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| PROGRAM OVERVIEW | |||||
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| WHO is this curriculum intended to serve? | |||||
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Congregations with an interest in fostering mission awareness among their children | ||||
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Churches who want to educate their members about the world's water crisis and what can be done | ||||
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Churches involved in the Living Waters for the World ministry | ||||
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Designed for children K-5, with special section for pre-school inclusion | ||||
| WHAT does this curriculum teach? | |||||
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What scripture teaches us about water and about our responsibility for the goodness of Creation and for the care of the physical health of others | ||||
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Facts about the world water crisis | ||||
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What Living Waters for the World and others are doing to address this crisis | ||||
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How your congregation can help | ||||
| HOW does this curriculum work? | |||||
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Children move among 5 stations: Bible Story, Mission, Crafts, Music, and Recreation (preschoolers, however, have a slightly different schedule) | ||||
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Station leaders teach the same lesson each day to multiple groups | ||||
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Group guides stay with the same group of children for the entire VBS to build relationships | ||||
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Children begin and end each day's time together in assembly | ||||
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Music CD may be reproduced so that each child has a copy | ||||
| WHY is this curriculum a good choice? | |||||
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It is flexible and user-friendly for various sizes of congregations | ||||
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It is a thoughtful curriculum, encouraging children to use their imaginations and to reflect upon the Bible stories and the mission activities | ||||
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It is portable - curriculum can be used from year to year in a variety of settings - VBS, Sunday School, retreats, Wednesday night programs | ||||
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For churches not involved in the Living Waters for the World ministry, the program provides an opportunity to become informed and support our clean water efforts in a variety of ways | ||||
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For churches involved in the Living Waters ministry, the children (and the congregation, by extension) are involved in the same mission project as their mission team
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