Meet the Tukulor

Family Activity Prep Time: 5 minutes Activity Time: 10 minutes Materials: a 5- or 7-ounce paper cup, scissors, yarn, and glue. Weave your own basket. Starting at the rim of the cup, cut a straight line down to the base. Continue around the top of the cup, making 6 more evenly-spaced cuts. Gently press the…

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How Do Global Workers Help?

Family Activity Prep Time: 2 minutes Activity Time: 15 minutes Materials: a toy car with one or more wheels removed What’s wrong with this car? What would happen if you drove a car with wheels missing? Cars are created to drive straight and smoothly. If parts are missing, cars can’t do what they were created…

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Worship With a Global Perspective

Family Activity Prep Time: varies by project Activity Time: 10 minutes Materials: none Look up the lyrics to a worship song in two languages different from the one you speak (or use the lyrics below). Learn a verse of the song in all three languages (your native language as well as two additional languages). Divide…

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God So Loved the World

Nicodemus, a Jewish leader, came to Jesus in the dark of night, confused and wanting to talk to the teacher. Nicodemus and Jesus talked about being born again of the Spirit. Then Jesus uttered some of the most quoted words in history: “For God so loved the WORLD, that he gave his one and only…

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What Are Fishers of Men?

Jesus set out to call a small band of men as his disciples. Jesus spent a great deal of time investing in these men. This was part of his strategy. Jesus was not concerned about programs that might reach the multitude. Instead, he focused on investing in the men whom the multitudes would one day…

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Meet the Tunisian Arabs

Family Activity Prep Time: 2 minutes Activity Time: 10 minutes Materials: 1 white or tan piece of construction paper, pencil, brown or colored pencil Try a traditional form of body art used in Tunisia for special occasions. Make your own henna hand. Choose a piece of white or tan construction paper. Trace around your hand…

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What Is Orality?

The term “orality” refers to the reliance on spoken word for communication. Many cultures are oral cultures. People pass down cultural traditions, history, and religion through spoken word, not putting anything into writing. Oral cultures rely heavily on remembering information since nothing is written down. They prefer familiar things and focus on putting important information…

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Driving: A Habit of Prayer

Family Activity Prep Time: none Activity Time: varies by project Materials: none As you drive, there are many visual reminders of things you can pray for. Maybe you see a man sleeping on the sidewalk or children playing at a local school. You may hear an ambulance going by. You may pass by an international…

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What Is the 10/40 Window?

The 10/40 Window is a term used to describe a region of the world within 10 and 40 degrees latitude north of the equator, stretching from Western Africa to Eastern Asia. The vast majority of the unreached people in the world live in this region. They are “unreached” in the sense that they have not…

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Meet the Drukpa of Bhutan

Family Activity Prep Time: 90 minutes Activity Time: 10 minutes Materials: nail clippers, a cup of water, craft or popsicle sticks, dental floss, cotton swabs, empty containers or targets, and a sharp knife. Celebrate Bhutan’s favorite pastime by making mini bows and arrows. Using a sharp knife, make two small notches on each edge of…

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