Junior Mission for All (JMA)

JMA is an educational programme for children, to help them understand and engage with their role in God’s global mission. It allows them to hear from children in other parts of the world and encourages them to learn about, pray for and serve the worldwide church.

Each year children in the Methodist Church in Ireland raise funds for a world church partner or programme.

JMA runs from September - June and can be used with any children’s group in your church, uniformed organisations or by families at home. We contact our JMA leaders a few times during the year. Please let us know if you’re using JMA so we can add you to our list to share updates throughout the year.

 
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JMA 2023-24: SMALL THINGS, BIG DIFFERENCE

This year, JMA takes us to a church on the edge of the Amazon rainforest.

We’ll be learning about the Methodist Church in Ecuador and particularly their work with children and young people. We’ll visit Misahualli, a small town on the edge of the Amazon which is filled with bright colours, incredible foods and exotic creatures – including some very cheeky monkeys! Along the way, we’ll meet Pastor Fabiola and her daughter Febe, and also get an update from Melissa Newell (an Irish Methodist Mission Partner serving in Ecuador).

Funds raised by JMA from September 2023-June 2024 will be sent to the Methodist Church in Ecuador, to support the work of the congregation in Misahualli. Funds will be used for a Community Lunch programme serving malnourished children, and for construction of a church building which will house a new congregation in Ongota.

Our Bible focus this year is the story of Jesus feeding the five thousand. We’ll learn how one little boy’s lunch was enough to feed thousands of people, because God can use small things (and small children!) to do incredible things!

We hope and pray that children, young people and church families will be encouraged by this year’s JMA as we learn about Ecuador and the work of the Methodist Church there, and are reminded that God can use even the smallest things to make a really big difference.

LINKS TO DOWNLOAD FILES FROM JMA RESOURCE

In the PDF, there are a number of links and files. If you have any issues accessing them, you can download them here:

DONATIONS

All donations for JMA should be sent to the World Mission Partnership treasurer, Mr Ian Patterson, with a note clearly stating that it is for JMA. Please note monies should not be split. All funds raised for JMA should be sent to World Mission Partnership.

Please send to Mr Ian Patterson, 2 Old Galgorm Dale, Ballymena, Co Antrim, BT42 1RL by the end of June.

ORDERING YOUR BADGES & CERTIFICATES

If your children have collected in support of the annual project, then they are entitled to a badge and certificate.

Fill in the form below to order your resources.