Theme:
Imagine creative and fun ways to serve using your unique gifts!
Unleashing
Imagination
Children are spending more and more time in front of TVs,
iPads, computers, and video games. That doesn’t leave much room for kids to
dream up their own visual images—like the ones that fill their minds when they
hear a great story! Rather than passively receiving images, kids actively
engage in making images themselves when they hear a good story. Their
imaginations are enriched and stimulated, and the material becomes more
personal and memorable.
Adventures in Odyssey is all about great stories—and the
power of the imagination. The beloved audio dramas are heard on over 700 radio
stations, and AIO has recently expanded to books and devotionals—including The
Imagination Station series, a fast-growing line of early chapter readers. You
can check them out by downloading a FREE e-book
of Imagination Station #1: Voyage with
the Vikings!
This summer, Adventures in Odyssey encourages kids to
write their OWN stories, as they join in ACTS: A Call to Serve! AIO is
helping children use their imaginations to serve their family, community, and
world this summer—maybe by sending a care package to a missionary or baking
cookies for the local fire department. Check out www.whitsend.org/acts for details and a chance to win fabulous prizes,
including a mission trip with a parent to Costa Rica!
More important than prizes are the stories your child
will tell about the creative ways they served others, and how they grew as a
result. And what they come up with really might change the world!
A Creative
Story of Service
Fourteen-year-old Matthew, a dedicated Adventures in
Odyssey fan and natural tech whiz, was inspired by a trip to the Apple store to
create a smartphone app for his church. Since then, he has created 21 apps for different
ministries, including his local pregnancy resource center, Joni and Friends (an
international ministry for people with disabilities), and even an “Adventures
in Odyssey Fan News” app! Matthew used his God-given talents and imagination to
bless others through technology. Which of your
kid’s unique gifts are waiting to be unleashed for God’s use?
FREE e-book of Imagination Station #1, Voyage with the
Vikings: http://www.tyndale.com/blog/index.php/voyage-with-the-vikings/
An ACTS “Summer of Service” kit,
available for download here: http://www.tyndale.com/blog/index.php/acts-summer-of-service-kit/
To
celebrate the Summer of Service challenge, Tyndale has generously offered to
let me giveaway Adventures in Odyssey
Imagination Station books #1-3 to a lucky winner.
Enter
to Adventures in Odyssey Imagination Station books #1-3:
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