The feeling of gratitude is something that we all need in our lives, and this Thanksgiving holiday season should be no exception. The new family attitude checker will remind you daily to take some time for thankfulness; it'll make sure your days filled with love aren't lost because they're not lived fully enough!

This THANKSGIVING CARE PACKAGE is available for anyone at any age, whether in Sunday school, on a mission, on a Thanksgiving trip, or at home. It's family time and there are so many ways to enjoy one another and be thankful for our many blessings. This grab bag FULL of activities includes:

• 21 Ways to GIVE BACK at Thanksgiving
• 30 Day Attitude of Gratitude
• Apple Cider - a Thanksgiving Recipe
• Apple Cider Bingo
• Easy as Pie (brain practice away from school)
• My Colouring Book for Thanksgiving Trips
• My Thankful Word Search
• "Oh Turkey Feathers!" - My Reasons to Give Thanks

Each activity comes with a greyscale version and 3 of them are what is actually offered for a few bucks at the Sunday School Store! They are FREE for ALL my "listies" here this holiday season!

When we are trusting God we have to find our courage to be missionaries anywhere.

Dig deep. Refuse anxiety. Purpose yourselves to believe in Him!

We have spoken at great length on being a missionary at home, but how about SCHOOL? And what if it's VIRTUAL? This related to missions, yes, but you also have a daily MISSION TRIP TO SCHOOL!

You. Will. Love. It!

Holy Spirit is the One who calls people into God's mission, and the local church can send them. Who knows, perhaps YOU might answer the call of God and the leading of Holy Spirit to reach out to these people in some way.

Here is a simple little info-graphic you can use as a bookmark, mini-poster, print-and-share or just something to share virtually. It's something we talk about in How to Get Ready for Short-Term Missions. You also may know as much as I do (maybe more!) and will nod your head vehemently at this list (and maybe even giggle a little), but now you have something in print that you can reference or share however you like!

Beginning with a hilarious fable for missionaries, this daily guide in quick bitesize tips (about 5-15 minutes a day) takes you on a trip-before-the-trip to help you:

• Pack your suitcase and prepare your heart
• Build genuine relationships with the locals
• Understand cultural differences
• Deal with physical fatigue
• Combat stretched emotions

A prayer list for individuals, groups, or teams that of things to consider as we are preparing for missions at home or abroad.

To be spiritually prepared for the work we have been called to do and for any spiritual battles that we may find ourselves facing.

This freebie is also included in the (paid) product that premiered in July of 2020, NO MONKEY BUSINESS, a jam-packed Missions Survival Guide with proven practices that keep You On Target & send you into orbit, a survival guide that was used when trips were cancelled during the global pandemic, and still acts as a wonderful preparation for missions abroad or at home.

Hope the prayer list inspires you!

If you've ever been on a mission trip, you know that things don't always go according to plan. Sometimes an emergency happens and you need to get the word out to the folks back home without causing panic. One way to do this is to have a pre-designed phone tree. This way, you can quickly and efficiently spread the word without having to go through a lot of channels. The key is to design the phone tree in such a way that it can be easily activated in an emergency. This way, you can focus on solving the problem at hand, instead of worrying about how to communicate with everyone.

Share some of the things with God about what you have learned from this experience. Tell Him everything you can remember about your trip.

And WHY? Because He has something to tell you too!

Colour and greyscale versions are available.

I invite you to look over the “overview” bookmark and I especially want you to think about the second “T” in the list. I have known some parents who have said they felt closer to their children when they were also doing an unusual work of service while their kid was away.

It is also something you can share with your child when they return. You have some kind of common ground you might not have had before, a step towards better understanding why their eyes are aglow with new light.

Colour and greyscale versions available.

This list can be done simultaneously with the "Monthly Missions Prep Guide." Hey, you cannot "over-prepare!" Some may take longer than a week, but use each week to focus on, begin, & pray about that one thing!

Here is some motivation and encouragement here for you as you prepare your heart for mission work.

I pray it helps you accomplish a goal or just get ideas on what to do each day to prepare your very best to be 'on mission" - as a lifestyle!

This checklist is in a 30-day calendar, but can absolutely be spread out depending on YOU.

This is a direct upload to a helpful spreadsheet to keep a record of any funds you raise for your trip! The cells are already formulated to calculate for you and there is an example template spreadsheet within the file.

ALSO INCLUDES A BONUS TRACKER FOR PRINTING FOR TAKING NOTE OF YOUR PROGRESS. The spreadsheet and printed sheet(s) can work together.

Use as needed!

Hope it helps you reach your goal!

Fund-raising. Gah! It's something that ya gotta do. Learn some of the best ways to do fundraising to help your mission group's needs. Get ideas for how to it online and be inspired to do something really crazy --- actually writing letters?!?!?! Yep. It's all right here. And you'll thank me for this freebie. *wink*

Not all, but most mission trips are to third world countries. This is a direct upload to a suggested packing list if your mission trip happens to be to one of those.

Some items are tagged as something you will want to ASK YOUR MISSION LEADER about! This is a great list as it has been used multiple times by many mission groups to Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, Argentina and Uruguay (and those are the only ones the writers at Godspeed Missions have gone on or know about).

If you are a mission group leader, you know it is important to address RE-ENTRY back to their home country as it is spiritually profitable to prepare the team before the trip. You may need to help some members adjust back to their daily lives.

This preparation, originally available at TheScriptureScout.com will open their eyes and hearts even greater as the trip continues. It is a fun and easy PowerPoint to guide you and your team through those thoughts. It does help to process these things after your trip, but it is much MORE effective before. ;-)

Inspired by one of The Scripture Scout interviews, How to Help People TODAY, these postcards are to inspire you to send some Love for the Elderly) and kicks off an idea of how you can be a helpful person, be extremely useful, and even go on a "mission trip" today.

Hope these postcards inspire you of ONE way to 'do missions' at home or abroad!

This freebie is also included in the (paid) product that premiered in July 2020, NO MONKEY BUSINESS.

Sometimes, making an impact on your community means being an active participant in things that affect your life and the lives of your neighbours.

Maybe your friend or your child has a missionary's heart.

Please enjoy 10 small business-card-sized messages of encouragement for family or friends with a missionary's heart.

Can be used with various sizes of cardstock.

Were you planning on going on a mission trip in the summer of 2020? Did you raise money and everything? Was it derailed by the fact that, well, planes weren't going to be getting you there? Guess what? Welcome to your first lesson in flexibility. Hopefully, this year will bring opportunities ...

These 12 Mission Trips to Do from Home activities go beyond being housebound ... these types of mission work may seem tiny compared to your other possibilities, but they give you another opportunity ... to be that person who is ascertaining how they can help - always.

Dear friend,

A missionary who had a great impact on the PrediSan Health Ministries in Honduras, Charlie Walton was a very well-respected short-term missionary to Honduras (and long-term missionary to everyone around him). This is my collection of his personal proverbs concerning mission work that he uttered at one time or another on one of his many ventures to the deep, deep south.

A couple of years before he passed into glory, he gave me permission to use (or mess with) some of them in my book on missions. I feel sure there are many, many others. I share them with you so that they may give you a little laugh, but ultimately, a little perspective about things that can happen on the short-term mission field. Enjoy. *wink*

Love, Angie

The colouring book shows images of Christmas traditions around the world, but you get to guess or find out which country! (there are answers in the back, of course...) Enjoy this free colouring book of Christmas traditions around the world!

This is a direct upload to a monthly list to look over at the end of the month and THINK POSITIVELY about what went RIGHT over the few weeks that passed.

If this past year was difficult to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for you, I'll bet you still have some memories to hang your hat on. As my mother-in-love says every time we see her, "Let's make memories!"

So I name this year-at-a-glance after her. Let's DO make those memories and I pray you to keep making beautiful ones...