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2022 – 2023 Children’s Missions Certificate Award

A Certificate of Achievement will be presented to each church whose children
complete the basic level of achievement:

REQUIREMENTS

  1. read or listen to missions stories in children’s church or Sunday School.
    (recommend teachers use visuals, dramas or other fun methods with the story)

    • 2 or more children’s missionary reading books
  2. memorize (2) mission related scriptures:
    • “I am the WAY and the TRUTH and the LIFE. No one comes to the Father except through me.” — John 14:6 NIV
    • “Then HE said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” — Matthew 9:37-38 NIV

2022 – 2023 Children’s Missions Star Award

NMI Children's Missions Star Award TrophyThis is the highest level of achievement presented at the Indianapolis District NMI Convention

A beautiful 13” trophy will be presented at the Indianapolis NMI District Convention to each church whose children complete the highest level of achievement:

REQUIREMENTS

  1. read or listen to missions stories in children’s church or Sunday School.
    (recommend teachers use visuals, dramas or other fun methods)

    • 2 or more children’s missionary reading books
    • additional stories from other sources (Voice of the Maryrs, Alliance, CEF)
  2. memorize (2) mission related scriptures: (same as basic level)
  3. pray for mission fields and specific missionaries
    See Children’s Missionary Prayer Cards. Copies and instructions are available.
    See demonstration on district website indynmi.info

    • persecuted church (have available six different prayer cards for the eleven extremely persecuted countries)
    • Nazarene missionaries (children’s prayer cards for Gonzalez family available)
    • Nazarene ministries (Jesus Film; Bible Colleges, hospitals, etc) (prayer cards and lessons will be available in the future)
  4. give mission offering:
    • Wheels for Missions children’s project
  5. Hear a missionary speaker/view their display:
    • at district assembly (a missionary could possibly meet separately with children)
    • in a local church service
    • in children’s church (most missionaries or the wife will come to children’s church 5-10 minutes before the morning worship service. They will sometimes bring interesting objects, etc for the children to see. Dan Duke has an outstanding children’s presentation)

Training sessions are planned to demonstrate fun teaching methods and how to easily prepare visuals, dramas, etc easily. Copies of mission prayers on a child’s level are available. Contact Kay Swesey, district children’s missions director (317) 501-7122 if you have questions about requirements or need help in finding materials.