Estonia
The Estonian youth board had a crazy idea: organize a camp
where kids give up their phones and spend the week studying
God’s Word. They played a few games, but mostly, they spent
time in the Bible. Result: they loved it! The youth of Estonia
have a real hunger for God’s Word!
South Korea
At Hanwoori Church, OMS missionaries Pam
Duhrkoop and Monica Batson lead a one-hour
English Bible lesson called Joy Village each
Sunday. Kids from 5 to 10 years old attend.
They learn about God as they also learn English
through Bible stories, songs, games, and crafts.
Taiwan
Recently, Kelly Dingus, 2nd grade
teacher at Morrison Academy in Taiwan, taught about
the 10 plagues delivered to the Egyptians through
Moses. The Israelites were spared from the
death angel by applying the blood of a
lamb to their doorway. As she pantomimed painting a doorway,
Kelly looked down into the face of a
missionary kid. His eyes were as large
as saucers, and his grin went from ear to
ear. “I get it!” he exclaimed triumphantly,
“Jesus is our lamb. His blood saves us from death.”
South Pacific
Six countries. Three continents. Ten kids. That is the Wesley graduating
class of 2017, a perfect example of why teaching and serving overseas
is such a blessing for our missionaries. Not only do they have the opportunity to learn about and understand from such a mix of cultures, but
when the students graduate, many will “go into all the world and spread the
Gospel.”
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