here I came from a different place on the island of Mindanao. The area where I used to live is quite dangerous. Christians’ villages and homes there are attacked by armed “rebels.” They attack Christians because they think the whole island should belong to Muslims. So they want to take houses and land from the Christians.

Our village was attacked several times. We had to run for our lives.

When I was 7, something very bad happened. My dad died. He worked in the fields as a farmer. He was also a helper for the village leader (like a mayor). The rebels were fighting against the leader.

One day the leader drove through the rebel area. Rebels exploded a bomb under his car. The leader, my dad, and another person died.

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Story 3Justin the Chicken Farmer


Justin’s face is covered to protect his identity from people who might want to harm him.


Angry At first, when my dad died, I was very angry toward the Muslims who did it. I couldn’t think of anything else every day. “When I’m bigger, I’ll get revenge,” I thought. I wanted to become a soldier and fight them. But things turned out differently.

Life was very hard for my mom. We had hardly any money for food or other things.

Living on the Chicken Farm Two years later, someone came and saw our difficult situation. He told us there was a pastor somewhere who cared for children who could no longer live at home. He said I could live there, too.

At first I didn’t want to go. I thought I needed to find work to take care of my mom and my little sister, Genevieve. But later I changed my mind. I decided going to school was important, so I went with him. I was 10 years old.

I lived in the house of the pastor’s daughter and son-in-law. They had a chicken farm. They take good care of me and are raising me. So I take care of the chickens.

Since I left, I’ve seen my mom and sister only once in six years. They live in a difficult area, and it is hard for me to go there. I can’t call them; they don’t have a phone. I miss them very much.

Thankfully their pastor visits the chicken farm every once in a while, and I get to hear how they’re doing. Sometimes I get letters from them.

Nice Memories I still think a lot about my dad and sometimes I get sad. But sometimes I get happy because I have nice memories of him.

When I’m struggling, I ask God for help. I like to read the Bible, too. The best part of the Bible for me is Psalm 23. You most likely know it — “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” Then I know that God takes care of me even better than I take care of the chickens.

To Think About What did Justin have to leave behind to move to a safer place where he could go to school? What does Justin do when he is sad about his situation? What do you do when you are sad or scared?


Activity: Food and RecipesPhilippine Food Facts • Whole roasted pigs are served on special

occasions.

• Adobo, a popular food in the Philippines, is meat or fish cooked in sauce. The sauce is a mixture of vinegar, soy sauce, spices, and vegetables.

• Rice is served every day. Many desserts are made of rice and coconut.

• People in different parts of the Philippines have different favorite foods.

• Favorite fruits in the Philippines are bananas, mangoes, pineapples, and papayas.

Recipes

Halo Halo Halo halo is a Philippine treat. Try one version of the treat using the recipe below.

Ingredients Assortment of fresh or canned fruit, diced into small pieces (suggestions: bananas, coconut, melons, mangoes, pineapples)

Gelatin dessert, cubed (optional)

Plain, vanilla, or flavored yogurt

Caramel ice cream topping or pancake syrup

Finely crushed ice

Milk or cream

Ice cream

Instructions 1. Fill a tall glass about half full with fruit

and gelatin cubes.

2. Top with 2 tbsp. of yogurt.

3. Drizzle with topping or syrup.

4. Add a handful of finely crushed ice.

5. Pour ½ cup of milk or cream into the glass. Poke holes in the mixture with a knife to allow the liquid to filter to the bottom of the fruit.

6. Top with a scoop of ice cream.


Champorado Children in the Philippines eat champorado for breakfast, snacks, or dessert.

Ingredients 2 cups of freshly cooked rice

½ cup of chocolate chips or a chocolate bar cut in pieces

1 to 2 tbsp. sugar (optional)

yogurt, milk, cream, whipped cream, or coconut milk

Instructions 1. Add chocolate to hot, freshly cooked

rice, and stir until the chocolate is melted. Add sugar if desired.

2. Scoop ½ cup of the mixture into a bowl. Top with yogurt, milk, cream, whipped cream, or coconut milk. Filipino girl with a snack

Two Christian workers from the United States visited and encouraged pastors in Mindanao. They shared the following report.

The Workers’ Report For a few days, we taught at two pastor conferences in Mindanao. After one of the meetings, a pastor asked if he could have a copy of our teaching notes.

“Yes,” we said. “We will email you a copy.” The pastor had no idea what we were talking about.

“We can send you these notes on a computer,” we said. “How many pastors do you think have the Internet and a computer?”

“I think not that many,” he said. He took out a simple cellphone. “This is my only gadget!” the pastor said. “Do you want to know how I got it? My sister owns a gas station. One day she had a customer who didn’t have the money to pay for his gas, so he offered his cellphone as payment. My sister gave it to me!”

The pastor was excited about his phone because it helped him in his ministry. “I can call other pastors with it, and they can call me,” he said. “And I can call my church when I’m away from them.”

The pastor was happy because he had one gadget that he could use to help him in his service to God. We realized that sometimes we use our many gadgets in ways that distract us from our work for the Lord.

Our faith can be attacked by persecution or by distraction.

Persecution Christians are being persecuted in several locations around the world. Please pray for the wisdom and strength of Christians in those areas. But there is another way our faith is threatened.

Distractions Many things can pull us away from our focus on serving God. We thought about our iPads, smartphones, and laptops. We use them for teaching, connecting with other pastors and field workers, and showing PowerPoint presentations and persecution videos. But we have also been sidetracked many times when they have failed to work exactly as we want them to.

Our Philippine pastor friend was able to use his “only gadget” as a tool for ministry. The tools we have to help our ministries can sometimes hinder our work.

To Think About

• What did the Christian worker mean when he said, “Our faith can be attacked by persecution or by distraction”?

• In what ways can computers, phones, TVs, and video games be a distraction from serving God or preparing to serve God? In what ways can they help Christians serve God?

• The Christian workers visited the pastors in the Philippines to encourage them. Do you know anyone in your area who is doing difficult work for the Lord, or who faces opposition for their Christian witness? Is there a Christian you can write to, call, text, or visit to encourage them?

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Activity: Sports and Games


Basketball is a popular sport in the Philippines. Other common sports and games are boxing, soccer, billiards, volleyball, martial arts, ice skating, and sepak takraw.

Sepak Takraw Sepak takraw is like volleyball, except the players cannot use their hands to hit the ball. Players are very skillful at striking the ball with their feet.

To Try With another player, try hitting a balloon back and forth across a raised rope, string, or net without using your hands or arms.

Sipa Sipa is a game that is played in a variety of ways. The players try to keep a ball or other object in the air by bouncing it upward with their hands, feet, elbows, knees, or other body parts.

See instructions for making a sipa toy on the next page.

Sepak takraw ball

Children at an Internet café in a poor neighborhood. Technology is spreading in the Philippines.

Photos courtesy of Kids in Ministry PowerClubs in the Philippines


How to Make a Sipa Washer Toy

Needed A flat, metal plumbing washer Strips of cellophane, trash bags, or a similar material

Instructions 1. Cut several plastic strips 1 or 2 inches

longer than you want your finished toy to be, and about a half-inch or less wide.

2. Fold a strip in half. Insert about an inch of the folded edge through the hole in the washer.

3. Open the folded end to form a loop.

4. Wrap the strands of the unfolded ends around the washer, and thread them though the loop. Pull the strip to tighten the loop.

5. Add as many strips as will fit through the washer. Trim the strips if you want a shorter object.

Three Ways to Play Sipa

1. Each player has a ball or washer object. The one who kicks it in the air with his or her feet the most times in a row without it dropping to the ground wins.

2. The players follow the same rules, but they hit the object with their hands or elbows.

3. Players divide into two teams. Each team forms its own circle, and each team gets a sipa object. One player on each team starts by tapping the object into the air with his or her hands four times. The player then passes the object to another player on the same team with his or her elbow or foot. The second player also hits the object four times and passes it along.

Each time the object is hit and passed

successfully without dropping to the ground, the team gets 5 points. If the object is dropped or caught and held, the team’s score goes back to zero and the team must start over.

The team with the highest score at the end of 15 minutes wins.

Variation Can you play a game with a balloon using sipa rules?

A pastor in the Philippines works among Christians in an area where radical Muslims are threatening Christians. He told the following story.

I am a pastor. I am married, and I have three daughters.

One morning I told my second daughter to

take a bath for school. I was surprised when she just looked at me and didn’t move.

I told her again to take a bath. But she said, “Papa, our teacher told us yesterday that Christians can be absent because we might be kidnapped.”

I admit I had mixed feelings. What should a father do? Five months ago one of the youth in our church was kidnapped. He is still in the hands of his kidnappers. We don’t have any news about him.

“We Only Are Left Behind” One Sunday after church my eldest daughter came to me crying. “Papa, all my Sunday school friends’ families are moving away,” she said. “We only are left behind. Let’s move away, too. It is no longer safe here.”

I said to her, “Darling, we should not do that unless the Lord would tell us to leave. If it is His will to stay, we must stay; we must obey Him.” But deep inside me I am concerned, because not a week passes without our hearing news of a kidnapping and bad activities that have occurred.

For now the church is concentrating on prayer and fasting. Those who are left behind continue with their Bible study groups and discipleship. They are training children to be members of the praise and worship team.

Tempted to Blame Sometimes I am tempted to blame the government and the authorities [for not protecting us]. But thank God for His Word. It corrects me of my feelings. We should pray and fast for the people in authority and for the people in my community.

I thank God also for The Voice of the Martyrs. They help me know that I am not alone in doing my ministry.

What Would You Do?

• What would you do if you were the pastor’s second daughter? Would you want to go to school?

• What would you do if you were the eldest daughter?

• What would you do if you were the pastor?

• How would you want Christians in other countries to pray for you if you were in this family’s situation?

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Story 5“We Must Stay and Obey God”


Youth in the Philippines

Students in the Philippines

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Activity: Islam

Islam is the religion of Muslims. About 30 percent of the people on Mindanao are Muslims.

Muslims believe they must perform five duties to be good Muslims. The duties are called “the Five Pillars.”

1. Recite, “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger.” This statement is called the “shahada.” Non-Muslims who want to start following Islam recite the shahada. Some say it in front of witnesses at a special ceremony. This is called “taking the shahada.”

2. Pray five times a day at certain times while facing the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

3. Give money to help the poor. Some Muslim youth do volunteer work as a form of helping the needy.

4. Fast from sunrise to sunset during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Adults and older children are supposed to fast from food and drink during the daylight

hours of Ramadan. After sunset, they get together with family and friends to eat a meal called “iftar.” At the end of Ramadan, Muslims celebrate a three-day “Eid al-Fitr” festival, which is also called “Hari Raya Puasa” in the Philippines.

5. Take a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, at least once if possible. A pilgrimage is a trip to a holy place. Once a year, Muslims from all over the world travel to Mecca for a pilgrimage called “the Hajj.” As part of the rituals, which last for several days, visitors enter a large mosque. (A mosque is a building where Muslims worship.) They walk seven times around the Kaaba, a cube about the size of a house. A special black stone is inside the Kaaba. Pilgrims kiss the stone or point to it. Later, the Hajj visitors gather pebbles to throw at walls. The walls are symbols of Satan.


Kaaba

A mosque in the Philippines


Muslims Talk About the Five Pillars

Taking the Shahada We never had to take the shahada because we were born Muslim. The shahada is part of everyday life. Adil, age 16, American Muslim

Prayers I pray five times a day. You have to start when you become a true Muslim. Your parents make you practice when you are little, and as you grow older, you start doing it every day. Fatima, age 11, American Muslim

Helping the Poor There are others in the class who do these things to get credit so it will look good on their records for college. It’s not the same feeling for us [Muslims]. We don’t want any rewards on this earth. We do this for [Allah’s] sake because he wants us to. An American Muslim girl in the book Growing Up Muslim in America

Ramadan I never did the whole Ramadan fast as a child. After I started working, then I started to fast during Ramadan. My mom always did; my dad did it a few days off and on. You just couldn’t eat in public. Yucel, an American Christian who grew up as a Muslim in Turkey

Pilgrimage You go to the black stone and kiss it to take away all your bad deeds, and that gives you new life. Hamza, age 6, American Muslim

(Read 2 Corinthians 5:17–21, and ask a mature Christian to explain the verses to you if you don’t understand them. How does the Bible say we receive “new life”?)

Muslim girls study the Quran Muslims wash before prayer

COMPARING ALLAH IN THE QURAN WITH GOD IN THE BIBLE

Allah in the Quran God in the Bible

The Word

Muslims believe Allah revealed his word to a man named Muhammad through an angel. The words were written down in the Muslims’ holy book, the Quran.

God’s Word is a person, Jesus Christ, who reveals God to us and provides believers in Him a way to become children of God (John 1:1–14).

The Father

Muslims do not believe Allah is a father to humans (Quran 5:18). The Quran does not say that Allah seeks to redeem those lost in sin, or that he loves sinners (Quran 4:107).

God is a loving heavenly Father. We love Him because He first loved us, even while we were sinners. He sent Jesus to save us (see Romans 5:8, 2 Corinthians 6:18, and 1 John 4:19).

The Son

The Quran, which is the word of Allah, says only liars say Allah has a son (Quran 37:152). Many verses in the Quran say Jesus is not the son of Allah.

Jesus is the Son of God (John 3:16, Matthew 3:17).

Judgment

Muslims believe Allah will judge people and approve only those who have done enough good deeds (Quran 7:8–9).

God is perfect. He can accept nothing less than perfection. But all have sinned and fallen short of God’s standards. Jesus’ death on the cross allows us to be forgiven and accepted by a perfect God (Romans 3:21–26).


When Is the Hajj? The Muslim calendar has 12 months of 29 or 30 days each. The months are:

• Muharram • Safar • Rabi I • Rabi II • Jumada I • Jumada II • Rajab • Shaban • Ramadan • Shawwal • Zulkadah • Zulhijjah

The Hajj takes place from the eighth to the twelfth days of Zulhijjah.

A Ramadan feast


COMPARING THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM WITH CHRISTIAN BELIEFSThe Five Pillars Christian Beliefs

The five pillars and the Muslim testimony

The “five pillars” are things Muslims believe they must do to be good Muslims. Muslims believe that someone who has done enough good things will go to heaven. Only on Judgment Day will they know if they have done enough. The first pillar is to recite, “There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger.” Muslims worship Allah as the creator of the universe. According to Muslim beliefs, Muhammad is the prophet who received messages from an angel of Allah. The messages were later written in the Quran, the Muslim holy book.

Christians do not believe that any deeds they do will make them good enough to be saved. For salvation, they trust in Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for the sins of the world. Christians do good deeds so that God will be honored (Matthew 5:16).

Prayer

Muslims believe they should pray five times a day at certain times. They pray facing the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Muslims recite the same phrases and Quran passages in all their daily prayers. They may pray in their own words in additional prayers.

Jesus taught His followers to think of God and talk to God as their “heavenly Father.” The Bible says Christians should not pray in public in order to show off or pray with extra unnecessary words (Matthew 6).

CharityMuslims believe it is important to share what they have with the poor and needy.

Jesus said those who help the needy are also serving Him (Matthew 25:40). He said those who give to the needy should do so in secret, not for the praise of men (Matthew 6:2–3).

Fasting

Muslims believe it is good to fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan. Ramadan is a month on the Muslim calendar.

Jesus said that God rewards those who fast, if they do it in secret and not for the purpose of getting praise from others (Matthew 6:16–18).

Pilgrimage

Muslims believe in taking a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime if they can afford it. A pilgrimage is a trip to a holy place.

Christians may take trips to places that inspire them. But God does not require Christians to make an earthly pilgrimage to please Him. John Bunyan’s book Pilgrim’s Progress describes a Christian’s pilgrimage through life. The Bible tells about heroes of the faith who were looking forward to “a city without foundations, whose architect and builder is God” (see Hebrews 11:10, 16).


Whose Belief? Read the statements below. Put an “M” in the blank after any statement that is a Muslim belief or practice. Write a “C” after each statement that reflects Christian beliefs. (Answers in the Answer Key.)

1. God is a loving heavenly Father. ______

2. People should face a certain direction when they pray. ______

3. Jesus is the Son of God. ______

4. The creator of the world loved us even while we were sinners. ______

5. People will be judged after death, and

only those who have done enough good deeds will be approved. ______

6. God sent Jesus to the world to save the world. ______

7. All have sinned and fallen short of God’s standards. ______

8. Jesus provides those who believe in Him a way to become children of God. ______

9. We love God because He first loved us. ______

10. Jesus’ death on the cross allows us to be forgiven. ______

A Filipino girl in church

Esther Esther is a Christian in the Philippines. She was a leader in her youth group, and her father is a pastor.

Esther wanted to be a nurse. She finished nurse’s training and planned to visit a hospital to see if she could get a job. Finally she was going to get the chance to be a real nurse! Esther was very excited.

She got on a public bus that was going to the hospital. It was 7 a.m. and many people were eating breakfast at a nearby restaurant. Not many were on the bus yet.

After Esther was seated and comfortable, she noticed a bag under her seat. “I felt uneasy, so I moved across the aisle,” Esther said.

“About five minutes later, there was a loud explosion,” Esther continued. “The bag under the seat where I was sitting earlier exploded. It was a bomb. That side of the bus was totally ripped off. The seat the bomb was under disappeared.

“I checked myself. My hair was burned. Pieces of the burned seats were stuck all over my body. My ears were bleeding.

“I was rushed to the hospital. The doctor said both my eardrums were broken due

to the explosion. I could barely hear. The doctor said my ears would probably not heal.

“My mother and father prayed for me. They asked Christian friends to pray for me, too. After one month I went to the doctor for a check-up. My hearing was normal and my eardrums were mended! My doctor said it was a miracle.

“I am healed, praise God. I thank God for saving me and sparing my life. Praise the Lord. He is alive. My desire is to be a blessing to others and to be used by God.”

Wrong Thinking “There is a lot of bus bombing in the Philippines,” said Esther’s father.

Bus bombing is a kind of terrorism. Terrorists are people who use violence or threats to try to bring about change or to solve their problems. Terrorists often attack innocent people who are no danger to them.

Muslim extremists, communist radicals, and criminals in the Philippines try to make changes by using violence. Sometimes

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Esther

Bombed but Blessed


A bombed bus in the Philippines

radical Muslims attack Christians because of their faith in Jesus. At other times, Muslims attack or kidnap people without knowing whether or not the victims are Christian.

Terrorists make a big mistake when they think terrorism is a good way to reach their goals. Attacking people does not solve their problems or bring about the changes they dream about.

Pray that the terrorists will know that only Jesus has the key to eternal peace. His truth is for all people and all times. Pray for Christians and others in the Philippines who suffer because of the terrorists’ wrong thinking.

Update Today, more than 15 years after Esther’s bus bombing, Esther is a teacher at a nursing college, and she is still a youth group leader. Radical Muslims still blow up

buses in the Philippines. Esther remembers the bombing when she travels anywhere on a bus. She is startled when she hears noises, like the sound of a mango falling on a roof. When she smells smoke, it reminds her of the bus exploding.

Recently, Esther’s parents were traveling in their vehicle through a town in Mindanao when they heard a loud noise. A bomb had exploded, killing a person on a motorcycle in front of them and another motorcyclist behind them. Many others were injured, but by God’s grace Esther’s parents were spared.

It’s not easy to live in a place where bombs can explode at any time. Esther trusts God and remembers His mercy toward her. She believes that the Lord will help her find peace.

(Sources include The Voice of the Martyrs-Australia)


Fighting in the Philippines Several groups have fought against the government of the Philippines in recent times. Some of them are described below.

Moro National Liberation Front Moro people are followers of Islam, the religion of Muslims. Moros in the southern Philippines have wanted their own Muslim region for many years. The government allowed them to set up the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (the AARM).

Most of the attacks on Christians in the Philippines take place in or near the AARM. (Find Mindanao on the map of the Philippines in the activity following this story.)

Moro Islamic Liberation Front The Moro Islamic Liberation Front has many of the same goals as the Moro National Liberation Front but has been more violent.

Abu Sayyaf The Abu Sayyaf has kidnapped people and held them for ransom, including missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham (see Story 2). The Abu Sayyaf hope that by kidnapping people, they will bring attention to their desire for a Muslim state and will make money from ransoms.

New People’s Army The New People’s Army is part of the Communist Party of the Philippines. They want to bring down the government of the Philippines and to replace it with their own government.


A New Agreement In 2012, the government of the Philippines started an agreement with Muslim groups. The agreement told about plans to set up a region called Bangsamoro, where Muslims in Mindanao would have more freedom to rule by their own laws. Many Christians were concerned that the plans would lead to harsh treatment for non-Muslims.


Isaac was 7 years old when he joined the New People’s Army. He joined with his friends, hoping to have big adventures. When he was 8, the group trained him in jungle warfare. They taught him how to build bombs and put them in the path of Philippine army trucks. He learned how to steal ammunition from the army. During battles, he gave first aid to other soldiers.

Finally, the police caught him and arrested him. In the prison where he was held, he heard Christians having a Bible study. “I would have to place my hands over my ears when the gospel was being preached, because it was piercing my heart,” Isaac said. “It got to me, and one day I attended a meeting. I felt that a hard stone had broken within me, and I knelt weeping to receive Christ in my life.”

After he was released, Isaac became a pastor. His old friends from the New People’s Army have tried to get him to return to the fighting. Instead, Isaac tells them about Jesus!

Bill and Lynn Hyde were Christian missionaries on the Philippine Island of Mindanao for many years. They started churches and taught schoolchildren. One day while they were at the airport to meet other missionaries, a bomb exploded near them.

Sadly, Bill died in the blast. At his funeral, his son Steve said, “I will avenge my father’s death. Not by killing or violence; I’ll go into the world and shine the light of Jesus in dark places.”

(Source: Lives Given, Not Taken: 21st Century Southern Baptist Martyrs, by Erich Bridges and Jerry Rankin.)

To Discuss • What does “avenge” mean? • How can shining the light of Jesus

in dark places avenge an evil act?

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Activity: The Philippines on the Map


Map of the Philippines Photocopy and color the map of the Philippines above. Try to color the islands so that no two islands next to each other are the same color.


Find the Philippines Find the Philippines on the map below.


Mial Rose lived with her parents, brothers, and sisters in a small bamboo home high above a village on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. Large banana trees grew all around her home. The trees’ leaves were huge — even bigger than Mial Rose.

One day Mial Rose’s older cousin, Albert, asked her to go with him to the factory where workers prepare bananas for shipment all over the world. It wasn’t a long walk, and Mial Rose was happy to go along.

Attack As they walked through the trees in the jungle, they heard a big boom and more loud noises. Albert grabbed Mial Rose’s hand and began to run with her. Then men wearing uniforms jumped out of the jungle. But they were not soldiers in the Philippine Army. Instead they were a Muslim terrorist group.

Mial Rose and Albert dropped to the ground, and Albert covered Mial Rose to protect her. She heard gunshots and realized that the men had shot her in the foot. Men from the real Philippine Army arrived and cleared the attackers away.

Mial Rose’s father soon found them on the ground. He picked her up and took her to doctors who could help her. Albert had also been shot during the attack, but thankfully he was not badly hurt.

Mial Rose spent more than three weeks in the hospital. Every day her mother changed the bandages on her foot, and it hurt. Mial Rose was very brave.

Muslim terrorists also attacked two other Mindanao villages that day. They claimed that the area belonged to them because they are Muslims.

Mial Rose’s wounds have healed now, but she’ll never forget the day the Muslim terrorists attacked.

Story 7Mial Rose


Activity: Count to 10 in Filipino

Filipino and English are official languages of the Philippines. Filipino is said to have come from Tagalog, a language of the Philippines. Sometimes people call Filipino “Tagalog.” Filipino may also be referred to as “Pilipino.”

Number FilipinoHow to Say It

(pronunciations are approximate)

1 isa ee-SAH2 dalawa dah-lah-WAH3 tatlo taht-LOH4 apat ah-PAHT5 lima lee-MAH6 anim AH-neem7 pito pee-TOH8 walo wah-LOH9 siyam shahm10 sampu sahm-POO

Learn to Count in Filipino

To Do Count the number of Filipino children in the photo below using Filipino numbers.

The pictures on the following page are from a Bible storybook written in Filipino. Can you tell what Bible stories the pictures are telling?


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Aampunin siya ng Prinsesa at aariing kanyang sariling anak. At gayun nga ang nangyari. Pinangalanan siya ng Prinsesa na Moses, na nangangahulugang, “kinuha mula sa tubig”.

Natuwa ang Diyos dahil tinulungan ni Miriam ang kanyang pamilya. Napakatapang ni Miriam dahil tiniyak niyang ligtas ang sanggol na si Moses.

nagsimulang umiyak ang sanggol. “Marahil ay Hudyo ang batang ito. Hindi ko siya hahayaang mamatay!” aniya. Nang makita ni Miriam na hawak-hawak ng prinsesa ang sanggol, dali-dali siyang lumapit dito at nagtanong, “Nais niyo po bang ihanap ko kayo ng babaeng Hudyo na mag-aalaga sa sanggol?” “Aba, oo! Mabuti iyon!” sagot naman ng prinsesa.

Tumakbo si Miriam pauwi at sinabi sa kanyang ina ang mabuting balita. Maaari na nilang alagaan ang sanggol para sa Prinsesa at magiging ligtas ito! Gayunman, alam nilang isang araw, lalaki siya at kakailanganing ibalik siya sa Prinsesa.

Talatang Kakabisaduhin:“Huwag mong bigyang-daan na hamakin ka ninuman dahil sa iyong kabataan. Sa halip, pagsikapan mong maging huwaran ng mga sumasampalataya: sa pananalita, ugali, pag-ibig, pananampalataya, at kabanalan.”

(1 Timoteo 4:12)

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mga pastol upang bantayan ang kanilang mga tupa habang ang iba'y mabilis na tumakbo patungong Bethlehem.

Sa Bethlehem, natagpuan ng mga pastol ang isang silong na puno ng mga hayop. Pumasok sila roon. Nakita nila ang isang lalaki, isang babae at isang bagong silang na sanggol. Ganitong-ganito ang sinabi ng anghel. Tahimik silang pumasok at lumapit kay Maria at sa sanggol na si Jesus. Nakita nila ang isang marikit na sanggol, tahimik na natutulog sa mga bisig ng kanyang ina.

Matagal ding nanatili ang mga pastol sa piling ng mag-anak na si Jesus, Maria at Jose. Nang oras na para umalis, umalis silang nagpupuri sa Diyos.

Talatang Kakabisaduhin:“Gayon na lamang ang pag-ibig ng Diyos sa sanlibutan, kaya ibinigay niya ang kanyang bugtong na Anak, upang ang sumampalataya sa kanya ay hindi mapahamak, kundi magkaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan.”

(John 3:16)

Tuwang-tuwa ang Diyos na naniwala ang mga pastol sa mga anghel. Galak na galak ang mga pastol na sila ang unang nakaalam ng mabuting balita tungkol sa sanggol na si Jesus!


Attack Ruth, Armando, and their three daughters are Christians in Mindanao. They moved to Mindanao to start a church, even though most of the people there are Muslims.

One night, the family heard bombs and shouting near their house. Knowing that violent Muslims had come to the village, they hurried out of bed and ran behind their house, looking for a place to hide.

A small wooden bridge crossed a dirty canal near their house. Ruth, Armando, and the girls hid under the bridge. Snakes lived in the canal water. But the family chose the danger of possible snake bites over the risk of attack by Muslim rebels.

They stayed under the bridge for eight hours, talking, singing quietly, and praying. “We were praying to the Lord, asking for Him to protect us,” Ruth said. When daylight finally came, the girls and their parents crawled out from under the bridge.

They were stiff and muddy, but unharmed by the snakes or the Muslim attackers.

Returning to Serve The villagers camped in tents at another location for several weeks. Finally government soldiers drove the rebels away, and the villagers returned home.

Ruth and Armando have been forced to leave their home several more times. After each time, they return to the village to serve the Lord in the church. Their daughters now all live away from home while they attend school.

But soon Ruth and Armando will not be the only ones in their family serving God. One of their daughters attends a Bible school in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. She plans to return to the village and help with the ministry after she graduates later this year. “I thank God because she is willing,” Ruth said. “We are not planning to leave this place. God has called us here.”

Story 8“God Has Called Us Here”

Christian refugee children who had to leave their homes


Activity: Flag of the Philippines; Pray for the Philippines

Photocopy and color the flag of the Philippines on the next page.

The band at the top is blue, and the one on the bottom is red. The triangle is white; the sun and stars inside the triangle are yellow.

In times of war, the flag is flown upside down with the red band at the top.

(Source: The CIA Factbook)

Hang up the flag as a reminder to pray for the Philippines.

Pray for the Philippines Use the 30 prayer boxes on the page following the flag coloring activity to help you pray for the Philippines. You may want to photocopy the page, cut out the boxes, and glue or tape them to a calendar. Or you can put the prayer points in a box and draw one out at meals or devotions to help you pray.

Ask God to meet the needs of

poor Filipino children.

Pray that people will not use

violence to get their way in the

Philippines.

Pray that Muslim children will

learn that Jesus loves them.

Ask God to help persecuted

Christians forgive their persecutors.

Ask God to comfort

Christians who are forced to

leave their homes.

Pray for Christians who are separated

from friends and families.

Pray that government

leaders will help keep Christians

safe.

Pray that Muslims will

know that Jesus saves sinners.

Pray for Filipino children who are scared of

bombs.

Ask God to protect pastors

and their families.

Pray for healing of Christians

injured by violent groups.

Pray that Filipino children will grow in their

faith.

Pray that terrorists will

want to repent and do God’s

will.

Pray for Christian Filipino children who are scared to go to

school.

Ask God to help Filipinos

recovering from floods and

earthquakes.

Ask God to help Filipino

Christians love their enemies.

Pray that Muslim children will

know that the Bible is true.

Pray for Filipino missionaries who travel to

other countries.

Pray that all Filipinos will be able to hear the

gospel.

Ask God to protect

Christians when they travel in

buses and cars.

Pray that Christian kids will be good examples to

Muslim children.

Pray that Muslims will seek

Jesus during Ramadan.

Pray that Christians will

know joy even in hostile places.

Ask God to protect

missionaries who go to the

Philippines.

Pray for children who are tempted to join violent groups.

Pray that Muslims will

know that God is love.

Pray that kidnappers will

follow Jesus instead of

violent rebel leaders.

Pray for Christian

children who share their faith

at school.

Pray for peace on the island of

Mindanao.

Ask God to comfort

Filipinos who are scared of

natural disasters.


Philippine Facts Puzzle 1. Name 2. Away 3. Made 4. Eyes 5. Palm 6. Area 7. Left 8. Mats 9. Arab 10. Rice 11. Acre 12. Beef 13. Half 14. Asia 15. Liar 16. Farm

Whose Belief? 1. C 2. M 3. C 4. C 5. M 6. C 7. C 8. C 9. C 10. C

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Answer Key


C H I N A A Z B Y C

X D W E M A L A Y S

V F O G J A P A N P

A T H S I R L J Q A

M M I N S H O A L I

E A E A P Z B Y Y N

R C A R A B S X D S

I W E A I V F O N H

C G M B N C H I N A

A I K S J J A P A N

Rulers and Settlers in the Philippines: Countries and People Groups

Spain, China, Malays, America, Japan, Arabs

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