THINK IN- SIDE THE

THINK INSIDE THE
FundB O X raising
pack
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MAF Youth exists to engage under-18s in the life-saving, hopebringing, world-changing work of MAF. We want to make going
to ‘the ends of the earth’ a reality, impacting young people across
the UK and inspiring your church youth group for global mission.
To help you, help us we have launched our very first
fundraising campaign called:
THINK INSIDE THE
BOX
The whole pack is built on a pick and mix
principle. Pick the games and activities
that you know will engage your youth group
and mix them together with your favourite
fundraising suggestions.
The aims of the sessions are:
The Think Inside the Box campaign aims to raise money for the delivery
of educational supplies to remote parts of Papua New Guinea (PNG). We want
our young supporters to take hold of the issues facing isolated people
and take encouragement that there is something they can do to change them.
A B oxed in l ife .
Oksapmin High School, in Tekin, PNG, has 96
students aged 16-20 from the local area – a densely
populated valley. The children board at the school
but go home to their parents every third weekend.
Before Oksapmin, anyone boarding at other schools
in the area wouldn’t see home for three years.
H ow to
u se this
pack:
an encouraging thing. It is very reassuring
to have MAF as a link,’ explains Glenda Giles,
Oksapmin’s Head Teacher.
MAF flew in many of the materials used to
construct the school buildings, such as roofing
iron and water tanks.
The existence of the school – and MAF’s support of it
Our fundraising pack will support schools such
– is helping many local kids to get a sound education
as Oksapmin, whose students are boxed in by their
without having to travel long distances and be away
isolated location. We want to support the delivery of
from their families for long periods.
educational materials to these remote areas
so students can access the same level of education
‘We are very dependent on MAF. MAF is our
only link to the world outside. There is no that we experience in the UK, and can thrive despite
their circumstances.
other way. We feel that MAF is with us. It’s
•
To help your youth group understand
how it feels to live a life that’s restricted
•
To recognise how MAF’s work
overcomes these restrictions
•
To become inspired to support
MAF’s work and make a difference
through fundraising.
We have a load of games, activities,
Bible studies and fundraising ideas for you to
choose from, along with links to MAF films
and links to stories from overseas.
Whether you run one hour, one evening
or one weekend’s worth of MAF Youth
stuff, we really appreciate your support
and would love to hear what you’re up to.
Who knows, we might be able to join you!
Contents
Games
pages 2 and 3
Activities
page 4
Case stories
page 5
The Bible bit
page 7 and 8
Fundraising
ideas
page 9 and 10
g ames
The following games all take place inside a ‘gameplay box’
that you create on the floor of your meeting room using
thick tape. We suggest a size of 3m x 3m, but it depends entirely
on the size of your group and how hard you want to make it
for them! During these games,
if anyone leaves the box then they are automatically out.
Sock it
to em
In brief:
2 players are blindfolded and have to put on as many socks as
possible before the other player can.
Clothes
peg grab
Glenda Giles and students
at Osakpmin High School
In brief:
Each player has to get rid of as many clothes pegs
as they can by pinning them onto other players.
You will need:
• Big pile of socks (size 10 upwards so that they’ll definitely fit!)
• 2 blindfolds
You will need:
• Clothes pegs (between 3-5 per player)
• Music
• Torches
Roles:
• Team representatives
• Team mates
Roles:
• Game players
• Torch holder
Get started:
• Split the group into 2 teams. Ask each group to select a representative
and take them to the gameplay box.
• Have the 2 players sit on the floor with their shoes off and the pile of socks
between them. Blindfold them both and tell them they need to put as many
socks on their feet as possible until the pile runs out.
• Scatter the socks evenly around the box and get the rest of the teams
primed to cheer on their representative and help guide them to far-flung
socks. If either of the players goes outside the box during their game,
they automatically lose.
• Record the amount of socks for each team and then get the
next representative to take part.
• Once everyone has had a go, the team with the most points wins.
Get started:
• Pass out about 3-5 clothes pegs per player and instruct them to
pin them on their sleeves.
• Explain that when the music begins, the object of the game is to remove
all the clothes pegs and put them on someone else. They mustn’t leave
the box – if they do, they are out.
• Give the torches to anyone who doesn’t want to play, or to spare leaders.
• Turn off the lights and turn on the torches and music. Get the people
holding torches to flash them around the area of the gameplay box so
that those playing have some light.
• When the music stops (you can decide when), switch on the lights to see
how everyone has done. Who has the least pegs? Restart the music when
you like to carry on the game, or reset and play as many times as they like!
Ca r dboa r d box
team b u i l din g …
These games are a little more involved and make
use of a stack of cardboard boxes. To save you
collecting a load yourself, why not ask your youth
group members to bring in as many as they can and
have a prize for the most collected? The more they
collect, the more fun they will have in the next bit…
AIm:
Teams create a suit of armour for their warriors,
who then fight each other in the ‘combat zone’.
You will need:
• All the leftover cardboard boxes
from the Cardboard box battle, or similar games..
• Parcel tape
• Scissors
Roles:
• Team members
• Warriors
• Referee
Get started:
• Split the group into as many teams as you like, depending on how many
are taking part and how much cardboard you have!
• When you have selected your groups, their objective is simple. Using the tape,
the cardboard and some scissors, they must work together to make the
cardboard into armour, shield, sword, etc. Give the teams at least 15 minutes
to make armour for their warriors along with a ‘weapon’
• When the time is up, get the warriors to battle each other in the combat zone
for rounds that last 5 minutes.
(The combat zone is the area you created in tape on the floor!)
• The winner is the one who has the most of his/her armour intact at the end
of the round. Because it’s likely that each of the warriors will sustain a large
amount of damage to their armour, you may want to have a few leaders
as judges.
Hints and tips:
• Make sure the warriors keep within the taped box outline.
If they go outside it, they’re out.
• If you have more than one team, why not make it a championship?
• If you have just 2 warriors, have a 2-minute ‘patch up’ time
in between battles, and make it the best of 3 rounds.
Cardboard
box battle!
AIM:
There are 2 teams who each build forts out of cardboard boxes. Within each
fort there’s a ‘flag’ which must be captured by the other team. The first team
to capture the other team’s flag wins.
You will need:
• As many cardboard boxes as possible packed down flat
• At least 2 rolls of parcel tape, one for each team
• A whistle
• 2 hats
• 2 ‘flags’ (these could be pieces of cloth, tea towels or even fluffy toys).
Roles:
• Battle team members
• Team captain
• Timekeeper
• Time out box referee.
Get started:
• Split the group into 2 evenly matched battle teams. (Ideally, at least
10 people should play.) Each team should then select a captain who
is given one of the hats to wear throughout the game.
• Give each group equal amounts of flattened boxes, a roll of parcel tape,
their flag and 10 minutes to construct the fort. The flag can be hidden anywhere
in the fort, as long as it’s not taped up inside the box, which would be cheating.
• After the 10 minutes are up, gather both teams together and describe
the rules of battle:
1. Each battle round lasts 5 minutes – the aim being to capture the flag of the
other team while defending your own. The rounds begin and end with a whistle
blow from the timekeeper. After each round ends, the teams get another 5
minutes to rest, do any repairs needed to their fort, and re-hide their flag.
2.During gameplay, in order to get a member of the opposing side out, you
must place both hands onto their shoulders for 5 seconds and count this aloud.
Once you do this, they have the leave the battleground and go to the ‘time out
box’. In the time out box they then count aloud to 120 as fast as they like,
provided the referee is happy. Once they have counted to 120 they then reenter the game, having first had to touch base at their team’s fort.
3.If a team captain is ‘got out’, the round stops immediately and the
5 minutes rest/build time begins.
4.During battle, it is forbidden to steal boxes from your enemy’s fort
to add to your own.
5.The flag cannot be hidden on a team member’s person.
Hints and tips:
• The ‘time out box’ should be a spot off to the side of the battlefield,
equidistant from the 2 forts. Mark the location using tape on the floor
and make sure everybody knows where it is.
• Getting the team captain out. This may seem like a nonsense rule, but
if your team is getting beaten, the enemy swarms upon your fort and it
seems likely they’ll find your flag at any moment, you can make them
all stop and leave your fort immediately just by tagging their captain.
• If things are going well for you, you can issue an order not to engage the
captain in battle – though how you keep the captain occupied is up to you.
ACTIVITiES
Use your
voice!
Get them thinking:
These activities link nicely in to talking
about MAF, so why not have a breather
after all that hectic running about
and take a snack break with a difference…
AIM:
The team who get the most messages pinned
to the wall in 3 minutes wins.
You will need
• Pink Post-it notes
• Yellow Post-it notes
• Items to use for obstacles, such as chairs
• Pens
• Timer
Snack
time
Get the group to sit in the gameplay box and tell them that in order to
have their drinks and snacks, they need to nominate 2 people to fetch
and carry them. The pair nominated has 3 minutes to serve as many
people as possible.
Why 3 minutes?
An MAF aircraft
takes off or lands
every 3 minutes.
Activity
round up
1.Who did they chose to serve? Why them?
2.Did the servers give food to themselves?
3.How did those feel who didn’t get food?
4.Did anyone share?
After this, if you’re feeling generous, let those
who haven’t had a snack break yet take one
while you get ready for the next activity.
Get started
• Split the group in 2 so the majority are in one half,
leaving 1-5 people in a group on their own.
• Give the smaller group a pack of pink Post-it notes and 1 pen only.
Give the larger group yellow Post-it notes and a pen each.
• Place both groups at one end of the room,
facing a wall on which they can stick up their notes.
• Create a series of obstacles which the smaller group will have
to overcome before reaching the wall.
• Tell the whole group they have 3 minutes to write and post as many
messages as they can on the wall. They can write whatever they like and
go up as many times as they like – if they are in the large group. If they
are in the small group, they must only go up one at a time, sharing a pen
and overcoming all the obstacles before posting
their message on the wall.
Let the activity run for 3 minutes,
and discuss the outcome.
Larger group questions
What did you decide to write?
Why?
How easy was it for you to be heard?
How many messages are similar?
If you could do it again, would you use your voice differently?
Small group questions
What did you decide to write?
Why?
How easy was it for you to be heard?
What could the obstacles represent?
Did you hope someone in the large group would speak up for you?
Case Stories
Un r e q u ited “ Lo v e ”
H u n g r y fo r the W o r d
MAF was needed to evacuate a critically injured
person from Pyarulama in Enga Province, PNG.
The flight to a nearby Baptist mission hospital would
take just eight minutes, saving a long and dangerous
walk over narrow ridgelines and across multiple
rivers.
Pilot Michael Vogel and I have been to a number
of different airstrips together. The first experience
I had of distributing Bibles was that they just went.
We had a box of Bibles for Ambaluwa and another
for Kol, which sits at the foot of Mount Wilhelm,
PNG’s highest mountain.
I arrived at Kagamuga Airport just as Pilot Martin
Koehler completed the daily checks on one of
MAF’s GA8 Airvans. We took off in fine weather
and arrived in Pyarulama 20 minutes later.
While we waited for the patient to arrive, we
heard how Janeka, a woman in her teens, had
been violently attacked with a bush-knife after
she declined a marriage proposal. Both her arms
were broken and her elbow and wrist tendons
slashed. She probably wouldn’t have survived
the long, treacherous walk. We also learned
that Pyarulama’s HF radio was being repaired.
I wondered how the call for help got out. The
local pastor and MAF agent pointed up behind
the airstrip. ‘See that mountain peak in the distance,
the top almost in cloud?’ ‘Yes,’ I replied. ‘From
that mountaintop we can receive mobile phone
reception.’ ‘How long did it take you to get there?’
I asked. ‘Two hours,’ he replied.
When Janeka arrived by stretcher, Martin and her
Uncle Jacky helped her into the plane, and laid
her on a mattress in the cabin. Then Martin secured
her with seatbelts for the short flight to Kompiam.
Baptist missionary doctor David Mills was there
to meet her when we landed, and quickly drove
her to hospital. He operated that afternoon, working
late into the evening.
Thankfully, her life was saved. If it wasn’t for the
commitment of the community around her and
the care she received from MAF, it might have been
a very different story.
Stephen Charlesworth, Regional Director, Asia Pacific
We opened them up and started selling them,
and immediately were told, ‘You should have
brought more!’
In PNG culture, it isn’t appropriate to just give
things away. To do so means they’re not valued.
So in very remote places, we sell them for 5
Kina (around £1.70), doubling the amount for
communities that have some cash income.
On that particular day, we returned to the MAF
base at Mount Hagen, refilled our Bible boxes,
went to Yambaitok, and had the same reaction.
People crowded around and the Bibles went
as soon as we opened the box. There was much
enthusiasm for getting their own copy of the Bible.
More recently, we went to two other strips in Enga
Province, one at Wanakipa, and another one not
that far away. They are probably a day’s walk apart,
but only a few minutes by air. Again, I sold all mine
at Wanakipa and Michael sold his at Hewa.
In our Bible boxes we probably carry around about
16 Tok Pisin Bibles. I also carry about 4 English
Bibles and 4 or 5 audio Bibles in Tok Pisin.
People’s enthusiasm is amazing, and their sheer
delight in being able to afford a Bible of their
own is remarkable. Everywhere we go, we are told,
‘Bring more, bring more! Next time you come, you
must bring a whole box.’ The enthusiasm to buy
Bibles is absolutely amazing.
Michael Duncalfe, MAF Pilot
T he B ib l e B it
Read Mark 2:1-12 together:
Jesus heals
and forgives a
paralysed man.
Get the group to create a ‘freeze frame’ of the scene
depicted in this story.
Characters you can include are
Jesus
The paralysed man
Carriers of the paralysed man (you could even use
One of the blankets from the previous game to help set the scene)
The Pharisees
The house owner.
Once everyone is in position, tell the group that you are going
to tap them on the shoulder. When you do so, they need to
speak as the character they’re representing, saying how they
might be thinking and feeling at that moment. Initially, just let
them speak, then ask questions about what they’ve said.
Possible prompt questions you could ask are:
Paralysed man
How far were you carried?
How do you feel?
How do you feel towards your friends?
Carriers
Whose idea was it to bring him?
Is he heavy?
Why did you decide to help?
Why did you think the idea would work?
Pharisees Have you seen anything like this before?
Why are you so disgusted?
Jesus How do you feel about being interrupted in this
dramatic way?
Get into groups to
discuss the following
questions:
Paper Aeroplane Instructions
1
2
1. What would the paralysed man’s life
been like? Why did he need help?
2. Why do you think the carriers decided
to break through the roof?
3. Why did Jesus forgive the man first
and then heal him?
4. How does this story relate to the work
of MAF?
MAF’s vision is to see isolated people
physically and spiritually transformed.
We are friends of the poor. We carry the
needy. We overcome every barrier to lay
them at Jesus’ feet.
Let’s pray:
Using any leftover boxes from the games
or pieces of broken/spare cardboard,
build up a wall/obstacle that goes across
the room lengthways. Get the group to
write things on to the cardboard that
represent obstacles in their lives or
the lives of others they’ve heard about
through MAF. (Insecurity, long distances,
lack of medical care, difficult terrain.)
Crease down the middle.
Fold the top two
corners down
3
Fold down the dotted lines
4
Give each person a piece of paper to and
ask them to spend some time writing
down their prayers. To help guide your
prayers for MAF, why not follow our
Prayer Diary on Twitter?
https://twitter.com/MAFPrayerDiary
Once everyone has finished writing their
prayers, get them to make them into
paper planes (see instructions on the
next page), stand in a line, and throw
them over the cardboard wall. If they
feel comfortable, encourage people to
say their prayer aloud as they throw their
plane.
Fold the edges together
on the centre lines.
Fold along the dotted lines
Fly your plane!!
T he B ib l e B it
Get someone to read Proverbs 13:12
aloud to the group:
‘Hope deferred
makes the heart
sick, but a desire
fulfilled is a tree
of life. ‘
In small groups ask:
• What things have you hoped for that didn’t happen
or are yet to happen?
• How did it make you feel at the time? How do you feel now?
• Why is hope important?
Read the following quote together:
’At the last minute, the exam papers couldn’t
reach us on time, but you see our greatest
need and met that. It is tears falling for me
when things are not on time for me, and I
am out of words to explain, but you
recognised my heart’s desire and met it.
Thanks MAF pilots and your operation for
your help. I am nobody, but you recognise me.’
Flora Kabieng, Head Girl, Oksapmin High School
Waiting is tough. Especially when it’s for something you really
hope for. The people MAF supports could be waiting for anything
from exam papers to post, medicine to food. God uses our planes
to bring them hope.
Let’s pray:
Out of the leftover cardboard from the
games, give each person a piece big
enough for them to write in large text:
Psalm 37:4
‘Delight yourself in the LORD,
and he will give you the desires
of your heart.’
Ask each person to write something
on one side of the card that they are
‘delighted’ about –something they
can thank God for. On the other side,
write something they are hoping for,
either for themselves or someone else.
Once everyone has written on both
sides of their card, get each member
of the group to stand up and show/
speak about what they’re thankful for,
then flip it over to show what they are
hoping and asking God for.
Tip:
If group members are shy, put some
music on and encourage people to
share their boards in silence. You’ll be
surprised how powerful this can be.
‘But you will receive
power when the
Holy Spirit has come
upon you, and you
will be my witnesses
in Jerusalem and
in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the
ends of the earth.’
Acts 1:8
But what do the ends of the earth look like?
There is clear encouragement in the Bible that when we’re
thinking about mission, not only should we want to reach those
directly around us but also those on the other side of the world!
At MAF, we get to go to the ‘ends of the earth’ every day,
bringing practical and spiritual help to those who need it most.
Let’s pray:
Use this prayer time to join with
us in praying specifically for PNG
and the MAF staff who work there.
It’s not easy leaving the comfort
and safety of the UK to live in the
developing world, so remember
these people in your prayers or
write them a letter
ofencouragement, which we can
send on your behalf.
For more information about our
PNG programme, click the link:
MAF PNG
To pray for Human Resources
Manager Doug Wakeling and his
wife Jackie,
click the link:
Pray for Doug and Jackie
To pray for Operations Manager
Siobhan Dales, click the link:
Pray for Siobhan
To pray for Pilot Michael Duncalfe,
click the link:
Pray for Pilot Michael
Please send any letters to:
MAF Youth at MAF UK
Castle House
Castle House Avenue
FOLKESTONE
Kent
CT20 2TN
FUNDRAISING IDEAS
So then. Now you know us. You know our vision, our passion
and our people. You know how God is helping us every day to
overcome the barriers that remote and isolate people face, and
you know the difference MAF is making. Now become part of it!
Get the collection box, buy the T-shirt and raise funds for MAF.
Boxes of
change for
people living
boxed in
Your contribution is vital and we’ve got loads of suggestions
about how you can have lots of laughs raising boxes of change
for people boxed in.
A really simple way that you can raise money is by ordering one of
our collection boxes. Have it in your bedroom, classroom or common
room, and encourage those around you to drop in any spare change
when they have it.
To order your box, email [email protected] with your name, address and
how many boxes you’d like!
Collection day is 30th March 2015, when people across the country can
send the money collected in their boxes back to MAF to help us to
continue sending hope to PNG.
Use one of our suggestions or do your own thing, we don’t
mind. Have FUNdraising!
The price
of rice
Rice is something MAF delivers loads of – tonnes in fact – and a staple at Oksapmin
High School. What we’re challenging you to do is to make like MAF, and carry
some rice yourself! You decide how much and for how long – just carry it safely
in a backpack and get people to sponsor you for doing it.
Once you’ve completed your challenge, hold a big cook-off, invite people over,
and serve the rice with a dish of your choice. This would work particularly well if you
do it as a youth group. Why not cook a big lunch for your church family after church
one Sunday? Let us know your plans, and invite an MAF speaker along to talk about
our work while you dig in!
Boxed in
Get sponsored to spend time in a box. Seriously! It’s harder than you think.
Whether you do a few hours on your own or cover 24 hours as a group,
set your target and then ask people to sponsor you to do it.
You can get lots of unwanted cardboard boxes from supermarkets or
high-street shops, so claim them, customise them, and get boxed in!
If you are going to get boxed in, please let us know by using the hashtag #BoxedIn
Shoebox
sleepover
Everyone loves a good sleepover right? Mates, movies, popcorn, chocolate,
ice cream, games, fun!
But we challenge you to take only the bare essentials – the contents of a
shoebox. Have a shoebox sleepover and pack your overnight stuff into an old
shoebox (you can also bring a sleeping bag and pillow – we’re not that mean).
Do it at home or church, gather some friends and give MAF some of the money
you might have spent on all those extra goodies!
TIP:
You could combine the two activities above and have a sleepover in which each
member has to commit to 1-2 hour slots in the box.
Wear it
out!
We’ve created a snazzy Think Inside
the Box T-shirt for you.
To order your t-shirt please call: 01303 850 950
Suggested donation of £12.50
S p onso r shi p fo r m
Full name
Address (including post code) Amount
Total
amount
Tick for
Gift Aid*
Tick for
info
about MAF
Tick if
paid
A huge
thank yo u !
We know you guys will bowl us over with support, and want
to make your involvement as personal as possible. So when
you send your money back, be sure to name everyone who
helped you to raise it.
We’re going to write your names on our ‘Sent
with love’ stickers so those who receive the
boxes know exactly who’s sent them – you!
We are running Think Inside the Box until
30th March 2015, so please send any money
raised and the names of those who raised it
by then.
Easy ways
to send in
your money:
S ent
with
Lo
ve
fr
om
By phone
Please call 01303 850950
and pay in the amount raised using
your credit or debit card.
Please mention that this money is for
the Think Inside the Box campaign.
By mail
Please send a cheque for the
total amount made payable to MAF,
along with the form below.
Please do not send any cash through the post!
My Think Inside the Box FUNdraising raised £ ____
Forename
Surname
Address
Postcode
Telephone
Email
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