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February Missionaries

This month in GAs (February 2010)
Witnessing At The Winter Olympics Unit Overview—
Get your parka and boots ready. Grab your hat and gloves! We’re headed to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. This month, GAs will learn how missionaries such as Alan and Margaret Au will minister to people from different countries who will attend this two-week event.

Missionary Profiles — Alan Au is one man with many different roles. First, he is the husband of Margaret, whom he describes as a good wife and assistant. “Margaret is gifted in evangelism,” Alan says. “She makes me feel like I don’t have to worry about what is going on at home.” Alan’s second role is that of father. Margaret and Alan have one son, Timothy, who is grown and married. The Aus are excited about their new role as grandparents, too. Third, Alan is the city coordinator for Vancouver Focus, an initiative that plants new churches in Vancouver. Fourth, Alan is moderator for the West Coast Baptist Association. In this role, he does administrative work and facilitates activities that help established churches start new churches. Fifth, Alan moderates and leads Surrey Chinese Baptist Church, an ethnic church they helped plant 24 years ago. Margaret works with the church’s missions, music, and women’s ministries. A sixth role for Alan—important for this unit—is serving as board member of “More Than Gold”— a team of missionaries, pastors, and other Christians who have been preparing to share God’s love with visitors to the Olympic Games. Alan Au is a busy man with many roles, but he has only one goal: to reach people of all nations and cultures for Christ.

Visit www.gapassport.com for additional learning activities related to this month’s unit.

Unit Scripture Verse:
“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Acts 2:21 (NIrV

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January 2010

First Hurst volunteers walk with Songhai villagers in Niger, West Africa.
Many Songhai children are sick. They don’t get the medicine they need to protect them from diseases. First Baptist Church in Hurst, Texas, wanted to help the Songhai children. So they planned a short-term missions trip to give vaccinations (shots) to the Songhai children. Their goal was to vaccinate 7,000 children.
It took a lot of hard work to prepare for the trip. First, the team had to get permission to hold the clinic. Then, they had to raise the money to pay for the vaccine and the other supplies. They had to buy needles, alcohol swabs, bandages, hand-sanitizer, gloves, and containers to store used needles. They also got coloring sheets, colored pencils, and lollipops to give to the Songhai children. About three days before the trip, the team met at the church to pack. By the time they got all the supplies in their suitcases, there was barely any room left for clothes!
When the team arrived in Niger, they met the missionaries who lived there. The missionaries told them what to expect. The missionaries encouraged the team and prayed for them.
Finally, the day arrived for the first clinic. There were over 300 people waiting in line when the team got to the first village! The team set up tables and began to give the vaccinations. People kept coming all day. Some people had walked for six hours to reach the clinic.
The workers prayed for each child who was vaccinated. They prayed for the vaccine to work, for the child to be well, and for the child to know that Jesus loves him or her. When they had free time, the workers shared Bible stories and sang with the children.
Preparing for the clinic was hard work, but it was worth it! The vaccinations would help the Songhai children to stay healthy. And the Songhai children had learned that Jesus loves them! Their missions trip had been a big success!