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Grade 9 MAD Project

Grade 9 MAD Project. Making a difference in Hong Kong. Objectives. Raise awareness of the issues that require intervention A biblical perspective on making a difference Practical realities and pitfalls associated with service. Assignment - Pass.

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Grade 9 MAD Project

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  1. Grade 9 MAD Project Making a difference in Hong Kong

  2. Objectives • Raise awareness of the issues that require intervention • A biblical perspective on making a difference • Practical realities and pitfalls associated with service

  3. Assignment - Pass • For a pass complete a minimum of three services through the Community Service Office • Make a Blog with photos and reflections on your service. • Attend required class sessions and answer question on the material presented.

  4. Assignment - Exemplary • Complete 5 or more service opportunities • Develop your blog to include research on world issues, presentations etc.

  5. Create a Blog • If you already use a blog site you can develop it there. Otherwise I can work with you on making a blog • Email the link to your blog to madics2011@gmail.com

  6. School Mission Statement • ICS equips students with the knowledge, skills and Christian character to serve and transform their communities while preparing them for tertiary education.

  7. School Motto • Instruction for Life • Commitment to Christ • Service to the Community

  8. The A in ESLR • Act as responsible members of the Global Community

  9. Rationale of the MAD Project Since we expect our graduates to serve and transform their communities, we expect them to be people who notice needs, and can make decisionsabout how to meet those needs. They are to be people who take initiative and are not merely passive.

  10. Major World Issues • Twenty major global issues and 20 years to solve them. • Most of these stem from the effects of Rapid Population Growth and Rapid Growth in the World Economy. • Both these things put huge pressure on Global Systems. • If we do not solve them the impact will be huge. Already around the world people are suffering as a result but we don’t necessarily feel the effect yet.

  11. Three categories of Global Issues • Sharing our planet • Sharing our humanity • Sharing our rule book

  12. Sharing our planet • Global Warming • Biodiversity and ecosystem loss • Fisheries depletion • Deforestation • Lack of fresh water • Maritime safety and pollution

  13. Sharing our humanity • Poverty • Peacekeeping • Education for all • Infectious diseases • Digital divide • Human Trafficking • Natural disasters

  14. Sharing our Rule Book • Taxation such as pollution taxes • Rules on Biotechnology like cloning • Global finanaces • Illegal drugs • Trade and competition • Intellectual property rights • International labor and migration rules

  15. The Millennium Goals • All 192 countries of the United Nations signed an agreement in 2000 to try and achieve 8 Mellennium Goals by 2015 • See http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/for details and progress.

  16. The 8 MDG • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger – living on less than $1 a day. • Achieve universal primary education. • Promote gender equality and empower women. • Reduce child mortality rate. • Improve maternal health. • Combat AIDS/HIV, malaria and other diseases • Ensure environmental sustainability • Develop a global partnership for development

  17. Is caring for the poor Biblical? • The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.(Luke 4:18) • The first Christians were known for how they loved one another because they shared their processions (Act 4:32-35)

  18. References to the Poor in the Bible • There are references to poverty throughout the Bible. • One in 7 verses in Luke talk about money • Jesus talked about money more than anything else except the Kingdom of God • Luke 7:22 • Matt 25:31 – 46 • Amos 5:18 -24 • Mark 10:17 - 23

  19. Not all Poverty is created equal Relief Rehabilitation Development

  20. How to spell ‘effective relief’ • S-e-l-d-o-m • I-m-m-e-d-i-a-t-e • T-e-m-p-o-r-a-r-y

  21. Doing STM without doing Long Term Harm • In 2006 American Christians alone spent $1.6 billion sending 2.2 million people on short term mission. • If not done properly it can hurt the poor and those going. • There is also no evidence of a significant increase in Mission giving or people going on long term mission as a result of this increased spending.

  22. Fulfilling the Great Commission in our Jerusalem (HK) • Meeting the needs in our immediate community • Meeting need in Hong Kong • Life beyond the bake sale. Get personally involved and Make a Difference. • Each of us has a personal responsibility as humans. This is not something just for Christians. • Service brings fulfillment and personal satisfaction as well as meeting the needs of others

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