INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS Mozambique · You Need to Know ☐ In the 15th century, the Portuguese...
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Let the Children Come Sally Hamrick is passionate about loving kids—so passionate she traveled to a country she had never heard of to tell kids about Jesus! Sally’s missionary job is to start children’s programs and classes in Mozambique, a small country in Africa. Her work is not easy. Most children do not have Bibles or Bible storybooks. Sally says: “It’s hard to get parents to understand that children should be coming to church—even parents who go to church themselves! There have been times when the children were told to go away and leave the church services.” Sally knows that Jesus does not want kids to go away. He wants kids to come to Him! “Wouldn’t it be better if children knew about Jesus all their lives? Then they would have an entire life that they would get to learn about Him,” she says. To help boys and girls in Mozambique know about Jesus, Sally reads them Bible stories. They draw pictures and make crafts. They sing and play and jump. Sally and her helpers welcome small groups of kids and groups of as many as 200 kids at a time. The kids are learning, and Sally is excited. She wants the kids to come. She says: “This is the only way that they are going to hear about Jesus. They will listen and come back. The Word of God is going out to the community through these children!” Sally’s hope is that these children would be able to change the country of Mozambique. She says: “If we have 100-plus children who are coming to hear about Jesus, and they grow up and move away, they could change this whole nation.” You Need to Know ☐ In the 15th century, the Portuguese discovered Mozambique. Even though it is a part of the African continent, most people there still speak Portuguese. ☐ Mozambique is known for its beautiful beaches and its amazing marine wildlife, such as whales, sharks and dolphins. ☐ Because of the long coastline, missionaries and local believers must travel by dhow, a narrow boat with sails, to reach many villages in Mozambique. ☐ Praise the Lord! A large number of people in Mozambique are hearing the gospel and choosing to follow Christ! Missionaries are training local pastors to lead churches there. ☐ Many people in Mozambique do not know how to read or write. Instead of reading the Bible with new believers, missionaries find other ways to teach Bible stories and truths. INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS Mozambique UNIT 3 MISSIONS: MOZAMBIQUE Bible Studies for Life Kids Grades 1–6 Enhanced CD (Printables), Summer 2020 © 2020 LifeWay INSTRUCTIONS: Use with Unit 3 sessions.
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Let the Children ComeSally Hamrick is passionate about loving kids—so passionate she traveled to a country she had never heard of to tell kids about Jesus!
Sally’s missionary job is to start children’s programs and classes in Mozambique, a small country in Africa. Her work is not easy. Most children do not have Bibles or Bible storybooks. Sally says: “It’s hard to get parents to understand that children should be coming to church—even parents who go to church themselves! There have been times when the children were told to go away and leave the church services.”
Sally knows that Jesus does not want kids to go away. He wants kids to come to Him! “Wouldn’t it be better if children knew about Jesus all their lives? Then they would have an entire life that they would get to learn about Him,” she says. To help boys and girls in Mozambique know about Jesus, Sally reads them Bible stories. They draw pictures and make crafts. They sing and play and jump. Sally and her helpers welcome small groups of kids and groups of as many as 200 kids at a time.
The kids are learning, and Sally is excited. She wants the kids to come. She says: “This is the only way that they are going to hear about Jesus. They will listen and come back. The Word of God is going out to the community through these children!” Sally’s hope is that these children would be able to change the country of Mozambique. She says: “If we have 100-plus children who are coming to hear about Jesus, and they grow up and move away, they could change this whole nation.”
You Need to Know ☐ In the 15th century, the Portuguese discovered Mozambique. Even though it is a part of the African continent, most people there still speak Portuguese.
☐Mozambique is known for its beautiful beaches and its amazing marine wildlife, such as whales, sharks and dolphins.
☐Because of the long coastline, missionaries and local believers must travel by dhow, a narrow boat with sails, to reach many villages in Mozambique.
☐Praise the Lord! A large number of people in Mozambique are hearing the gospel and choosing to follow Christ! Missionaries are training local pastors to lead churches there.
☐Many people in Mozambique do not know how to read or write. Instead of reading the Bible with new believers, missionaries find other ways to teach Bible stories and truths.
INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS
Mozambique
UNIT 3 MISSIONS: MOZAMBIQUE Bible Studies for Life Kids Grades 1–6 Enhanced CD (Printables), Summer 2020 © 2020 LifeWay
INSTRUCTIONS: Use with Unit 3 sessions.
INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS
MozambiqueEyes OpenKeep your eyes wide open as you watch the missions video. How many of these things can you find? Mark them with an X or a sticker.
UNIT 3 MISSIONS: EYES OPEN Bible Studies for Life Kids Grades 1–6 Enhanced CD (Printables), Summer 2020 © 2020 LifeWay
INSTRUCTIONS: Photocopy (1 per child). Instruct kids to mark the items with an X or a sticker as they see them in the missions video. Use with Unit 3, Session 1.
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UmakeUmake means “the coast.” The coast is very important
to the farmers in Mozambique. They grow crops
of cotton, cashews, and sugar and transport them down
the rivers to the coast and the Indian Ocean.
People also fish off the coast of Mozambique and
sell their fish and shrimp to other countries.
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UNIT 3 MISSIONS: UMAKE Bible Studies for Life Kids Grades 1–6 Enhanced CD (Printables), Summer 2020 © 2020 LifeWay
INSTRUCTIONS: Print 1 copy for every 2 players. Use with Unit 3, Session 3.
Kids in Mozambique draw the game “Umake” in the sand or dirt and use small stones
as playing pieces. Can you follow the river (blue line) from the center
to the Mozambique Channel and the Indian Ocean?
Each player puts a token on the center dot.
One player will hold an extra token behind his back in one hand, bring both fists forward, and ask: “Which hand?”
If his opponent guesses correctly, the opponent moves his token to the next picture. If the opponent does not guess correctly, no one moves.
The first player to reach the ship wins.
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