Kids-in-Action Stories
Saving Lives in Kenya
The Primary and Junior Sabbath school classes of Omak Seventh-day Adventist Church in Omak, Washington collected money in a jar for ADRA. By October they had raised $65. The children wanted the money to go to Kenya. When they looked in ADRA's Really Useful Gift Catalog for 2006 they decided to support the project Lifesaving Medical Equipment for a clinic in Kenya. This project was listed at $1,000. The adult leaders suggested that the children choose something more in-line with the money they had already raised. However, the children were excited and determined to raise the $1,000. One child suggested that we ask the entire church to help us reach our goal. Each week in November and December our kids collected an ADRA offering before the children's story was presented in church. They surpassed their goal. We are sending $1,012. Oh for the faith of a little child!
Helping Inner Mongolia
Ewing Adventist Jr. Academy is a small country school in Arkansas. Each year a kind lady gives the students $20 for Christmas spending money. When given, the money is divided into a 10-dollar bill, a 5-dollar bill and 5 one-dollar bills. We always talk about stewardship. This year I read the first part of your letter regarding the need for sheep and goats in Inner Mongolia to the students. I told them that if we each gave $1 we could buy a goat or sheep for one family. There were 4 sick that day so exactly 25 kids were at school. I passed around a pie plate, some gave $2 and some gave none. We had exactly $25! We were very excited. Then some of the children started handing me their fives and more ones until in about 30 seconds we had enough for 2 goats. Then a few starting handing me their tens. I argued with them. They needed the money to buy presents for others. They insisted they wanted to give their money to help others. When we counted it all, the students had given $109--more than enough for 2 goats and 2 sheep!
Amy Clark, principal