For kids aged 5-9For kids aged 5-9Activity BookActivity Book

Help me reach my dream of becoming a world-famous chef!

From age 12, Compassion sponsored children are encouraged to write

down their dreams for the future in a booklet called My Plan for Tomorrow.

Whether it’s to become a doctor, a farmer or a pilot, Compassion believes every

child should have the chance to dream big, no matter where they live.

In this activity book you will find your very own My Plan for Tomorrow

to complete with the help of your kids’ church leader, just like Compassion

sponsored children all over the world!

There are also lots of fun activities that will help you think and

pray about following your dreams. Have fun!

“Teach us to

use wisely” ... ... “all the time we have.” Psalm 90:12, CEV

Welcome!Welcome!

Your kids’ church

leader will read

through this story

with you!

Denis became a Compassion sponsored child when he

was just seven years old. When it came time for him to

complete his first My Plan for Tomorrow at age 12, he already

had a thousand ideas of what he wanted to do later in life:

fly planes, heal people with sickness or maybe even teach

children like himself! All Denis really knew for sure was that

he wanted to go to university when he grew up.

“Writing down your goals is like making a promise with

yourself,” says Denis. To Denis, the very best feeling was when

he reached a goal—like when he got a good mark in his

school exam. But if he missed his goal, that was OK too. He

just made a new one, and then worked really hard to reach it!

Going to university was one of Denis’ biggest goals. In his

hometown in Bolivia, not many children go to university

when they grow up, because they have to work to help

support their parents and because things like textbooks,

pens and rent can be too expensive.

But even though his goal sometimes felt impossible,

Denis worked as hard as he could at school so that, one day,

he would achieve his dream. And guess what? He did it!

Today, after years of hard work and

planning, Denis is studying his first year of public

accountancy/auditing at a university in La Paz, San Andres.

Denis says lots of things helped him along the way: his My

Plan for Tomorrow, his friends, his family and God especially.

So what’s next for Denis? “I dream about having my own

business one day,” says Denis. “And if I am good at what I do,

I might even get to travel one day and learn

other languages.”

Denis’ DreamDenis’ DreamCome TrueCome True

Six years ago, Denis wrote down his dreams in his first

My Plan for Tomorrow booklet. Today, 18-year-old Denis is

preparing to see his dreams come true!

Below is Denis with his My Plan for Tomorrow!

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My Dream:My Dream:I want to become (trade, profession, ministry) in the future:

What will I need to do to reach my dream?

Why?

’s’sPlan for TomorrowPlan for Tomorrow

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My Development:My Development:

Who can I count on for encouragement and support to achieve this?

What’s one new thing I want to learn or do next year?

What’s one new thing I have learned or done this year?

How old are you?

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with God’s help, I will try to grow into the person He created me to be.

My signature: Date:

My Spiritual Development:My Spiritual Development:

’s Plan for Tomorrow Pledge:’s Plan for Tomorrow Pledge:with God’s help, I will try to grow into the person He created me to be.

My signature: Date:

How have I grown in my relationship with God this year?

I would like to memorise the following Bible verse:

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When Oscar from Guatemala decided his dream was to become a farmer, he

drew a picture of himself farming the land. Drawing a picture of your dream, and

taping it somewhere you will see it daily, is a great way to remember to hope and

pray for the future and to keep working hard to see your dream become a reality.

Picture PerfectPicture Perfect Draw your dream in the space below!

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D W Q E T H L M N S D T G F A S IE K B H J R T E D F A M I L Y Q GT Y U N L O V E R E W Y K A V J HE L O H K R E F Q K L Z W R N O YR E J Y U F W E B N M O P G D Y GM D O D E T E V B A Q K L O C Q II A R T C R M X Z Z F A F G H J KN B A R N Z R Y M Q M R S E J M UA R D H O P E E K Q K G I Q F G LT Q D X D B U Q I M J D K E A R CI Y B C A N T W J L Q T C J N B EO U E V Q L G A T K E N Q K W D NN I L B R H Y D J U E W P I G R SV O I M R P U C W I J R O Y H L T

E N D O J F T T O H U G O D FO F V G I K A N T G M Y P E K D

T Y H U P Y M E Y A G W Q U L

To reach our dreams, we need lots of tools, like hope, love and joy, friends and

family to help us along the way, patience when things get tough, determination

to work through challenges, self-belief and, above all, we need God!

Hint:Words go across,

down and diagonally.

Good luck!

Love Joy Hope Belief Patience Determination God Friends Family

Can you find all

these things in

the puzzle below?

Your Dream ToolboxYour Dream Toolbox

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Love Joy Hope Belief Patience Determination God Friends Family

slate notebook, pencil, pens and more

School SuppliesSchool Supplies

School is very important, no matter where you live; it can help you plan for the future.

But school looks different from country to country. Here are some similarities and differences

you can colour in between school in some other parts of the world and school in Australia.

CompassionCompassionand Kidsand Kids

Can you think of other similarities and differences?

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beans and a banana jam sandwich, an apple, chips and a drink

LunchLunch drivingwalking

Getting to SchoolGetting to School

Colour in these

pictures and try

to stay between

the lines!

HomeworkHomework

studying with a lanternstudying at a desk with a computer

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Getting to School

But God showed how much he loved us

by having Christ die for us, even though

we were sinful.

Keep alert. Be firm in your faith. Stay brave and strong. Show love in everything you do.

God’s Spirit makes us loving, happy, peaceful,

patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle,

and self-controlled.

I pray that God will take care of all your needs

with the wonderful blessings that come from Christ Jesus!

Your heart will always be where your treasure is.

And when you welcome one of these

children because of me, you welcome me.

Try your best to let God’s Spirit keep your hearts united. Do this

by living at peace.

Christ gives me the strength to face anything.

God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life

and never really die.

Bible MemoryBible MemoryVersesVerses

Can you memorise each

Bible verse?

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John 3:16John 3:16

Romans 5:8Romans 5:8 Philippians 4:13Philippians 4:13

Matthew 18:5Matthew 18:5

Philippians 4:19Philippians 4:19

Galations 5:2Galations 5:2

1 Corinthians 16:13-141 Corinthians 16:13-14Luke 12:34Luke 12:34