Provide Help

With help from the teacher, juniors can write a simple letter to a missionary. Not many primaries are comfortable writing a letter, but you can guide them. The first time, the parent will want to guide the child step by step.

Background

It will help if the children know something about the missionary to whom they are writing. If possible choose a missionary whom the students are familiar with in some way or who have children of similar ages to the ones who are writing.

You may want to choose a missionary for the year, perhaps one who can visit the class before going to the field or one who is on furlough and will be soon returning to the field. Make a chart or notebook including facts about the missionary; a letter(s) from him, his family, his mission field, his needs, pictures, etc. Share this with the students before the day of the letter-writing. Include a sample letter to a missionary. Pray for some needs which the missionary has presented.

Letter Format

On letter-writing day present an example of a proper letter to the children. Point out the various parts of a friendly letter and the envelope. See here for a sample letter format.

Topic Sections

Introduction
Missionary Letters
Dictate to a Scribe