Truth & Training (T&T) Handbooks
(3rd - 6th Grades)
The Ultimate Adventure Book 1
Book 1:
Page 22
The Child is instructed to read a book about someone who went to another country to tell people about the Bible. Tell your leader the name of the book, the author and a little of the story. (If you leader agrees, you may write this information down instead of saying it aloud.)
Suggestions: Check your church library for biographies or autobiographies of missionaries.
Book 1:
Page 40
The child is told, "Although the Bible has been printed in many languages, the message is the same all over the world. Find out how to say John 3:16 in another language. You can do this by asking someone who speaks another language to help you. Or you can write to a missionary. Learn how to say the verse in another language."
Suggestions: In addition to the ideas given, see BibleGateway.com, which has the Bible in many languages. Several have searchable texts (see the key near the top). Click on the language, choose search, and type into the "Passage Lookup" box the English reference: in this case John 3:16. You will receive John 3:16 in that foreign language. For example, here it is in Croatian:
16Bog je toliko volio svijet da je dao svojega jedinorodenog Sina da nijedan koji u njega vjeruje ne pogine, nego da ima vjecni život.
Book 1:Pages 140-141
The child reads the story on page 124 and learns that a missionary is someone who tells someone else about Jesus. This can be someone who goes to another country, next door, or even to people in their own family. On page 125, the child is instructed to write a letter to a missionary and ask several questions.
The following websites of International Mission Board missionaries that have Arkansas ties include email links and/or snail mail addresses for children to use:
Rusty and Lori Hart, Russia
Mike and Linda Ray, Ukraine
Write to the following Arkansas missionaries who serve on the Missions Ministries Team. They can be emailed or written to at this address:
(Missionary's Name)
Arkansas Baptist State Convention
P.O. Box 552
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203
Robby Tingle, Team Leader rtingle@absc.org
Marvin Peters, Associational Missions Strategist mpeters@absc.org
Phill Hall, Church Planting phall@absc.org
Roger Gaunt, Church Planting rgaunt@absc.org
Gary Fulton, Church Planting gfulton@absc.org
Diana Lewis, Church and Community Ministries dlewis@absc.org
Bill Howse, Church andCommunity Ministries bhowse@absc.org
Ruby Swanigan, Deaf Ministry Consultant swan6@seark.net
Chris Copeland, Inclusion Ministries ccopeland@absc.org
Bob Williford, Hope Migrant Center bwilliford@absc.org
Bill Cantrell, Missions Mobilization Ministries bcantrell@absc.org
Tommy and Jeannine Thompson, Mission Service Corps Missionaries
tommyjeannine@aol.com
The Ultimate Adventure Book 2
Book 2:Page 95-111
The child is learning about answering the question: "How can I help other people." The child is encouraged to pray for missionaries and to be a missionary.
Book 2: Page 110 This assignment is for the child to find out about an international missionary supported by your church. The child is encouraged to learn about the country and assigned to draw a map, list the capital and important cities, list important businesses in that country and write about how the missionary serves in that country.
Suggestions: Assign the child a country to study or help the child choose a country to study. Missionary information can be found on websites of specific mission teams.
The following are websites of International Mission Board missionaries that have Arkansas ties:
Rusty and Lori Hart, Russia
Mike and Linda Ray, Ukraine
The International Missions Emphasis website The Commission Magazine Online and the Kids On Mission website are great sources of information about International Mission Board missionaries.
After the child chooses a missionary, he/she can find answers to the questions about the country in an encyclopedia or online at the CIA World Fact Book website.
Book 2: Page 112 Gold 2
The child can use the same missionary he/she studied on page 99 and answer the additional questions.
The Ultimate Adventure Book 3
Book 3: Page 96
The child is given the opportunity to "encourage a missionary's son or daughter, either by yourself or as a group." The child is told to ask you for suggestions. The child is given several ideas for ministering to the child of a missionary.
Suggestions: Children of Southern Baptist missionaries are called MK's (missionary kids.) You can find missionaries and their families on many web sites.
The following are websites of International Mission Board missionaries that have Arkansas ties Their websites profile their families:
Rusty and Lori Hart, Russia click on Meet the Harts
Mike and Linda Ray, Ukraine click on Team Info
Book 3: Page 108
The child is informed that missionaries need the help of many people and that some people send money to missionaries and some pray for missionaries. The child is instructed to choose a missionary, then pray for, give to and serve that missionary.
Suggestions: Help the child connect with a Southern Baptist International Mission Board missionary.
The following are websites of International Mission Board missionaries that have Arkansas ties:
Rusty and Lori Hart, Russia
Mike and Linda Ray, Ukraine
Also, the child can read/research information on the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions here.
The Ultimate Adventure Book 4
Book 4:Page 118 Gold 1
The child is told, 'Missionaries don't just tell their FRIENDS about the Lord. Many times they go to faraway places. The child is given the assignment of planning a "help a missionary" project.'
Suggestions: In addition to the ideas given, consider directing the child to learn about a specific missionary.
The following websites of International Mission Board missionaries that have Arkansas ties include email links and/or snail mail addresses for children to use:
Rusty and Lori Hart, Russia
Mike and Linda Ray, Ukraine
The International Missions Emphasis website The Commission Magazine Online and the Kids On Mission website are great sources of information about International Mission Board missionaries.
You can find North American Mission Board missionaries here.