Parents, here are some resources for helping your children understand missions.
The Foundation of missions is knowing who God is, what He is like, why He made us, what He is doing in the world, and what He wants us to know and do. (stilluntold.org/basis) What is His message? Who is Jesus? Why did Jesus come? What did Jesus do? What does God want people who believe Him to do with His message? Missions” is all about knowing God and making Him known where people have not heard the Good News.
Growing up as a missionary kid in the Tobo Tribe
Who is God?
God’s Story – Jesus
The Lamb
(Understanding the message.) (https://goodseed.com/the-lamb.html)
The Story That Matters – https://goodseed.com/the-story-that-matters.html
Torchlighters
Missionaries in History – https://torchlighters.org/heroes/
Biblical Basis of Missions
God’s Heart for the Nations – https://youtu.be/JmtfBZyO_hI
State of the World / The Task Remaining
(https://youtu.be/WrHC7hXNoV8)
People Groups – https://peoplegroups.org
Joshua Project – Children’s Resources – https://joshuaproject.net/resources/children
Foxe’s Book of Martyrs – https://www.biblestudytools.com/history/foxs-book-of-martyrs/
Books, Missionary Biographies & Links – https://send100.org/books/
Biographies and autobiographies are a great way to learn the decisions, processes, vision, and faith of believers who have adopted God’s plan for reaching the world with the Good News.
Meet the Wild Brothers – video log of missionary kids in West Papua – https://answersingenesis.org/wild-brothers/missionary-blog/2016/11/29/growing-up-as-a-missionary-kid/
https://answersingenesis.org/kids/worldview/meet-wild-brothers/
When Things Seem Impossible – God At The Controls – Paul Dye, missionary pilot, hijacked and kidnapped by guerrillas in Colombia – https://ethnos360.org/mission-minded-kids
(See the video story or read the book – https://biblestudy.ethnos360.org/search?q=when+things+seem+impossible)
10 Ways to Help Kids Love Missions – Parents encouraging missions – https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/10-ways-to-help-kids-love-missions
Joshua Project – Handouts. – https://joshuaproject.net/resources/handouts
Booklet – Missions Awareness –
http://www.truthforkids.com/missions-awareness-booklet/
King of Glory (3:42:14) – The Main Story of the Bible
– See vimeo.com/194195977 or youtu.be/Z3OYJbu4tSA
Status of World Christianity – https://www.gordonconwell.edu/center-for-global-christianity/resources/status-of-global-christianity/
Missions FAQ – https://send100.org/missions-faq/
What You Can Do – https://blogs.ethnos360.org/randy-smyth/what-you-can-do/
What You Can Do
Empowering Children for Missions – https://send100.org/empower/#children
Rock Solid Kids:Drawing Kids Close to God’s Unchanging Heart – Excellent, excellent!! – foundational 2-3-year Bible curriculum for kids and those who love them.
- Invest just an hour or two in the FREE downloadable Teacher’s Guide.
- Then follow the Almost-Too-Good-To-Be-True Story, with your kids, from Genesis to Forever After.
- https://rocksolidkids.org/
Ee-Taow!: The Mouk Story – See how the Mouk people heard the Good News! – https://ethnos360.org/videos/ee-taow-the-mouk-story
Ee-Taow!: The Next Chapter – See what happened next! – https://send100.org/mouk-momentum
reachWantakia – 5 Things – What the missionaries will do – https://youtu.be/eEZs3Exg-Ik
(What they did… http://www.reachwantakia.com/videos & https://www.facebook.com/reachwantakia)
The Hewa people – https://send100.org/hewa/
Learn the Good News message like the Mouk people did:
- The Lamb – https://youtu.be/aU4m09axKfc
- Interlocked – for teens & up – https://interlocked.online
- Establish Series – https://www.establishseries.com/
- Rock Solid Kids – https://rocksolidkids.org/
Ethnos360 Magazine – https://ethnos360.org/magazine