1. LEARN using the five senses:

• SEE:
  • Missionary literature
  • Mission Scriptures
  • Pictures/ photos
  • Videos

• HEAR:
  • Cultural music
  • Music with a missions message
  • Missionary stories

• SMELL/TASTE:
  • Snacks
  • Meals
  • Unusual fruits/vegetables

• TOUCH:
  • World map and globe
  • Cultural objects
  • Money from another country

2. PRAY for missionaries and needs:

• Invite missionary speakers
• Read prayer letters
• Distribute prayer cards
• Make a prayer cube
• Read missionary magazine articles

3. GIVE to help missionaries and needs:

• Missionary projects
• Adopt a missionary
• Give encouragement by making cards
• Give time

4. GO on a mission trip:

• Overseas
• Local missions
• Short-term trip for families

5. Other ideas:

• Create a missionary bulletin board
• Decorate a room to represent a country
• Send birthday cards to missionary kids
• Celebrate cultural holidays
• Explore mission websites for kids
• Teach them to tell their friends about Jesus
• Ask visiting missionaries questions

FREE Download: Teaching Missions Ideas Starter Kit (pdf)

created by Jason Campbell, 2009