Lent, the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday, is a great time to make our little people aware of how children live around the world. We purchased some books to share with our little people to later place in our church’s library and we are handing out a penny donation lenten calendar to our families beginning this Sunday.

This is the calendar…printed on a word document. We chose a global ministry as the recipient found on the Advance UMC website that relates to children.

Making a World of Difference this Easter
Children in the USA live very different lives from those living in other countries around the world. Take this Lenten challenge to think about how your life is different from a little child born in another country. The money that you donate will go to help the Brighter Future Children Rescue Center in Liberia, Africa

Donate a penny for every shoe in your home 2/15
Donate a quarter if you ate three meals today 2/16
Donate a penny for every blanket in your home 2/17
Donate $1 if you go to school 2/18
Donate a nickel for every video game you own 2/19
Donate a dime for each mattress in your home 2/20
Donate a penny for every book in your room 2/21
Donate $1 if you have a hand-held gaming system or iPod 2/22
Donate a quarter if you ate ice cream this week 2/23
Donate a quarter if you ate at a fast food place this week 2/24
Donate a nickel for every ball you have to play with 2/25
Donate 50 cents if your home doesn’t leak when it rains 2/26
Donate $1 if you have a Bible teaching church to attend 2/27
Donate a nickel for every soda you drank this week 2/28
Donate a penny for each spoon your family owns 3/1
Donate a dime for every shower or bath in your home 3/2
Donate a quarter if you’ve ever been to the dentist 3/3
Donate $1 if you know how to read 3/ 4
Donate a quarter if you can see a doctor when you are sick 3/5
Donate a penny for every glass window in your home 3/6
Donate a dime for every faucet in your home 3/7
Donate a penny for every piece of clothing in your closet 3/8
Donate a penny for every chair in your house 3/9
Donate a quarter if your family owns a washing machine 3/10
Donate $1 if someone said, “I love you” to you today 3/11
Donate a penny for every band aid in your house 3/12
Donate a dime for every TV in your house 3/13
Donate a penny for every picture on your walls 3/14
Donate a nickel for every tree in your yard 3/15
Donate a penny for every lamp in your home 3/16
Donate a penny for every table in your home 3/17
Donate a dime for every shower or bath in your home 3/18
Donate a nickel for every hat you own 3/19
Donate $1 if you own a Bible in your own language 3/20
Donate a dime for every jacket in your house 3/21
Donate a quarter for every car your family owns 3/22
Donate a penny for every door in your house 3/23
Donate 50 cents if you own a cell phone 3/24
Donate a quarter if you have a toothbrush 3/25
Donate a penny for every light in your house 3/26
Donate a quarter for every pet that lives at your house 3/27
Donate a nickel for every clock in your house 3/28
Donate a penny for every toy with wheels you own 3/29
Donate a penny for every stair/step in your house 3/30
Donate a penny for every stair/step outside your house 3/31
Bring your collection to church for the Easter Offering today

“Go into all the world and preach the Good News to all creation.” Mark 16:15

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These are the books we ordered to share with our students….

And we are using Easter Sunday to hold a one-room-Sunday School for all our students and inviting a young missionary to share with us her experiences serving the Lord on mission trips out of the country. We plan to follow up with a monthly missionary visitor to come to various KidMin programming events for 2013 to keep our kids mindful that we are to “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation” Mark 16:15

If you’d like me to email you a copy of the Word calendar document, just send me an email at dedereilly@comcast.net and I’ll get it right out to you.