This is a fun week for celebrating world culture with your family. Sunday, Feb. 14 is the Chinese New Year. This holiday lasts for 15 days and culminates with the Lantern Festival on the last day. This week is also the continuation of the Vancouver Olympics, which started on Friday with the opening ceremony. The Olympics will run for about 2 weeks and are a great way to share quality family time as well as education about our world and the peace that unites us.
Ministry Note:
Use this week’s events to increase your family’s awareness of global culture. For Chinese New Year, go to the library and check out some children’s books about China and Chineses culture to read to your kids. On Feb. 28th, you could celebrate the Lantern Festival by having a party with a special dinner. Afterward print out these pictures and color them and put them together (http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/chinese-lantern-coloring-page/). Then go to the darkest place in the house and light the lanterns up with flashlights. Use the time also to also talk about how Jesus is the light: he gives us warmth by showing us how to love others and he uses His light to show us the way. You could even have a scavanger hunt with familiar objects around the house with the lights off, using only the flashlight to find them. You could also use this passage in John 8:12 and this prayer.
12When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Prayer:
Lord God, we thank you for your tangible light, the Sun, which is daily reminder of your love. We are thankful for your warmth as we show others your love. Give us light to show us what to do and how to do it. Let us shine so that we can be a light to others, giving thanks and praise to you. Amen.
Enjoy!
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