Resources for Children

Children's Bulletin Covers

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Children’s Bulletins

Kids love bulletins with activities, puzzles and more. Call to order a master copy with a missions theme. Make as many copies as you need.

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Children’s Activity Book

Learn about goat herders in Mali and cane-cutters in the Dominican Republic. This coloring/activity book has it all! Tri-lingual—English, Spanish and Korean.

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Children’s Videos

For the First Time: A Nigerian Story  

4 min. VHS and DVD.
“For the first time in my life, I can now read. For the first time in my life, I’m being exposed to things beyond my village, the greater world out there.” Those are the words of a Nigerian child fortunate enough to get a Christian education in a school started by missionaries. (2000)

My Friend Anaruwa
6 min. VHS only

Mandy and Ige

6 min. VHS only.
Josh and Mandy Shaarda created these two delightful programs for children to explain why they lived in a very, very remote part of Africa, and what they did to help the Avadi people discover Jesus. (2003)

Kambari

22 min. VHS and DVD.
Ideal for young audiences, this film is narrated by a Nigerian teenager and focuses on work among the Avadi people. Features the music of Amy Grant and Nigerian Christian musicians Panam Percy Paul & Friends.

Where’s Home?

10 min. DVD only.
Where’s home for a missionary kid? You’ll find out in this humorous and informative account of life in Nigeria written by Albert and Carolyn Strydhorst and their three children and produced in Nigeria by Jim Triezenberg. Great for kids of all ages. (2006)

Salimatu: My life in Sagalo

6 min. VHS only.
In an extremely remote part of Mali, just near the border of Guinea, is a place called Sagalo. The story of this outreach is told through the experience of a girl named Salimatu. (2003)

MK

9 min. VHS only.
“MK” explores day-to-day activities of several Missionary Kids, from the very young to teenagers. Shows the homes, lifestyles, attitudes and challenges these young people face. Produced for both CRWM and CRWRC. (1997)

Operation Coconut

21 min. VHS only.
This film will challenge children and young people to consider a missions career. Views outreach in the Philippines from the perspective of missionary kid Philip Glewen, age 13. (1990)

Kebiya’s World

15 min. DVD only.
How does a young boy experience life in the villages of Nigeria? Kebiya’s World is precisely that, a look into village life for a normal, Christian boy. But what is normal without paved roads, running water, or electricity? Watch and find out. Produced by Jim Triezenberg. (2007)

Sugar Cane Island

22 min. VHS only.
About the lives of the children of Haitian sugarcane cutters in the Dominican Republic. This film is well-suited for children and youth. Narrated from the perspective of a Haitian 7th-grader. (1988)