Glimpses for Kids
From SPARK
One-sentence summary
On-line Christian biographies written for children.
Description
There is a colorful four-page pamphlet for each month. They are about Christian history and its heroes. The time period includes the early church up to recent events in Christian history. The pamphlets show children that God can use anyone to share the good news of Jesus.
Titles are:
- Amy Carmichael: A Helper to Trapped Kids.
- Eric Liddell: He Ran for More than Gold.
- Jim Elliott, No Fool.
- Gladys Aylward's Adventures in China.
- Samuel Morris: African Missionary to America.
- William Tyndale; He Was an Outlaw for God
- Fanny Crosby, the Blind Song Writer.
- George Mueller; the Houses that Prayer Built.
- Corrie Ten Boom; A Risk Worth Taking.
- Nate Saint; Fit to Fly... for God.
- Harriet Tubman: Freedom or Death.
- Augustine: From Troubled Youth to Famous Thinker.
- David Livingstone: Explorer, Missionary, Abolitionist.
- Martin Luther: Father of the Reformation.
- Squanto and the First Thanksgiving.
- Mary Slessor Part 1: The Worst Place on Earth.
- Mary Slessor Part 2: White Ma of Calabar.
- George W. Carver: Perseverance and Resourcefulness.
- Patrick From Slave to Missionary.
- Robert Raikes and How We Got Sunday School.
- Adoniram Judson, America's "First" Foreign Missionary.
- John Newton - God's Amazing Grace.
- Perpetua - Her Prison Became Her Palace.
- George Whitefield - From School Dropout to Open-Air Evangelist.
- Sojourner - Witness to the Truth.
- Richard Allen: Freedom Without Equality Is Not Freedom at All.
- C. S. Lewis: An Adventure in Faith.
- Ida Scudder: Reluctant Missionary.
- Mitsuo Fuchida Awakened a Sleeping Giant.
- Phillis Wheatley; a Slave No More.
- J. S. Bach; Soli Deo Gloria.
- John Calvin; Reluctant Reformer.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer; the Cost of Discipleship.
- John Bunyan; the Jailor's Story.
- John Wesley; Father of Methodism.
- Francis Asbury; Preacher on Horseback.
- Polycarp; Courage on Display.
- Rosa Parks and the Bus Ride that Changed America.
- William Carey; The Father of Modern Missions.
- Christmas Special Issue.
- Hudson Taylor; Fit to Serve.
- Mary McLeod Bethune; A Missionary to Her Own people.
- Easter; A Play for all Time.
- Charles Finney; Bold Revivalist with New Ideas.
- Mary Jones; "God Will Give Me a Bible."
- Menno Simons; Pioneering a Way of Peace.
- William Wilberforce Stopped a Big Evil.
- Lottie Moon: Southern Belle in China.
- Origen: The Stone that Sharpens Us All.
- Halloween.
- Richard Wurmbrand; the Voice of the Martyrs.
- William and Catherine Booth: God's Army.
Any of these pamphlets can be printed free from computers. Looking at them will help decide which ones are suitable for translation.
Considerations
- Questions for each pamphlet are available free on-line. These can be printed, translated, and used as reviews.
- On-line puzzles are also available. They were written for western children. They may not be culturally appropriate for all groups.
Limitations
Many of the biographies are about western missionaries or leaders. They may not be culturally appropriate for all groups.
Guidelines for Use
- On audio book or CD.
- In schools, Sunday schools, or churches.
- As radio programs.
Where to Obtain
Link to Producer or Source Organization
Cost
Current and back issues are available free in English, on-line.
Producer/Owners
Author/Artist/Producer
Christian History Institute
Current copyright owner
Christian History Institute
Other Information
If you are interested in translating this material For a minority language group, contact Christian History Institute. They will help you work out a Creative Commons License agreement.
Reviewed by
Vida, VMS
Date
Oct. 9, 2007
