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f you’re a sports fan then you might be feeling sad that the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are well and truly over. Fear not! The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games begin on Wednesday (28 August), promising even more thrilling races and plenty more gold medals. Athletes with a range of disabilities will be showing off their sporting skills as they take part in events such as cycling, swimming and wheelchair basketball. There’ll also be lots of athletes from Great Britain and Northern Ireland taking part – they’ll be in a team called ParalympicsGB! A few ParalympicsGB athletes worth keeping an eye on include Ellie Challis (a swimmer), Thomas Young (a sprinter) and Karé Adenegan (a wheelchair racer). You can find out more about Karé on pages 12 and 13 of this week’s issue! If you liked watching Team GB win lots of medals at the Olympics, then you’re going to love watching ParalympicsGB in action! At the last Paralympic Games in 2021, ParalympicsGB won a total of 124 medals, meaning they came second in the medals table! This year they’re aiming to win even more! So expect plenty of brilliant sporting moments with this year’s Paralympic Games. Don’t forget to tune in – we think the Games are going to be unforgettable!
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games take place from 28 August to 8 September. You can watch the Paralympic Games live on Channel 4, More 4, Channel 4 Streaming and Channel 4’s YouTube page.
I’ve just been reading some really cool stuff about the Paralympics. For example, did you know that there are four Paralympic values? They are determination, equality, inspiration and courage. Organisers of the Paralympics hope that if athletes show these values while they’re competing, as well as in their everyday lives, they’ll be positive role models for people who watch them. Especially to kids like you!
I don’t know about you, but I think these four values are pretty good to use in your everyday life, even if you’re not a Paralympian. They’re especially good if you want to show others you’re a follower of Jesus. Determination to be the best person you can be, treating everyone equally, inspiring others with your behaviour and having the courage to share Jesus with your friends. Do you think you can do these things and be a role model for those around you?
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In this week’s Bible cartoon, Moses was told by God to free the Israelites from slavery. Moses could have taken a sword with him. If Moses had given himself some time to prepare, he could have made a catapult. Then he could have dragged his catapult all the way to Egypt. If Moses was feeling particularly brainy, he could have even tried to make an Iron Man suit!
I’m joking, obviously, but Moses was about to go up against Pharaoh, one of the most powerful men in the world. So what did he take with him? He took some words he’d remembered to say, his brother Aaron and a staff.
The truth is that Moses didn’t need a sword, axe, bow and arrow, catapult or Iron Man suit because God was looking after him. God gave Moses the words to say, gave Moses the help of his brother and gave Moses his staff (which he would later use for some amazing miracles)! Plus, God was going to be with Moses every step of the way!
God gives you everything that you need to follow him too. Telling your friends about Jesus might seem about as scary as going up against a pharaoh, but God is with you just like he was with Moses. With the Holy Spirit living inside you, God can even help you to say the right things. You don’t need to be super brainy to do what God wants you to do. You don’t need to know how to build a catapult or how to make an Iron Man suit – you just need to trust in God.
Don’t Need a Catapult! says Jacob Adams
Read the comment to the left about how God gives us everything we need
What Did Moses Take?
Put a tick next to things that Moses took with him to Egypt. Put a cross next to things he didn’t take.
Moses Helps His People God Doing Things Differently
Check out your Bible –Exodus 2:11-12; 3:7-14
Bumper Bible Breakdown
Did you know the Bible isn’t one big book? It’s actually 66 books put together to tell one big story of God’s great love. Join us as we look at each Bible book and discover why God made the world, what went wrong and how in the end God saved the world through his son, Jesus.
The Fall of Israel
The Kingdom of Israel continued to have wicked rulers. The kings that came from Ahab’s family were so evil that God sent a man called Jehu to get rid of them.
Then Jehu became king but even he didn’t follow God! A pattern was emerging – none of the kings were interested in doing what God wanted.
After Jehu died, there was Jehoahaz, Jehoash and Jeroboam II. Take a deep breath, because after Jeroboam II, there were even more dreadful kings! There was Zechariah, Shallum (take another deep breath), Menahem, Pekahiah and … drum roll, please … Pekah! All of these kings – all eight of them – were evil!
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Finally there was Hoshea, the last king of Israel. Israel had been warned plenty of times that they needed to follow God, but they didn’t listen. So God let a nation called Assyria invade the entire land. Samaria, the capital of Israel, was captured and the Israelites were scattered.
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The Paralympics are nearly here! i have my flag ready to wave and support all the athletes. See if you can spot this version of me on another PAGE IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE.
30 August
Joshua Toby – age 12
Optical illusions use colour, light or patterns to confuse our brains – that means the illusions look different to what is actually there.
There are different ways to look at this image. When you first look at it, you’ll probably see a fancy glass. However, if you focus on the sides of the glass you’ll also see the outlines of two people’s faces!
What kind of horse is good at swimming? A seahorse!
Crossword Clues
by Neil Locker
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3 Naughty. 5 Monarch’s chair. 6 Cooling device or a football supporter, for example. 7 Informal language or jargon. 8 Of the countryside. 11 Road-surfacing material. 12 Crossword, for example. 13 Fish eggs. down:
Crossword Clues
1 Slender or slim. 2 Green plant which grows upon trees or stones. 3 Second letter of Greek alphabet. 4 Peril. 6 Old MacDonald in the nursery rhyme, for example. 9 When fruit is ready to eat. 10 Idle. 11 Fee for road bridge or sound of a bell.
Answers on Page 2
Why did the fish stop lifting weights? It pulled a mussel! Haha,haha,haha! Hoho,haha,hehe! Hoho,hoho! Hehe,hehe! Who won the vegetable race? The runner bean!
Insert the 12 letters given below into the grid so that the same four words read both across and down
K K E K
Why can’t skeletons lift weights?
Haha, hahaha, ha! Hoho, hoho!
Because they’re all bones and no muscles!
by Neil Locker
Ho ho, ha ha, he he! He he, he he!
Identify the mystery item in the magnifying glass
PARALYMPICS WORDSEARCH
L I T N A T I M U S Q L
D G X I E H P L O D A J
E N W B S C D S T U R H
B O Y O Z H B F R G N C
R J P N L K I I H A O E
U R T V W A T Y R S L R
N U Y Z B T S I A B D F
N E J P A V E S K M G A
E L W O S R T C E D A R
R F N L R K J I G N F Z
Q Y S E S N O H P L A E
E T F O R K C O C W T V
How do fireflies start a race?
On your marks. Get set. Glow!
Why were the swimming elephants thrown out of the race?
Because they couldn’t keep their trunks up!
Why did the spotted cat get disqualified from the race? It was a cheetah!
Find the names of the Paralympians listed below in capital letters in the grid
FLEUR JONG SUMIT ANTIL
VANESSA LOW EZRA FRECH
Catherine DEBRUNNER
Timothee ADOLPHE
Hannah COCKROFT
Daiki ISHIYAMA Petrucio FERREIRA LAURITTA ONYE
Noemi ALPHONSE
Hollie ARNOLD
I am a former British Paralympian swimmer.
At age 13, I was the youngest British team member at the 2008 Paralympics.
When I was 14 years old, I became the youngest person to be appointed Member of the British Empire (MBE).
I’ve won five gold, one silver and two bronze Paralympic medals. I’ve participated in TV shows including Strictly Come Dancing, Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway and The Crystal Maze. Can you guess who I am?
Competition
magine that you’re at a funfair. You’ve been on a Ferris wheel, driven a dodgem and gone down a helter-skelter. Now it’s time to get some delicious cotton candy (which is the name for candy floss in the USA). You wait patiently as your cotton candy is spun around a cone. It smells so good your tummy starts to rumble. However, when you’re handed the cotton candy, you notice something very odd … it’s actually a cuddly toy! That might sound ridiculous, but Cotton Candykins are cuddly toys that actually look like cotton candy! Each Cotton Candykins comes in packaging with a cotton candy cone sticking out of the top. When you spin the cone and unwrap the plushie’s tail, a cotton candy cuddly toy is revealed! If you sniff your Cotton Candykins, you’ll notice that it smells like cotton candy too!
For your opportunity to win your own Cotton Candykins, answer the question below and email your full name, age, address and answer to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk
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NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL COLOURING
More than a million people will be taking to the streets for the Notting Hill Carnival (25–26 August)! Not only is the Notting Hill Carnival one of the largest carnivals in the world, it’s also a brilliant celebration of Caribbean culture! There’ll be lots of live music, parades and delicious food to enjoy. To join in with the celebrations, why not add a splash of colour to the design below? If you’d like to share your artwork with other readers, email your colouring to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk. Make sure you write ‘Notting Hill Carnival Colouring’ in the subject box and give us your full name, age and address. Alternatively you can post your colouring to: Your Space, Kids Alive! 1 Champion Park, London SE5 8FJ. One last reminder, if you’re sending by post remember to fill 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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Faith In Action
With the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games starting soon (check out page 3 to find out more), we thought that it would be a fab idea to learn about Paralympians, old and new, who are Christians!
Karé Adenegan
Karé is a British wheelchair racer. She won silver and bronze medals at the Rio and Tokyo Paralympic Games!
Karé has cerebral palsy, which affects her muscles and makes it harder to move. In 2012, Karé sat down to watch the Paralympics on her television. She watched as an athlete called Hannah Cockroft won a gold medal. Karé realised that she could be an athlete, just like Hannah! Four years later, Karé took part in her first Paralympic Games!
It’s All About Jesus!
Karé isn’t just a brilliant athlete – she’s also a Christian. She knows that it’s easy to use sport to make yourself look brilliant, but Karé believes that sport is actually about showing how brilliant God is! She uses her sport as an opportunity to tell lots of people about Jesus.
If you’d like to see Karé in action, then check out the T34 100m and 800m at this year’s Paralympic Games!
Neil Louw
Neil is a sprinter from South Africa. Although he’s retired now, he won bronze and silver medals at the Barcelona and Atlanta Paralympic Games.
On 26 December 1984, Neil went out on a boat with his brother and a friend. A terrible accident happened and Neil lost one of his arms! For the next few months Neil was in a lot of pain and that made life really hard. However, Neil also realised how much God loved him. He knew that God had a plan for him.
Sydney Games
Neil went on to become a superb sprinter, winning lots of silver and bronze medals. At the Paralympic Games in Sydney, he hoped to take home the best medal he could get – gold. However, Neil was injured in the race! At first, he was gutted. Then he realised that he could use his injury as a way of telling his teammates about Jesus.
Now, 24 years later, Neil works to support other athletes with disabilities, encouraging them to tell their teammates about Jesus.
Stef Reid
Stef is a retired Canadian and British long jumper. She’s a five-time world record holder and won a silver medal at the London 2012 Paralympics.
When Stef was just 15 years old, a terrible injury caused Stef to lose her right foot! Stef grew up in a Christian family but she’d never paid much attention to God. However, as Stef was in the ambulance taking her to hospital, she realised how important it was to follow God. Stef even remembers praying to God and saying, ‘God, save me!’
‘God, Let Me Win!’
When Stef went to university, she got really into athletics! She realised that with the help of her prosthetic leg she was a magnificent long jumper.
At first, Stef cared more about winning competitions than anything else. She would pray, ‘God, let me win!’ Then Stef realised that winning at sport wasn’t the most important thing. The most important thing was showing everyone how fantastic God is.
Your Turn!
We hope that you’ve been as blown away by Karé, Neil and Stef’s stories as we were! Just like God is the most important part of their lives, God should be the most important part of your life too! So…
...Talk to God! It doesn’t matter where you are or what you’re doing – pray to him!
...Whenever something goes well, thank God! He gave you all of the gifts that you have.
...When things don’t go well, have faith that God is in control! Tell your friends about Jesus!
Just like Karé, Neil and Stef, put your faith into action!
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Favourite food? Poppadoms.
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Favourite bit of Kids Alive!?
Giggle in the Middle.
Favourite Bible story and why?
The birth of Samuel the prophet, because it shows God listens and will give to those with pure hearts.
Favourite TV programme? Pokémon anime.
What do you want to be when you’re older? Geography teacher and author.
Pets? None.
Hobbies? Reading, writing, gaming and building Lego.
Tell us a joke. What did the tree say when it won a prize? ‘I just woodn’t believe it!’
What special skill or talent do you have? I am good at organising my collections.
Tell us something interesting about yourself. I have poor muscle co-ordination, meaning muscles in my legs don’t always listen to my brain. I also have hypermobility.
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Cool Colourings
This excellent Women’s FA Cup Final Colouring was sent in by Amelia, aged 8. Amelia’s designed a very stylish footballer. We particularly like that she’s got pink and green hair!
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Love Your Pet Day Colouring from Sara, aged 11. All of the animals look so adorable, Sara!
Felicity, aged 6, sent in this topnotch T20 World Cup Colouring. We love all the extra details that Felicity’s added, such as the Sun in the background. Well done, Felicity!
Wonderful Water Lilies
Budding artists at Maidstone Salvation Army’s toddlers group created this wonderful water lilies display! They were inspired by the work of an amazing artist called Claude Monet.
where have you been, pirate dick? to the annual pirate reunion, patch. did you?
cap’n pete suggested that we should stay connected with them by swapping phone numbers.
i didn’t. between you and me, i really want t0 keep the phone number I’ve already got!
It’s where we get to meet up with fellow pirates that we haven’t seen for a while.
