In the previous post I talked about how my husband and I helped with a summer missions class for the grade-school kids in our church. It was great fun to help plan activities and crafts for each week…the kids enjoyed it so much and learned a lot! Go here to read more.
For the week that we featured mission aviation, we talked about current Mission Aviation Fellowship missionaries that our church supports in Africa. My husband did a presentation using pictures from that missionary family, as well as pictures that he took on a mission trip to Brazil. The kids loved seeing pictures of airplanes and the runways where they land. They learned why airplanes fly and who they help. If you want more information on mission aviation pilots, you can look here.
During craft time, we used the kid’s activity book that MAF has on their website. You can download it here. Kids can pick from mazes, word finds, decoding, or just color in some of the airplanes. We had ages from kindergarten to fifth grade and everyone was able to find something to do. If you want some more activities and coloring pages, you can find them here.
The missionary from the past that we talked about was Betty Greene, the first pilot that flew the first MAF flight. She was able to transport two Wycliffe missionaries that needed to reach Mexico. You can read about her here.
Of course, we finished out the time by praying and singing our song, Be a Missionary Everyday. 🙂
