The 10°/40° Expedition: Quest for the Lost Window is a native missions-minded Vacation Bible School (VBS) curriculum that takes Explorers on a journey through the 10°/40° Window. Each day starts off with a bang in Adventure Rally where Explorers will meet a self-proclaimed, world famous explorer, sing eight original Expedition songs that teach each day's Trail Tip with a cultural flair, and learn how they can help native missionaries share the Gospel by giving to the Operation Child Hope (OCH) Missions Projects.
After Explorers sing their hearts out in Adventure Rally, they get their Passports stamped at customs and head to explore five Expedition Sites. In Bible Exploration, Explorers will experience the day's Bible Story and be introduced to real native missionaries who are living out the region's Trail Tip in their homelands.
Creativity is encouraged in Native Creations as Explorers make regional crafts that will remind them to pray for the people of that region way after their Expedition returns. Explorers will love tasting the indigenous foods of the 10°/40° Window in Marketplace Snacks and Global Games is sure to be a-MAZE-ing!
The final Expedition site is called Missionary Outpost, and it is sure to change your Explorers' lives. This site has two main goals: to present the Gospel clearly using the Jump to J salvation plan, and to provide opportunity for your church or ministry to host a real, live native missionary at your VBS.
If you choose to request for a native missionary to visit your VBS, Explorers will have the chance to meet and hear how God is using this special servant to share the Gospel of Jesus with their own people.
Along with a Passport, each Explorer will be given their very own full-color Travel Log filled with notes from their expedition, activities, recipes, and games to help them learn about each region. These invaluable expedition tools will enable your Explorers to see that Jesus is the One True God and that He loves the people of the 10°/40° Window.
After a full day of "Ad-Venture," Expedition Groups gather back at the Adventure Rally site to apply what they have learned through object lessons, skits, and Expedition songs in the Bring-it-on-Home Finale. Explorers are challenged to BE a "native missionary" with the take home SNAPS! Each day's SNAPS! gives Explorers practical ways to pray, give, and go in order to live out the Trail Tip in their own neighborhoods.
View the "Week at a Glance" by clicking here.
To see a video overview of the 10/40 Window,
click here.This video will explain what the 10/40 Window is and why it is important for the body of Christ to work together until every child in every nation hears the good news of Jesus Christ.
