30 Hour Famine 2012UMC

Mardi gras is French for Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras season", and "Carnival season", in English, refer to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after Epiphany and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday. Carnival is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February. Carnival typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party. People often dress up or masquerade during the celebrations, which mark an overturning of daily life. --------- 30 Hour Famine is, at heart, a fast. Fasting is abstaining from eating food in order to focus your thoughts, prayers and efforts on things most important to God. Fasting for 30 hours also gives teens an appreciation of what real hunger feels like, teens who don’t stop eating for 30 seconds! Starting at noon on Friday, February 24th, the kids will drink only juice and water while studying the bible and serving in their community. They will break their fast on Saturday, February 25th at 6pm. To support their fast, teens will collect donations from their community that will go directly to combatting the threat of world hunger. But how? World Vision has a plan World Vision is a Christian relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty. They operate in nearly 100 countries around the world, partnering with communities to find lasting ways of improving the lives of children and their families while providing international disaster relief. 87 cents of every dollar donated go directly to emergency relief and community programs (the rest goes to fundraising and management). ===================================================== 1 protect the harvest:Introduced by Tribe Bolivia Matthew 14:19-21 (NIV) And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children. Mat 14:19 於是吩咐眾人坐在草地上，就拿著這五個餅，兩條魚，望著天祝福，擘開餅，遞給門徒，門徒又遞給眾人。 Mat 14:20 他們都吃，並且吃飽了；把剩下的零碎收拾起來，裝滿了十二個籃子。 Mat 14:21 吃的人，除了婦女孩子，約有五千。 Discussion questions for Matthew 14:19-21 1) How do you think God feels about the hungry? 2) How does this passage relate to the game we just played? 3) What does this passage say about how God can use us to help care for his children who are hungry? ===================================================== 2 deadliest predator:Introduced by Tribe Zambia Matthew 25:36 (NIV) “I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” Mat 25:36 我赤身露體，你們給我穿；我病了、你們看顧我；我在監裡，你們來看我。』 Discussion questions for Matthew 25:36 1) Have you ever been really sick or in need and had someone let you down? Or have you experienced the opposite and had someone care for you when you were hurting? How did it feel? 2) What do you think this passage means? 3) Why is helping someone who is sick or in need so important? ================================================ 3 water source:Introduced by Tribe Kenya John 4:13-14 (NIV) Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” Joh 4:13 耶穌回答說：「凡喝這水的還要再渴； Joh 4:14 人若喝我所賜的水就永遠不渴。我所賜的水要在他裡頭成為泉源，直湧到永生。」 Discussion questions for John 4:13-14 1) How did it feel being responsible for bringing water back for your tribe? How do you think you’d feel as a mother trying to carry enough water for her family? 2) What do you think this Scripture passage means? 3) How does it relate to the game we just played? ================================================= 4 flood:Introduced by Tribe Bangladesh Deuteronomy 31:8 (NIV) “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Deu 31:8 耶和華必在你前面行；他必與你同在，必不撇下你，也不丟棄你。不要懼怕，也不要驚惶。」 Discussion questions for Deuteronomy 31:8 1) Have you ever been afraid during a storm or another time of crisis? How did it feel to be uncertain of what would happen? 2) How could this passage provide comfort in a time of need? 3) How does it relate to the game we just played? ============================================ 5 food drop:Introduced by Tribe Afghanistan Luke 6:20-21 (NIV) Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.” Luk 6:20 耶穌舉目看著門徒，說：你們貧窮的人有福了！因為神的國是你們的。 Luk 6:21 你們飢餓的人有福了！因為你們將要飽足。你們哀哭的人有福了！因為你們將要喜笑。 Discussion questions for Luke 6:20-21 1) What does this passage mean to you? 2) Have you learned more than you thought you would today? Does anything in particular stand out? 3) How will what you’ve learned through this experience have a continuing impact on your life? ============================================ 30 Hour Famine. Students around the world loving God and fighting hunger. The 30 Hour Famine is powered by World Vision, a leading Christian ministry serving people in need in nearly 100 countries. Every year, students around the world unite through the Famine to help feed hungry children—and to help families overcome poverty and injustice. World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. For free online TRIBE resources, go to www.30hourfamine.org/ TRIBE.