Healing Creation
“Francis of Assisi taught me that there is a wound in the Creation and that the greatest use we could make of our lives was to ask to be made the healer of it. ”
Alan Paton
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The story is told of a lady who was rather old-fashioned, always quite delicate and elegant, especially in her language. She and her husband were planning a week’s vacation in Florida, so she wrote to a particular campground asking for a reservation.
She wanted to make sure the campground was fully equipped, but didn’t quite know how to ask about …
Church History Scavenger Hunt
Materials
None
Preparation
Make a list of items that can be found in and around your church.
Scavenger Hunt Objective
Teens will search the church facilities to find the information on the list.
Example items
1. The year the church was built [on the cornerstone]
2. Number of rooms in the church building
3. Number of stairs leading to the …
Baby Rules
A person who is “born again” starts a new life similar to that of a newborn infant. Seven rules that promote good health in babies can be adapted and applied to a Christian’s spiritual growth.
1. Daily Food.
Take in the “pure milk of the word” through study and meditation.
2. Fresh Air.
Pray often or you will faint. Prayer …
Teacher Scavenger Hunt
Materials
You don’t need a list of people to find, but if you want to make it easier for youth, give them a list
Scavenger Hunt Objective
Find the Teachers, counselors, or church members
How to Play
1. All the teachers are assigned a point value. Including negative numbers! Make them crazy numbers and they can be randomly assigned. You …
Where’s Waldo Photo Scavenger Hunt
Materials
1. handheld camcorder / video camera for each team
or
2. Digital or traditional 35mm camera for each team
Scavenger Hunt Objective
This is merely a photo scavenger hunt with a special title and a couple of items related to the popular “Where’s Waldo” books. Another key factor is that the entire group must be seen in each picture. …
Bumper Stickers
* Cover me. I’m changing lanes.
* I brake for no apparent reason.
* Forget about World Peace…Visualize using your turn signal.
* He who laughs last thinks slowest.
* Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
* Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
* Time is what keeps everything from happening at once.
* …
Simple and Sincere
There are many people who are sincere without being simple: they are ever afraid of being seen for what they are not; they are always musing over their words and thoughts and thinking about what they have done, in fear of having done or said too much. These people are sincere, but they are not simple: they are not at
Great and Noble Tasks
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty and joy to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. For the world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of tiny pushes of each honest worker.
Helen Keller
Bible Scene Scavenger Hunt
Materials
1. handheld camcorder / video camera for each team
or
2. Digital or traditional 35mm camera for each team
Scavenger Hunt Objective
Youth must go to church members homes and video tape those church members acting out Bible scenes on their front yards.
The List
Make a list of Bible scenes and allow them to do each scene at …