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MR
CHRISTOPHER: Hey gang! Welcome to this
special edition of Kids On Mission. I’m
here at the International Mission Board in Richmond,
Virginia. Behind me is an exhibit dedicated to
a very special lady. I’m sure you’ve
heard of her; Lottie Moon. She’s the missionary
for whom the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is
named.Lottie Moon served as a Southern Baptist
missionary to China from 1873 to 1912. As you
can tell from these pictures, life wasn’t
very easy during those days.Lottie Moon faced
all kinds of challenges: sickness, hunger, poverty,
hostility, and even war, just to share the love
of Jesus with the Chinese people.In 1912, during
a time when many people in China were facing starvation,
Lottie Moon gave all of her food to the people
around her, so that they could live. In the end,
she gave her own life so that the Chinese people
might know the love of Jesus. Now, you may think
that a story like that happened only in the ‘old
days.’ But actually, your Southern Baptist
missionaries face some of the same challenges
Lottie Moon faced each and every day. And that’s
what this special edition of Kids On Mission is
all about. We’re here to learn about some
very special missionaries who faced some of these
same challenges in a place called Yemen.
MR
CHRISTOPHER: As you can see, our missionaries
in Yemen had to face a lot of the same hardships
Lottie Moon had to face: sickness, hunger, poverty,
even hostility . . . But they faced each of these
challenges with the same courage and resolve that
Lottie Moon faced them. Their faith in God and
their obedience to His calling helped them continue
to give of themselves so that others would know
Christ’s love. And just as Lottie Moon died,
giving herself so that others might know Jesus,
so some of our missionaries in Yemen died, giving
themselves to the Yemeni people.An angry, confused
man entered the Jibla Baptist Hospital with a
gun, and before anyone could stop him he had killed
three of our missionaries: Martha Myers, William
Koehn, and Kathleen Gariety. Another missionary
at the hospital, Donald Caswell, was wounded;
but he’s recovering. It was a great tragedy,
and many people, both here in the United States
and in Yemen are very sad. I know you’d
like to help. So here’s something you can
do, right now. Would you have a special prayer
for this situation? Here’s how you can pray:
-First of all, thank God for these missionaries
and their special ministry through the Jibla Baptist
Hospital. - Pray that their families, friends,
and other missionaries would find comfort and
healing as they grieve.- Pray that the hospital
would continue to be used by God to share His
love and compassion with the people of Yemen.-
And finally pray that this circumstance, as tragic
and terrible as it is, will be used by God to
share His love and grace with the Yemeni people.Thanks
for doing that. You know, our missionaries really
do feel your prayers and support. You can and
do make a difference in their lives. How exciting
it is to know that when you follow Jesus Christ,
you can make a big difference all around our world!
Thanks for joining us for this special edition
of Kids On Mission. We’ll see you next time.
Donald Caswell
William Koehn
Kathleen Gariety
Martha Myers
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