Missions Alive! Asia & Australia Study for Grades 1-6 Australia, Cambodia, Creative Access, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam Free Methodist World Missions Fall 2010 - Spring 2011 page 1 Missions Alive! 2010-2011 How to use Missions Alive! Put this curriculum in a three-ring binder for easy use. In order to fi nd the sections quickly, you might want to make index tabs to separate them. A sticky note on the fi rst page of each sec- tion might even do the trick. Feel free to make as many copies of the curriculum as you need for each teacher and student. You may also download the curriculum from our Web site, www.fmwm.org. We hope you fi nd this curriculum user-friendly. Drop us a line and let us know what you think about Missions Alive! - Paula Gillespie, editor Free Methodist World Missions - PO Box 535002, Indianapolis, IN 46253-5002 Missions Alive! staff editor: Paula J. Gillespie consultants: missionary team to Asia, Sherrill Yardy, Judy Litsey proofreaders: Linda Sanders, Jennifer Veldman artist: Lynn Hartzell Missions Alive! is a product of Free Methodist World Missions Missions Alive! © 2010 by Free Methodist World Missions NA Indianapolis, IN 46253-5002 Printed in the U.S.A. Permission is granted to copy this leader’s guide for use by local children’s leaders and educa- tors only. Please note, however, that Missions Alive! materials are copyrighted by Free Method- ist World Missions, which owns all material and illustrations. It is against the law to copy any of these materials for any commercial promotion, advertising or sale of a product or service. Note some materials in this curriculum are reprinted with permission from other publishers and are owned by those individual publishers. We appreciate their allowing us to reprint these ideas to expand your students’ cultural experience. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Missions Alive! 2010-2011 page 2 Welcome to Asia, the birthplace of civilization, religion and culture. Asia is home of the world’s fastest growing economies and its largest slums. Two-thirds of the people in the world live in Asia, and most likely someone from Asia lives in your neighborhood. Islam, Buddhism, Hindu- ism and Christianity – all the major world religions have their roots in Asia. Even though many are searching for God and meaning in their lives, 80 percent of the people of Asia are unreached by the gospel of Jesus Christ. In some Asian countries, Christians are persecuted for their faith and suffer daily for following Jesus. The Free Methodist Church has been working in Asia for more than 100 years. In the past 20 years, membership has grown from 40,000 to 320,000. Seventeen nations have FM ministries: churches, ministry centers, schools ranging from kindergarten to Bible school and seminary, and creative ministries, such as teaching English as a second language and frog and fi sh farms in countries that do not welcome Christianity. A Free Methodist hospital in central India of- fers hope and healing to the poor. International Child Care Ministries sponsors more than 2,000 children in Asia, with programs for pastors’ children, street children and tribal children. Free Methodists are often among the fi rst to bring relief when natural disasters strike. We trust you will enjoy sharing with your students about the Free Methodist Church in Asia through Missions Alive! — David and Sherrill Yardy page 3 Missions Alive! 2010-2011 Contents Introductory Material teacher’s notes ........................................................................................................page 5 suggested lesson plan .........................................................................................pages 6-8 postcard invitation ...................................................................................................page 9 missions fair ideas ..........................................................................................pages 10-11 teacher’s notes .......................................................................................................page 12 goals, teaching tips .........................................................................................pages 13-14 details that make a difference ......................................................................... pages 14-17 world religions ...............................................................................................pages 18-19 Parents’ Partner ..............................................................................................pages 20-21 passport ..........................................................................................................pages 22-23 memory verse materials .................................................................................pages 24-26 prayer resources .............................................................................................pages 27-34 Christian Life Club requirements ...................................................................pages 35-36 leading children to Christ ......................................................................................page 37 name tags .............................................................................................................page 38 Features stories from Asia and Australia, Explore class activities ...............................pages 39-72 Facts introduction to country fact information ...............................................................page 73 continent maps ...............................................................................................pages 74-75 country profi le pages ......................................................................................pages 76-77 country facts (includes fl ags and country map) ........................................... pages 78-122 missionary information ..............................................................................pages 123-135 missionary address book .....................................................................................page 136 MK letters and cards ..................................................................................pages 137-142 country profi le answers .......................................................................................page 143 lesson in chopsticks .............................................................................................page 144 teacher’s notes .....................................................................................................page 145 Fun culture introduction .............................................................................................page 146 games ......................................................................................................... pages 147-151 crafts ...........................................................................................................pages 152-163 care ticket ............................................................................................................page 164 word puzzles and activity pages ................................................................ pages 165-175 songs .......................................................................................................... pages 176-182 recipes ........................................................................................................pages 183-189 suggested resources and suggested reading ...............................................pages 190-192 bibliography ........................................................................................................page 193 evaluation ............................................................................................................page 194 Missions Alive! 2010-2011 page 4 Teacher‛s Notes (things to do - resources to review - items to collect - people to contact) page 5 Missions Alive! 2010-2011 Suggested Lesson Plan This lesson plan can be easily tailored to fi t your church’s needs. This material can be adapted to be used monthly instead of weekly. Make allowances for your class schedule, methods, age of students represented, etc. This is a 17-week lesson plan covering the countries where we have Free Methodist work. Additional lesson formats include: study two countries a week; study the mission- ary families and the countries where they minister; or for a four-week focus consider a continent overview and then study three countries from Asia and Australia (see page 8). Choose the stories and activities you feel will be most benefi cial for your students. Not all the stories in the Features section are outlined for use in the suggested lesson plan. Consider substituting an unused story anytime or using it later in the year to refresh students’ memories about Asia and Australia. You may also consider providing any unused stories as extra reading for your students. Weekly: As a class read and act out skit “To Asia Complete attendance chart (stamp in pass- and Back Again,” pgs. 68-69. port or fill in map). Review the information about missionaries Learn/review verse(s). serving in Cambodia, pg. 131. Take offering for a missions project. Do a word puzzle or activity page, Sing missions songs, pgs. 176-182. pgs. 165-175. Share a snack together, pgs. 183-189. Make an Asian treat