Bishop RE Howard, General Overseer - Church of God of Prophecy

Children are never too young to begin focusing their hearts
in the right direction. And, certainly, they are never too young
to be taught about missions. So why not set aside your second
Sundays to focus on missions during some part of your
Children’s Ministry hour?
For example, you can readily find information and photos
on the World Wide Web to freely share about your local
church’s Harvest Partner; bring a globe to discuss the location
of your partner nation; check out library books to teach
children about the different cultures of the nations; explore
the exchange rate of currency in the nation, comparing it to
your nation’s currency or system and discussing whether the
children of the nation have access to allowances or offerings
to give at church; etc.
Take some time to share the lifestyles of how your partner
nation’s children around the world actually live—what they
eat; where they sleep; whether or not they have schools and
education available; what games they like to play and what
toys are available in their nation; and, most importantly, what
religious preferences are dominant within your partner’s
nation; etc.
These suggestions are just a few pointers to get you
started on a mission-focused session to enter into teaching
your children that not every child in the world has the
freedom to learn about Jesus. And, by all means, you should
utilize this opportunity as a point of prayer for the children of
your partner nation.
Recently, our local church in
Sabillasville, Maryland, decided to teach
their children about the principles of giving
to our orphanage ministry in Uganda. Though
it’s a very small local church, only having three
children who participated in this fund-raising effort—
Tara (age ten), Falon (age eight), and Ian (age six)—these
children raised $110.67 for this project.
The children’s teacher, Sister Fay Kuhn, shared that she
wanted “to encourage the children of our church to have a
desire to become mission-minded for Jesus.” Sister Fay had
asked them to bring in their change to assist the orphans, but
these children took it to heart, became more deeply involved,
and decided to even contribute their allowances to help the
children in Uganda.
Did you know that such an offering as this can provide
sustenance for one child in Uganda for nearly six months?
What will you do to instill
mission vision into your children’s
tender hearts?
By everyone working
together, we can surely make a
difference for the Kingdom—
one child at a time.
Annette Taylor, International Director
Harvest Partners Ministry
WWM APRIL 2010 21