Eden and James Grace work in FUM's African Ministries Office in Kisumu, Kenya. Their two boys Isaiah, 10 and Jesse, 9 attend school in Kisumu. They were interviewed by Sarabeth Marcinko, the Children and Youth Missionary Education Secretary.
Question: What is something about Africa that you would like to teach kids in America?
Isaiah: They don't know how big Africa is. It's really bigger than North America. When I was in America, the kids in my class thought Africa was a country, but it's a continent. When we got the map out and counted the countries of Africa, we found there were 54 of them.
Question:What have you had the chance to learn that kids in the United States don't know?
Jesse: I don't think kids in America have a mindset for giving or sharing what they have with other people like missionaries do.
Isiah: Also, we have the chance to see what it's like to live in poverty. There are way more people who live in poverty here!
Question: Do you see a difference in the attitudes of people who live in poverty?
Jesse: Not really. You can be poor and still be happy. Actually, the more you have, the more you fear to lose.
Question: What? Say that again. Where did you hear that?
Jesse: I just made it up. The more you have, the more you fear to lose.
Isaiah: It's like the story of the widow in the Bible. Her offering was more precious, because she didn't have as much to give. Having a lot leads to greed.