KIDS MISSIONS ADVENTURES 2022

Hazel Mui, MMS home-based missionary. She worships at Bedok Methodist Church. And she loves to play Bananagrams - a word building game.

A children’s missions engagement programme “Kids Missions Adventures 2022” was organised for two hours online on 21 May (10am - 12noon) for primary school children, in conjunction with the related Boards from the three Annual Conferences. The focus of the programme was to promote caring for children in other nations besides appreciating the cultural aspects of those living in different environments.

Participants and facilitators sending love to others.

Stories from Hope House (HH), a MMS ministry among the poor living in the slums of Phnom Penh, the Methodist School of Cambodia Kindergarten (MSCK) as well as the vibrant children and youth ministries at Nong Bua Lamphu Methodist Church (NBLPMC) were featured. Three impactful video testimonies were shared by a 5-year-old boy from MSCK, an 8-year-old girl from HH, and a 13-year-old girl from NBLPMC besides cultural dances and greetings.

5-year-old David from MSCK sharing his testimony.

Very positive feedback was received about the interesting programme of testimonies, videos, dances and engaging interactions, etc. They enabled children to “travel” to two different countries of Cambodia and Thailand, with reflection questions and cultural/language-based activities facilitated by 14 facilitators. The facilitators themselves were blessed by the testimonies from the fields.

Some Thai children helping parents on the farm.

Praise God that we had 74 children who participated in KMA 2022. There were 40 lower primary and 34 upper primary participants from 20 Methodist and three non-Methodist churches. The responsiveness of the children both in the main room and even more so in the breakout rooms were very encouraging as they not only shared their views on what they saw and heard on the videos but they also very enthusiastically danced and sang along in other languages.

Learning simple Cambodian dance.

Our Singaporean children saw how God provided for and protected the children in Cambodia and Thailand. They wanted to share God’s love by helping children in these two countries too by praying for them, writing encouragement letters, giving money through their parents, visiting, sharing the gospel, giving toys, etc. They wanted to bless because they had been blessed by Jesus!