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Eritrea Holiday and Mural Bookmarks

Eritrea

If you have a map in your house that was made before the 1990s, Eritrea will not be on it. Eritrea became a separate country in the early 1990s. The people of Eritrea celebrate their Independence Day on May 24.

But independence does not mean religious freedom for many Eritrean Christians.

“As far as encouraging people to pray, I think Eritrea is [a country that needs prayer],” said a VOM worker.

Men, women, youth, and even young children have been arrested at Christian gatherings.

Pray for Eritrean Christians this week as they celebrate Independence Day.

Mural Bookmarks
Some churches in Eritrea are known for their murals depicting people from the Bible. Find patterns for mural bookmarks to use as prayer reminders here.


What Would You Do?

China
Studying God’s Word in China

A Chinese rice farmer, who was a new Christian, had a serious problem. Every day he pumped water by hand for his fields from an irrigation stream. It was very hard work.

Every night, his neighbors, who lived below him on a hillside, drained the water off the Christian farmer’s fields onto his own fields! He did not have to work hard and pump water by hand for his fields.

The Christian farmer went to some of his Christian friends and asked for advice. They prayed together and asked God for guidance. What do you think the farmer decided to do? What would you have done?

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Bible Translation in Sudan

South Sudan

William is a Christian in South Sudan. Sudan and South Sudan used to be one country, but South Sudan became an independent country in 2011. Now they are two separate counties.

William, a Bible translator, used to live in Sudan. He is working to translate the Bible into the language of a tribe in the Nuba Mountains. The tribe has never had a Bible in their language. William is one of the only people in the world who knows their language well enough to do the translation.

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Countries and Bible Facts Puzzle

Instructions: Print the puzzle below, and use the clues to help you solve the puzzle. Some of the answers can be found in the Countries section of this website, on a world map, or in the Bible.

Crossword

Across
1. A Muslim country north of Indonesia; starts with “M.”
2. The Bible book after Psalms.
4. David’s good friend. (1 Samuel 18:3)
5. Paul’s helper in Antioch. (Acts 11:25–26)
7. The capital of Tajikistan; starts with “D.”
8. The Bible book after Ezra; man who rebuilt Jerusalem’s walls.
10. The capital of Uzbekistan; starts with “T.”
11. An African country east of Sudan; starts with “E.”
13. Shadrach and Meshach’s friend. (Daniel 3:16)

Down
1. East is to the right of west on a ___.
3. Jesus is the ___ of God.
4. Bible book before Psalms.
6. What Jesus helped blind men do. (John 9:25)
7. The king put Daniel in a ___ of lions. (Daniel 6:16)
9. The king had Daniel’s friends thrown into a very ___ fire. (Daniel 3:22)
10. Joshua’s spies told Rahab to ___ a scarlet thread in the window. (Joshua 2:18)
12. The events in the Bible happened a long time ___.

Crossword Answers

Across
1. Malaysia
2. Proverbs
3. Jonathan
5. Barnabus
7. Dushanbe
8. Nehemiah
10. Tashkent
11. Ethiopia
13. Abednego

Down
1. Map
3. Son
4. Job
6. See
7. Den
9. Hot
10. Tie
12. Ago


Refusing to Bow (A Skit for Younger Children)

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

For younger children, the teacher may read all the parts, and the children can act out the parts as they are read.

Characters
5 narrators
Nebuchadnezzar
Shadrach
Meshach
Abednego

Narrator #1: Nebuchadnezzar was a king who set up a huge statue. When music played, all the citizens were supposed to bow down and worship the statue. Anyone who refused to bow would be thrown into a blazing hot furnace.

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