Kids of Courage

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Bold Believers Among China’s Uygurs includes stories, history, culture facts, and activities that help children understand the daily lives of the Uygur people, who live mainly in northwest China. The 52-page book is available free from the Downloads section of this site. A Christian in prison in Iran is asking for prayer for his son. The father, Ali, was arrested for his participation in a house church. He is being kept in a prison separate from other Christians who were also arrested. He says other prisoners often insult him because of his faith in Christ.Being in prison is difficult, but Ali has another problem: his son was expelled from school because Ali was arrested. Worrying about his family has overwhelmed Ali at times. But he says he is learning to turn to God in these moments. He trusts that both his life and his family’s lives are in God’s hands.He told a VOM partner that he is thankful for all the Christians around the world who are standing alongside him as he endures this situation. Pray for Ali in prison, and pray for his family outside the prison as they deal with challenges without their husband and father.(Source: icommittopray) The character of Santa Claus was based on a real man named Nicholas. But Nicholas did not wear a red suit and fly with reindeer. Learn more about Nicholas in Nicholas: God’s Courageous Gift-Giver, a book in The Voice of the Martyrs’ Courageous Series for kids, available at vombooks.com. The book tells more stories about Nicholas, who was later imprisoned for following Christ. The story below comes from the book.A long time ago, about 200 years after the birth of Jesus, a little boy was born to wealthy parents in a land called Lycia. “Let’s name him Nicholas,” they agreed and loved him with all their hearts.But when Nicholas was still very young, his parents died and left him all of their money. “I will use this to help the poor,” Nicholas decided and so began his life of giving to those in need.It wasn’t long until he heard of a father with three daughters who were old enough to get married, but the father did not have enough money to find them good husbands. “What shall I do?” cried the father. “I am such a terrible father, unable to arrange proper marriages for my girls!” Left with no other choice, he made plans to send his daughters away to live in the streets.Nicholas heard about this poor father’s trouble. “How can I help him?” Nicholas wondered.So three nights in a row, while the town was fast asleep, young Nicholas climbed up the side of the poor man’s house and threw a bag of gold into the daughters’ room. Each night when the bag of gold hit the floor, it made a terrible noise, “THUNK-CHINK!”Every night this noise would wake up the father and his daughters, until on the third night, the father stayed awake to meet this secret giver. As soon as the father heard the “THUNK-CHINK!” he grabbed the mysterious person and discovered he was just a young man.“You cannot tell anyone what I have done for you,” pleaded Nicholas. The father promised he would never say a word. He sang for joy that Nicholas had saved his daughters from life on the streets and now he could find them good husbands. Greeting card made by a 10-year-old VOM volunteerTo send greetings to a Christian prisoner in another country, visit prisoneralert.com. Click on the name of a prisoner, then on “Write a Letter.” Follow the instructions to complete the process. Or, to send your own greeting, continue the process until you get to the step in which a prisoner’s address is shown. Then instead of finishing the process and printing the letter, use the address provided to mail a greeting. (Find more instructions here.) Go to a post office to ask how much postage you will need to mail the letter.Or, fold a piece of colored paper in half. Draw around a cookie cutter to make a picture on the front of the card. Write a message on the inside, or print a message in the prisoner’s language from prisoneralert.com to attach to the card. (To find a message in the prisoner’s language, click on the name of a prisoner, then on “Write a Letter.” Use the instructions above to find the prisoner’s address.) (Source: VOM-Australia. Photo: A family in Pakistan)How do you celebrate Christmas?Did you go to church? Decorate your house? Eat special food? Exchange gifts with family members?That’s how Javed, a Christian in Pakistan, enjoyed the occasion. But he wasn’t always able to celebrate Christmas in special ways.Like many Christians in Pakistan, he started working at a young age to help support his family. Christians in his country often do not have the opportunity to get a good education or job. Family members of all ages have to work sometimes. Javed was 6 years old when he went to work and live at a brick kiln. He was forced to work to pay off the debt of a relative he didn’t even know.Click here to learn more about the tasks of a brick kiln worker.The brick kiln bosses forced his family to work on Sundays, so they were not able to go to church. They could go to church on Christmas, but only if they left one family member behind to prevent the family from trying to escape their harsh jobs and lives.When Javed made a mistake on the job, he was fined, and the loan debt was raised. He would never be able to finish paying off the debt, no matter how hard he worked. But thanks to God and kind Christians, Javed was freed from the brick kiln when someone paid off his family’s debt. He is now an adult, free to attend church, celebrate Christmas, and have a somewhat better job.But his struggles are not over. His wife died of an illness because they couldn’t afford medical treatment. Javed does his best to take care of their four children, and he is thankful to be able to go to church and celebrate special occasions with them.Pray for Christians in Pakistan who work in the brick kilns.Learn more about Christians in Pakistan in Bold Believers in Pakistan, available in the Downloads section.Watch a video about Pakistani Christians here. (Parents and teachers: Please preview the video before showing it to younger children, and if children view it, stop the video at the end before additional videos appear that you have not previewed.) Would you like to give the child of a persecuted Christian a Christmas present this year?Each year, The Voice of the Martyrs works through its global network to reach the children of persecuted Christians with a special Christmas Care Pack. The contents fit the needs of the children in each region. They include school supplies, clothing, hygiene items, and a toy. And every pack comes with a full-color, illustrated children’s Bible in the child’s language. For most of these children, it is the first Bible they have ever received!To find out how to order a Christmas Care Pack, visit ChristmasCare.com, or call 800-747-0085.Kids all over the United States and the world are participating in projects to help persecuted Christians and to raise awareness about persecution. What can your kids do?Are you looking for a topic for a school report or academic fair project? The free Bold Believers activity books in the Downloads section of this site provide information about many unique subjects. 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