ELEVEN 11/11 Lists…on 11/11
#1…11 Life-Giving Truths To Empower You On World Race
1. Live with wild abandon daily dying to self delighting in Him.
2. Boldly declare professions of faith over you and your team consistently.
3. Know what to do with words you receive and adjust accordingly.
4. Persistently pursue and compassionately love the ONE in your path.
5. Decide in advance who and whose you are and don’t swerve.
6. Be an open book with people you want to grow with.
7. Expect nothing on World Race, except God to be at work.
8. Never wake without praise for the gift of a new day.
9. Choose to be the positive in the midst of any negativity.
10. Love all from the overflow, but live only to please one.
11. Meet grumpy with grace and gratitude, and don’t settle for less.
#2…11 Don’t Leave Home Without Its
1. REI Collapsible Chair
2. Kavu Rope Bag
3. Ziplock Bags and/or Dog Poop Bags
4. Rainflys
5. Hanging Shower Bag
6. Sarong
7. Probiotics
8. Oils (especially tea tree and anything bug)
9. Static-V Sleeping Mat, SH Your Pillow, Grizzly Pillow
10. Camera and Light Fuel Charger
11. Snugpack Sleeping Bag (Jungle)
#3…11 Always Have On Yous ( I highly suggest Kavu Rope Bag)
1. Toilet Paper
2. Rainfly
3. Hand Sanitizer
4. Nail Clippers (take out for airport security)
5. Passport (or copy)
6. Cards (I have debit, credit, and medical)
7. Bag with 2 Cipro pills and 1 Probiotic
8. Plastic Bags
9. Money
10. Camera
11. Snack
#4…11 World Race Personal Hygiene Do’s and Don’ts
1. Don’t drink after anyone (only share yours by pouring)
2. Don’t sit on toilet seats (but wipe them as a courtesy)
3. Don’t forget to tear off the first square of toilet paper (think about it and you’ll arrive)
4. Don’t put your hand into the open toilet paper roll
5. Do put everything you’re not sleeping on into your pack’s air porter daily (especially food)
6. Do shower daily (I prefer nightly)
7. Do carry toilet paper and plastic bags ( I also carry reusable pads)
8. Do carry hand sanitizer
9. Do encourage showering
10. Do encourage others to travel prepared
11. Do check for lice nightly (especially if working in a children’s home, slum or orphanage)
#5…11 Mini Lessons for Teaching English
1. Read a story, look for blends (bl, tr etc) Map the story in pictures on paper and write the blends you found that help tell the story. Retell the story.
2. Ask 5 W questions on small slips of paper and have students interview each other.
3. Pick a scene (jungle). Draw a picture by giving instructions using words like on, under, beside (The frog was on the lily pad).
4. Pick a word, act th word, say the word (great with verbs)
5. Write down word parts to contractions. Say the contraction and have the kids race up to make the contraction (best in teams)
6. Grab a ball or mat and work on direction words. Have the child act it out and other students say what he or she is doing using a direction word. (___ is under the mat).
7. Hop the sentence. Cut up paper forming a sentence. Have teams race to make the sentence you say. Each member must hop all papers to the end and sit down to win a point.
8. Choose a Bible Story and use adjectives (describing words) to describe a character and create a work of art.
9. For older kids make a Mad Lib by writing a short paragraph or story and erasing a few parts of speech before they get in there. Make lists for each blank and vote on the one to use. (Asking for noun dn they suggest paper, chair, table, and water bottle)
10. Write words on paper and tape them to foreheads or backs. Students try to guess by asking questions that can only be answered with yes or no. (Does my animal have stripes?)
11. About Me Bags with adjustments. Have students draw three things they want the teacher to know about them, cut them up, and put them in a bag. Have them practice by telling a partner. Switch bags and have them tell the teacher what they learned about their partner.
Due to a lack of resources, you may need to alter plans
#6…11 Things You Find On Asian Roads
1. Cows
2. Buffalo
3. Goats
4. Tuk Tuks
5. Songtaos
6. Horses
7. Tractors
8. Cars with or without people
9. Mini Buses
10. Buses
11. Sheep with or without Shepherd
#7…11 Ways to Entertain Children on World Race
1. Paint nails
2. Shade on paper over leaves
3. Make faces at and with them
4. Origami
5. Play Doggy Doggy Where’s Your Bone
6. Play Frogger
7. Braid Hair (if lice free)
8. Color
9. Hand games
10. Make bracelets
11. Water balloon games
#8…11 Lessons Learned On World Race
1. Impart what you carry because you are a student first of Him and then of each other
2. Give of your BEST (India is the best teacher on hospitality)
3. God gives grace to the humble
4. We are a broken people in a broken world
5. Delight Daily in the Lord
6. Wake early and you get to see how the nations wakes up
7. You are blessed to see what YOU see. (Luke 10:23)
8. Community on WR is a unique opportunity
9. More about lice than I ever dreamed
10. God reveals Himself in EVERYTHING
11. As a squad we learned to recognize how the enemy can use sickness as distraction from ministry…so get dressed and attack it!
#9…11 Must Eats and Cool Drinks!
1. Garlic Naan
2. Banana Roti
3. Lassi
4. Any fresh fruit juice (Kiwi is a fave)…or pulpy orange Minute Maid
5. Passion Fruit
6. Lungongs
7. Coffee in every nation
8. Milk Tea
9. Mangosteen
10. Lichi
11. Cury (I like less spice though)
#10…11 Simple World Race Blogs Ideas
1. Hospitality (lessons taught by the nations)
2. How you saw God in_____ (person, circumstance, or item)
3. Community living and conditions (slums, villages, hotels, guest houses, churches etc. )
4. Relationships with outcasts
5. Growth and new seasons (maybe with new teams)
6. Anything that links directly to helping out your ministry contact
7. Behind the lens
8. Comfort zone
9. Abandonment
10. How God is fine tuning His vision for your life
11. De Lousing (It is a very intimate way to serve that comes by no other avenue. Many are quick to assume they are an inconvenience and feeling dirty comes with shame. )
#11…11 Clues That I’m Back In The States (Just preparing you)
1. I grab my shoes before using the toilet or showering and don’t require a towel
2. I brush my teeth rinsing with a water bottle
3. I just used my camera flip feature to put on my makeup
4. Alone Time has become a part of my vocabulary
5. I ask for a spoon and fork to eat my rice or won’t use my left hand
6. I refer to strangers as sister and brother
7. I can use 3 languages in one sentence
8. I ask to be “Checked For Lice” because I’m missing having hands in my hair, and I smell like tea tree oil
9. The trash can in the bathroom smells like poop
10. I just raided the fruit bowl and broke the food processor
11. You witness me drinking 3 1 liter bottles of water before 3pm.
