2 April 2009

Church launches prayer journal for children

Wahroonga, New South Wales
Melody Tan

Children aged between 10 and 14 in the South Pacific now have a new way of learning to pray and developing daily Bible-reading habits.

Developed by the Adventist Children's Ministries department of the South Pacific, the South Pacific Kids Prayer Journal encourages children to spend at least an hour a day reading and reflecting on specific Bible verses.

"We want to encourage children to get into the Bible for themselves and form a love for reading the Bible," says Litiana Qiosese-Turner, author of the prayer journal and associate director for Adventist Children's Ministries department of the South Pacific.

The journal has 30 morning and evening reflection pieces that reveal how the Old and New Testament have the same themes. It covers three main areas: "Grace-God's dreams for me"; "Worship-my response to God"; and "The Result-God's gifts to me."

There are also lessons on how to pray, based on the "ACTS" prayer of adoration, confession, thanksgiving and supplication.

"We want kids to form a daily habit of spending an hour each day in the Word," says Mrs Qiosese-Turner. "But it's not just reading the Bible and writing down answers. We want them to spend time reflecting, and jotting down their prayers and response."

More than 7000 copies of the South Pacific Kids Prayer Journal have been printed, and will be available from Papua New Guinea Union Mission and Trans-Pacific Union Mission children's ministries directors. Adventist Book Centres in the New Zealand Pacific Union Conference and North New South Wales, South Queensland and Greater Sydney Conferences will also stock copies of the prayer journal.

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