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ARBEITSHILFE Zur Projektsammlung 2019/2020 Des Kinderwerks Der Evangelisch-Methodistischen Kirche in Deutschland Inhalt ARBEITSHILFE zur Projektsammlung 2019/2020 des Kinderwerks der Evangelisch-methodistischen Kirche in Deutschland Inhalt Liebe Mitarbeitende und Unterstützende von „Kinder helfen Kindern“ 2019/2020 ......................................................................... 3 Unsere Autoren ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 5 Lesotho – das Königreich im Himmel ................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Die Lage Lesothos und Besonderheiten • Wasserreichtum in Lesotho ................................................................................................. 7 Wer wohnt in Lesotho? ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8 Das Klima in Lesotho ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 9 Die Wirtschaft Lesothos ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Thema Gesundheit in Lesotho • Bildung in Lesotho .................................................................................................................................... 11 Geschichte Lesothos .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 So leben Kinder in Lesotho ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 15 Herdboys ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Die Methodistische Kirche in Lesotho .............................................................................................................................................................. 18 Das Semonkong Children’s Rescue Centre (SCC) ....................................................................................................................................... 23 Gottesdienstablauf ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Gottesdienstbaustein 1 • Gerettet! (Interaktionsspiel „Vertrauensfall“) ...................................................................................... 27 Gottesdienstbaustein 2 • Gerettet! Predigtimpulse (Matthäus 18,12-14) ....................................................................................... 28 Gottesdienstbaustein 3 • Bildergeschichte „Das Gleichnis vom guten Hirten“ (Psalm 23 und Matth. 18,12-14) .............. 30 Was schmeckt in Lesotho? ................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Spiele und Kreatives .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 34 Spielideen mit Steinen �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 34 Liebe Mitarbeitende und Unterstützende von Gruppenspiele • Die Schafe und ihr guter Hirte ....................................................................................................................................... 35 Papierhüte ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 36 „KINDER HELFEN KINDERN“ 2019/2020 Fadenspiel „Malotiberge“ bzw. „Krone“ ...................................................................................................................................................... 38 Wie kann man sammeln? ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 40 Medientipps • Dankzeichen • Quellen .............................................................................................................................................................. 42 Rückblick: Informationen zu den letzten Sammlungen ............................................................................................................................. 43 ls Kind habe ich meine Eltern vielleicht ganz auf sich gestellt leben die Lebensbedingungen von OVC* gefragt, was mit mir passie- müssen. Für mich ist es eine unfass- Kindern in Lesotho weiß, bedeutet Kontakt + Spenden A ren würde, wenn sie sterben bare Vorstellung, dass ein Kind, das ein Platz in einem Kinderheim die Ret- Diese Arbeitshilfe wird im Internet vollständig oder in Teilen auf folgenden Homepages zum Download verfügbar sollten. Ihre Antwort war, dass mein seine Eltern verliert, ganz alleine da- tung aus einer bedrohlichen Situation. gemacht: www.emk-kinderwerk.de / www.emk-weltmission.de/kinder. Die zur Arbeitshilfe entstandene DVD Patenonkel mich aufnehmen und für steht. Aber in Lesotho ist das Realität. Vicky Sikhakhane, die Kinderbeauf- mit den angegeben Materialien ist über das Büro der EmK-Weltmission erhältlich. mich sorgen würde. Diese Antwort hat Es gibt kein funktionierendes soziales tragte der Methodistischen Kirche im Gerne können im Büro weitere Auskünfte zur Aktion „Kinder-helfen-Kindern“ eingeholt werden: mich beruhigt, denn meinen Patenon- Netz, das sie in einer prekären Lage Südlichen Afrika, sagt über das Kin- EmK-Weltmission • Holländische Heide 13 • 42 113 Wuppertal kel mochte ich sehr. auffängt. Die Kinder, die es schaffen, derheim: „Es ist ein Ort, an dem sie Telefon: 0202 7670190 • Fax: 0202 7670193 • E-Mail: [email protected] sich durch eigene Kraft und Arbeit sicher sind und sich zuhause fühlen, In Lesotho sind wir Kindern begeg- etwa als Hirtenjunge das Überleben an dem sie Brüder und Schwestern Die gesammelten Gelder bitte nur über die Bezirkskassen bzw. Gemeindekassen überweisen an: net, die ihre Eltern verloren haben zu sichern, sind in der Gefahr, ausge- einer erweiterten Familie haben, ein EmK-Weltmission • IBAN: DE65 5206 0410 0000 4017 73 • BIC: GENODEF1EK1 (Evangelische Bank eG) und nicht von der erweiterten Familie beutet zu werden und verlieren die Ort, der ihnen Bildung und Hoffnung Verwendungszweck: Kinder-helfen-Kindern 2019 (kurz: KiheKi2019) + EmK-Bezirksname oder Gemeinde aufgenommen werden können. Au- Chancen einer Schulbildung. Das gilt für eine bessere Zukunft gibt.“ ßerdem haben wir Kinder getroffen, besonders für Mädchen, die es im tra- Impressum denen wir ansehen konnten, dass sie ditionellen Lesotho sowieso schwerer Zum ersten Mal habe ich ein Kinder- Herausgeber: Weltmission der Evangelisch-methodistischen Kirche in Deutschland schlecht versorgt sind: der Zustand haben. heim besucht. Das Kinderheim in Se- in Kooperation mit dem Kinderwerk der Evangelisch-methodistischen Kirche in Deutschland ihrer Kleidung, ihr Gesichtsausdruck monkong entspricht in Vielem noch Redaktion: Kathrin Mittwollen • Satz und Layout: Daniel Schmidt ([email protected]) • Druck: wir-machen-druck.de und ihre Körperhaltung ließen uns ver- Auf dem Schild, das am Eingang des nicht meinen deutschen Vorstellun- muten, dass sie zu den 60% aller Kin- Kinderheimgeländes in Semonkong gen von einem Kinderheim. Aber ein Verteilung: Diese Arbeitshilfe wird kostenlos über Blessing4You an alle Bezirke und Gemeinden der Evangelisch- der in Lesotho zählen, die sich nicht steht, lese ich „The Ones The Lord Has schutzloses Kind, das dort aufgenom- methodistischen Kirche verteilt für die Durchführung des Projekts 2019/2020 der Aktikon „Kinder helfen Kindern“. ausreichend ernähren können, denen Saved“ – „Diejenigen, die der Herr ge- men wird, weiß, dass es gerettet ist: es die ärztliche Versorgung fehlt und die rettet hat“. Nach allem, was ich über darf jeden Tag essen und hat ein eige- Bildnachweise: Fotos: Casjen Ennen und Kathrin Mittwollen; sonstige Abbildungen: wikimedia.commons.org, pixabay.com, AdobeStock; Aktionslogo (Daniel Schmidt) *der Sammelbegriff OVC steht für ‚orphaned and vulnerable children‘ = Waisenkindern und schutzbedürftige Kinder 2 3 Unsere AUTOREN Casjen Ennen ist freiberuflicher Filmemacher und Mediengestal- ter. Seine Agentur Bildwerkfilm in Stuttgart produ- ziert vor allem kommerzielle Projekte für Unterneh- men. Es ist ihm eine Herzensangelegenheit, einen nes Bett, es lebt mit vielen Geschwis- Teil seiner Arbeitszeit in dokumentarische Filmpro- tern, denen es genauso geht, es kann jekte für gemeinnützige Organisationen und Stiftun- zur Schule gehen und lernen und eine Herzlich danken möchte ich Kathrin Mittwollen
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