International (MNN) ― The International Bible Society is inviting kids to interact with the big Story of the Bible.
Their devotional approach to the Scriptures awakens kids' mental, physical, social, spiritual, and artistic senses. Designed to tailor the Bible to child development, IBS' Lareau Anderson says "Living the Story" helps make Bible reading and devotions a way of life.
Established habits early on are likely to bear fruit later. Teaching the children to appreciate and integrate Scriptures, the Bible is the real saga of a particular people--how God called them and intended for them to bring a blessing to all people.
Anderson explains, "There's this window of time that is really quite critical for children. Some call it the '4/14 Window.' If we want to be very effective in reaching the current generation, it's just so critical that we produce pieces that can effectively reach children, because they're at a point in their life where they're making so many life changes."
Early efforts in distribution were met with wild enthusiasm, which prompted IBS to make it available, for free, on the web. "We started this in Latin America, and now we've translated them all into English. We have made them available on our IBS website. We're also expanding this into five different countries in Africa, (and) we've also done a version in Thai."
There are 12 "chapters" of Living the Story Bible Adventures for Kids--one for each month of the year. Click here if you'd like more details.
