Balasingham Family PhotoInstructions: Print one copy. Use as directed in the leader guide.

Jesus the TeacherKids Worship Guide • Unit 23, Session 2© 2020 LifeWay OK to Print

Ba

lasi

ng

ha

m F

am

ily

Ph

oto

Viji

(mot

her)

, Kes

avan

(fat

her)

, Em

ily (a

ge 1)

, Jos

iah

(age

8),

Mic

ah (a

ge 6

), Ab

igai

l (ag

e 3)

More about the BalasinghamsInstructions: Print one copy. Use as directed in the leader guide.

Jesus the TeacherKids Worship Guide • Unit 23, Session 4© 2020 LifeWay OK to Print

Kesa

van

and

Viji

Bal

asin

gham

are

chu

rch

plan

ters

in T

oron

to, C

anad

a. T

hey

star

ted

a br

and

new

chu

rch

so t

hat

peop

le c

ould

lear

n ab

out

Jesu

s. T

hey

have

fou

r ch

ildre

n:

Josi

ah, M

icah

, Abi

gail,

and

Em

ily.

Kesa

van

and

Viji

knew

eac

h ot

her

in h

igh

scho

ol. V

iji w

as a

Chr

isti

an, b

ut K

esav

an

was

not

. Viji

gre

w in

her

fai

th a

nd b

ecam

e a

mis

sion

ary

in M

ongo

lia, a

cou

ntry

in A

sia.

W

hen

she

retu

rned

to

Can

ada,

she

bec

ame

acti

ve in

her

chu

rch

and

pray

ed t

hat

God

w

ould

bri

ng h

er a

Chr

isti

an h

usba

nd.

Kesa

van

did

not

know

Jes

us, a

nd h

e be

cam

e in

volv

ed in

sin

ful t

hing

s. H

e ev

en w

ent

to p

riso

n. B

ut w

hile

he

was

in p

riso

n, s

omeo

ne g

ave

him

a B

ible

and

he

beca

me

a C

hris

tian

. Lat

er, h

e vi

site

d th

e ch

urch

whe

re V

iji w

as a

mem

ber.

They

bec

ame

good

fr

iend

s an

d th

en f

ell i

n lo

ve.

They

now

hav

e a

Chr

isti

an m

arri

age

and

are

rais

ing

thei

r ch

ildre

n to

fol

low

Jes

us.

They

wan

t to

be

conn

ecte

d to

God

in a

ll th

ings

—m

arri

age,

par

enti

ng, a

nd m

inis

try.

Ke

sava

n as

ks u

s to

pra

y th

at G

od w

ill a

lway

s be

fir

st in

the

ir li

ves.

Toronto PhotosInstructions: Print one copy and use as directed in the leader guide.

Jesus the TeacherKids Worship Guide • Unit 23, Session 5© 2020 LifeWay OK to Print

Toronto is a very large, busy city. Many people work in Toronto. Others like to visit for the sporting events, restaurants, and other fun things to do.

Toronto PhotosInstructions: Print one copy and use as directed in the leader guide.

Jesus the TeacherKids Worship Guide • Unit 23, Session 5© 2020 LifeWay OK to Print

Toronto is a city in the country of Canada. Canada is a very large country just north of the United States. The Canadian flag has a maple leaf on it. A lot of maple syrup

and other products made with maple are made in Canada.

Toronto PhotosInstructions: Print one copy and use as directed in the leader guide.

Jesus the TeacherKids Worship Guide • Unit 23, Session 5© 2020 LifeWay OK to Print

Many types of people live in Toronto. People come from many different countries and have different beliefs. Many people in Toronto do not follow Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

We can pray for the people of Toronto to hear about Jesus and believe.