Day 29: Thankfulness

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Daily Sheet: Day 29: Thankfulness

Family Book: “Thank You, God”

Family Book: “A Different Pond”

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Travel: Taiwan

Video: Stories of Christian Persecution: Eritrea – The story of Helen Berhane

If you were to wake up tomorrow with only the things you thank God for today, what would you have?

Hymn: “This Is My Father’s World” – Charles Holt tells the story of his grandmother

Video: “Something Changed” – Sara Groves

Song: “Grace For Me” – Gungor (with Portuguese subtitles)

Listen for and discuss the following lyrics:

“Valleys come and tears are drying.  There are things I don’t yet see.  But I’ll rejoice in spite of hardship.  You’ll watch over me.  Your grace for me is all I need; all I need is here.”

Questions:

  • What does it mean to be thankful “in all circumstances”?
  • Is there a difference between thankfulness and gratitude?
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Day 27: Depth

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Daily Sheet: Day 27: Depth

Family Book: “Dia’s Story Cloth”

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Travel: Thailand; Laos; Cambodia

Hymn: “How Great Thou Art” – Joey & Rory Feek

Song: “Less Like Scars” – Sara Groves (with Spanish subtitles)

Video: “Know Me Well” – Roo Panes (acoustic)

Video: “Deep Calling Deep” – Margaret Becker (official music video)

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Day 26: Intercession

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Daily Sheets: Day 26: Intercession

Family Book: “When Daddy Prays”

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Travel: Malaysia; Brunei; Singapore

Hymn: “How Great Thou Art” – Donnie, a man who is homeless singing at Mary’s Kitchen in Orange, CA

Song: “What a Friend” – Jadon Lavik

Video: “Somewhere in the World” – Wayne Watson

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Day 23: Love

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Daily Sheet: Day 23: Love

Family Book: “Love Is…”

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Travel: Bangladesh; Nepal; Bhutan

Hymn: “Give Me Jesus” – Fernando Ortega (Tribute to Ruth Graham)

Video: Rory Feek shares thoughts at memorial service for Joey Martin Feek

Video: “I’ll Move Mountains” – Roo Panes

Video: “More Love to Thee” – Fernando Ortega

 

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Day 17: Tender-Heartedness

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Daily Sheet: Day 17: Tender-Heartedness

Family Book: “I Am A Bear”

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Travel: Eritrea, Ethiopia

Hymn: “Of The Father’s Love Begotten” – Acapella

Hymn: “Of The Father’s Love Begotten” – Instrumental, Fernando Ortega

Video: “I Saw What I Saw” – Sara Groves (official video of her trip to Rwanda)

Video: “I Saw What I Saw” – Sara Groves (Sendafa, Ethiopia)

Video: Stories of Persecution: Eritrea (Passion)

 

Read Aloud (this is a chapter book that can be read to younger kids over several days or that older children can read on their own): “The Family Under the Bridge”

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Day 15: Clarity

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Daily Sheet: Day 15: Clarity

Family Book: “The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus”

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Optional Book: “Little Bitty Baby Learns Greek”

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Travel: Malta; Macedonia; Albania; Greece

Map: Silk Road and Spice Route

Hymn: “O God, Our Help in Ages Past” – First Plymouth Church, Lincoln, Nebraska

Video: “You Are the Sun” – Sara Groves (American Sign Language version)

Video: “Signal” – Sara Groves (official music video)

Song: “Runs & Winds” – Joshua Hyslop

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