There are many cool things about being a missionary. One of my favorites is the opportunity to serve as a link between churches in different countries...in our case, linking Christians in the USA and Canada to other Christians in Tanzania. After all, we are all part of ONE big body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12), right?
One area where I'd personally love to see more of a link is with the children, and I've been inspired by a project that was started in Uganda (the source of these pictures). American children have worked to create colorful and creative posters of recently-translated Bible verses in some of the Ugandan languages. After being shipped to Uganda, the posters are then used as gifts for Sunday school classes or individual children. Regardless of where they end up, gifts like these are treasured and serve as decoration, a helpful tool for learning that particular written language, and a reminder of God's promises in the Bible.
Do you teach a Sunday School class? Do you like to work with kids on creative projects? Do you know of children who would enjoy a creative project from which they could learn about children in Tanzania and create something special for them? We're working with nine different language groups in Northwest Tanzanian, and this year (2011) many of them will receive the first book of the Bible that has ever been translated into their language. If you want to be a part, please watch for more information coming soon here on our blog, or feel free to write me at andrew_sandeen@wycliffe.org to explore these ideas further.
Andrew
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