Molly's Adventures in Missions Book

Woman's Missionary Union has published a new book called, "Molly's Adventures inMissions" for preschoolers and children. In the book Molly learns whatchurch mission teams do when they go on their trips. In the back ofthe book is Molly to cut out, laminate, and send off with missionteams. They take pictures of Molly helping them on their mission tripand share their pictures when they come back. It's another way to helppreschoolers and children learn about missons. Books can be purchasedthrough WMU at www.WMUstore.com for $8.99.I think it would be GREAT if church librarians would buy the book toput in their library. Then send Molly off with their church missionteams. They could ask the teams to make some duplicate copies of theirpictures and with Molly too. Ask them to make a scrapbook of theirmission trip using Molly with stories and what is happening in thepictures. The scrapbooks could be put in the library to be sharedand/or be checked out by individuals like a regular book. The goal isthat lots of people of all ages can learn about their mission trips,there would be a record of their mission trip for future generations,and even parents could share the book at home with theirpreschooler/children to teach them about the church mission trips.Plus, Mission Friends, GAs, Ra's, Sunday School classses, and othergroups could use them in their classes. They could be introduced toMolly through her book, "Molly's Adventures in Missions. "

Follow Molly as she learns about church missions trips. Features a picture of Molly to be sent with church missions teams on their trips for pictures.

Librarians can do all sorts of great imaginary things with "Molly," in the display window, based on the published mission material! The stories can be enacted visually.Think of the joy of her--seeing the missionaries drill a well, of having clean water to drink--Can you see the children with their noses pressed to the display window?. When I was a child, every child had paper dolls. I had boxes and boxes of them and played with them until I started high school, and even then when younger cousins came to visit. I would take them upstairs to my play area and there it was, still intact, with all the paper dolls and their costumes in their proper boxes. Oh, the wonderful stories that we made up as we posed the dolls and did all the talking for them. Sometimes I would give a box of them away to a favorite younger cousin, much to the delight of the parent who had a long automobile trip back to their home and this would keep the child amused for hours. One particular imaginary role that Molly can play is that of showing the things she learned about how Lottie Moon money is spent. There is no limit to the imagination! I use mine all the time, as I take all my little creatures that I carry to storytelling in my multipocketed apron. Children right on up through 3rd and 4th grade still love the apron. I merely change the items to suit the age and stage of the children. This idea of Molly is one of the best I have heard of to make missions come alive for children! We need to stimulate the imaginations of our children. You can see how it bore fruit in the mind of a little child away off in the WV mountains! The leaders will love Molly and all of her adventures.

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Morlee Maynard August 18, 2020 14:14

Love this idea! This book is now on sale!

https://www.wmustore.com/mollys-adventures-in-missions

You will also find a second Molly book as well.

Molly's Adventures in Missions | WMU Store

Follow Molly as she learns about church missions trips. Features a picture of Molly to be sent with church missions teams on their trips for pictures.
Elizabeth M. Young (Betty) January 22, 2010 7:58

Thanks for this info. I needed help in introducing children to missions. Betty Young
Maxine Johnson Bersch Lovern October 30, 2009 13:46

Librarians can do all sorts of great imaginary things with "Molly," in the display window, based on the published mission material! The stories can be enacted visually.Think of the joy of her--seeing the missionaries drill a well, of having clean water to drink--Can you see the children with their noses pressed to the display window?. When I was a child, every child had paper dolls. I had boxes and boxes of them and played with them until I started high school, and even then when younger cousins came to visit. I would take them upstairs to my play area and there it was, still intact, with all the paper dolls and their costumes in their proper boxes. Oh, the wonderful stories that we made up as we posed the dolls and did all the talking for them. Sometimes I would give a box of them away to a favorite younger cousin, much to the delight of the parent who had a long automobile trip back to their home and this would keep the child amused for hours. One particular imaginary role that Molly can play is that of showing the things she learned about how Lottie Moon money is spent. There is no limit to the imagination! I use mine all the time, as I take all my little creatures that I carry to storytelling in my multipocketed apron. Children right on up through 3rd and 4th grade still love the apron. I merely change the items to suit the age and stage of the children. This idea of Molly is one of the best I have heard of to make missions come alive for children! We need to stimulate the imaginations of our children. You can see how it bore fruit in the mind of a little child away off in the WV mountains! The leaders will love Molly and all of her adventures.

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