Calling all nature lovers, wildlife walkers and climate heroes! We’ve got a challenge that we think will be right up your street. The Wildlife Trusts charity know how important it is to tackle the climate and nature crisis facing our world. Their mission is to see 30 per cent of the world’s land and sea protected for nature by 2030. However, they need all of our help to make a difference. That’s why they’re asking people to strap on their walking boots and join in the Big Wild Walk this week. The challenge is to walk 30km between Monday 24 October and Sunday 30 October, which is half term for schools in England and Wales. How you choose to complete the challenge is up to you. You can walk it all in one day or you can walk the distance over three days, seven days or set your own goal entirely. So you don’t have to complete the challenge this week. You can even complete the walk as part of a team. Walk it, crawl it, even cartwheel it!Whatever gets you over the and raises money at the same time.
There’s also a challenge for younger walkers. The Hedgehog Challenge is a 3km walk – the same distance that a hedgehog can cover in one night. So whatever your age, there’s a challenge for you!
Check out wildlifetrusts.org/bigwildwalk for resources to help you. Download a checklist, sponsorship form or distance tracking sheet. Or take a look at the autumn leaves or October wildlife spotter sheet to see what you can spot while walking.
As you can see from the article above, we have a mission for you – to get out and enjoy nature while walking. You could add to your mission by raising money that will be used to care for nature and help slow down climate change.
The Salvation Army (which Kids Alive! is a part of) is also on a and love others. To help us do that we have some guidelines called a mission statement – you can read more about that here: salvationarmy.org.uk/our-mission-vision-and-values. Why not check them out and chat to a grown-up about how
Have you ever woken up in the morning and thought, ‘That was a weird dream’? I don’t usually remember my dreams, but my husband often says to me, ‘You’ll never believe what happened in my dream last night’. His dreams always seem to be so random and never make any sense.
In this week’s Bible cartoon King Nebuchadnezzar has a strange dream … and an even stranger response to it! He wants to chop people into pieces. Gulp! Thankfully Daniel steps in and tells the king what God says the dream means. Phew!
King Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel react differently when faced with a problem. Nebuchadnezzar goes into a rage, while Daniel keeps calm and talks to God.
asks Cara MottWhich of these people do you think reacted to their problem in the better way? Daniel, of course! All of us face problems in our lives, because nobody has a perfect life. It’s OK to feel frustrated about the things that happen or go wrong. However, the way we deal with our frustrations is very important. Do you get angry and lash out like Nebuchadnezzar? Or keep calm like Daniel?
When faced with problems, worries or even bad dreams, keeping calm and talking to someone about our feelings can really help. Whether it’s your parents, carers, teachers, Sunday school leaders or God, share your feelings and see how others can help you solve any problems.
Write the words from this week’s Bible story into the correct places in the grid – we’ve added some letters to help you. The letters in the shaded column will reveal two new words that are good advice for when we face problems.
ABOUT HOW GOD PLACES PEOPLE AROUND YOU TO HELP YOU
As soon as we become friends with Jesus, God’s Holy Spirit comes to live in our hearts. Each day, he helps us to become more like Jesus. As the Holy Spirit changes us, we produce good fruits so we can share the love of God with others.
Kindness
God did the kindest thing ever by saving us from all the wrong things we do. Through his son, Jesus, God made a way for us to become better people. God helped us, because he loves everyone. With his Holy Spirit living in us, we can also show kindness to others
ARE YOU OK? LET ME HELP YOU UP.
Prayer
Dear Jesus,Thank you for yourkindness. When others needhelp, please show me how to
KA! JAM is the coolest Bible activity clubaround. As a member you’ll go on amazingadventures through the Bible learning aboutJesus. Each activity sheet is filled with lotsof great stuff about being a Christian. You’llalso receive our mini-mag, Chatterbox,which is filled with jokes, games andmuch more. And to top it off, there areloads of awesome prizes to be won!To join KA! JAM and complete theBible activity courses online, go tosalvationist.org.uk/kajam. Or if you would like to receive the postal version,simply fill in the coupon below.
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HNow anyone looking for a new word-based challenge can check out Word Master from Character. It’s taken inspiration from Wordle and other family games to bring word games to the tabletop. Word Master begins with a ‘host’ picking a card from the deck to determine the category of their word. Using the alphabet tiles, the other players must then race against each other to guess the host’s secret ve-letter word. Players take it in turns to host each round and mark the guesses. Who will be the Word Master at the end of the game?
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Celebrate Black History Month by colouring this picture of Dwayne Fields. In 2010, Dwayne became the rst black British person to trek to the North Pole. He’s the founder of WeTwo Foundation – a charity that takes young people on expeditions – and a TV presenter. Add some colour to the design below and if you’d like to share your artwork with other readers, email your colourings to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk Make sure you write ‘Black History Month Colouring’ in the subject box and give us your full name, age and address. Alternatively you can post your colourings to: Your Space, Kids Alive! 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN. One last reminder, if you’re sending by post remember to ll in the details below so we know who you are. We send a gift to everyone whose colouring we publish, so don’t miss out!
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Hayley Still, from Salvation Army International Development UK, tells us about International Development Week 2022.
(24–30 October) is International Development Week – a chance to explore, celebrate and support The Salvation Army’s work tackling poverty and injustice around the world.
This year marks 25 years since The Salvation Army in the United Kingdom and Ireland started the International Development team –although it was called the ‘Overseas Projects Of ce’ back then.
A few other things have also changed in the past quarter of a century … we’ve shifted our focus areas so we can best respond to the challenges affecting people around the world. Some people in the team have moved on and new people have joined. And advancements in technology have given us lots of new opportunities for working with people on the other side of the world.
Though there have been changes, our commitment to working for a world without poverty and injustice has stayed the same. Over the years we’ve partnered with other Salvation Army teams in more than 60 countries to support hundreds of projects that have helped thousands of people.
It’s all about working together! We all have different skills and resources that we can use to help. What’s important is that we listen to each other and learn from each other so we can make a difference together.
The Salvation Army still works with communities around the world and supports projects that help people to overcome the challenges of poverty and injustice that they are experiencing. This includes: taking a stand for women and girls so they can have equal rights and opportunities; improving communities’ access to clean water; supporting people affected by disasters; and helping farmers to boost their harvests.
Fertiliser may not seem that important – or even very pleasant – but it is transforming lives in Burkina Faso, Africa. Fertiliser helps plants grow, an essential for small-scale farmers. However, chemical fertiliser is expensive and can actually damage the soil.
That’s why The Salvation Army is working with farmers and training them to make their own organic liquid fertiliser using green matter, animal manure, ash, soil and water.
Karambiri is one of the farmers who took part in the project. He grows rice, maize and other cereals on his small plot of land. He shared that since he started using liquid fertiliser in his eld, his harvests have improved. He said, ‘Before I spent a lot of money purchasing chemical fertiliser, but since learning how to use liquid and compost fertiliser I now have money to spare, which I use to pay for my children’s school fees.’
Karambiri also said that he is now sharing his knowledge with 15 people in his community. That will help them experience the positive change that he has had. Re ecting on the future, he said, ‘I am really hopeful for the future since I can now produce enough for my family.’
International Development Week is all about spreading the word about the work The Salvation Army is doing internationally. It’s a time to celebrate the great examples of people working together to overcome poverty. It’s also about raising awareness about the issues of injustice that are keeping people from living life in all its fullness.
There are lots of ways to get involved in International Development Week. You can take part in our virtual quiz night, use the ID week resources, watch our videos, follow updates on our social media channels or visit our photo exhibition in London. (If you can’t get to London to visit the exhibition in person, you can see all the photos online.) Find all the information you need at salvationarmy.org.uk/idweek.
Another way you can get involved is by praying. Prayer is essential! There are things in the world that we can’t control but even in the unknown, we can be sure of God’s unchanging love. Please pray for…
Individuals and communities who are working hard to overcome poverty
Salvation Army staff and volunteers who run community development projects
Governments around the world to pass just laws that are fair for everyone
Members of Wimbledon Salvation Army celebrated their move to Crown Lane in Morden at the Heritage Discovery Day exhibition. There were more than 1,500 visitors and the Wimbledon Salvation Army stand featured photos by Mark Grassham (who attends this Salvation Army) as he had a unique collection of photos of the Queen between 1990 and 2018.
Visitors to the stand were very excited to see that Wandle, a local Womble, was handing out copies of Kids Alive! too. Wandle-ful!
Age? 9.
Favourite colour? Purple. Favourite food? Spaghetti Bolognese. Favourite sport? Dodgeball. Favourite bit of Kids Alive!? Jokes.
Favourite Bible story and why? The Good Samaritan, because we should all help each other.
Favourite TV programme? Strictly Come Dancing. What do you want to be when you’re older? A nurse.
Pets? Cat – Mo. Guinea pigs – Charlie and Harry. Hobbies? Music and dancing.
Tell us a joke. What did one plate say to the other plate? ‘Dinner is on me!’
What special skill or talent do you have? I can ride a horse.
Tell us something interesting about yourself. I starred in the Christmas special of Call the Midwife in 2018 as orphan Mandy.
Is there anything else you would like to tell us? I like my birthday and Christmas parties very much.
G e t I n T o u c h !
The Kids Alive! team loves to hear from its readers. And guess what –other readers love reading your news! So why not get in touch? You can email or post your own colourings, drawings and letters. Or you could ask your Sunday school, church or corps leaders to email us or write to us with any news about the fun stuff you’ve been doing at your church or corps. Email: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk Post: Kids Alive! 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN
Bailey, age 7, spent around two hours completing this brilliant colouring to celebrate Black History Month. The rainbow background is fab and Ebinehita’s hair looks awesome!
This Tractor Dotto-Dot was sent by Amelia, age 7. Fantastic neat colouring between the lines, Amelia!
Sharon, age 7, also sent us a cool colouring for Black History Month. We love the stars and think Dr Maggie looks super in green.
Adrian, age 8, also sent us a Tractor Dot-toDot. We love the little farmer peeking out of the tractor window!
A junior soldier is a young member of The Salvation Army Beatrice, Isabel, Mary, Harlesden; Ethan, Maidenhead.
THESE CARS ARE PARKED ON DOUBLE YELLOW LINES…
ARE YOU DOING, NORMAN?
IT’S WRONG TO SAY THAT PARKING ILLEGALLY…
…BUT THE TRAFFIC WARDEN HAS PUT THESE STICKERS ON THEIR WINDSCREENS!
FINE, SO I REMOVED THEM ALL!