Piece Work/Peace Work: Working Together for Peace and Sudan is a curriculum designed for elementary children from Grades 1-6.
The study is divided into four sessions, one intergenerational session, and a resource section which includes stories of Sudan and information on African quilt history and Sudanese religions and customs.
Using a quilt project, the study explores the relationship between the work of making a quilt from different pieces of fabric and the work of making peace. Activities include games, simulations, and art projects.
Through an exploration of situations faced by the children of Sudan, children are led into an understanding of the largest country in Africa and learn also of the many divisions within the country. Worship, songs, scripture, a book center, and a computer station all enhance the
learning process.
As the author, Martha Bettis Gee says, “It is vital to the future of Sudan that followers of Jesus take seriously what is happening there and respond with compassion and real help.”
Piece Work/Peace Work: Working Together for Peace and Sudan is produced in partnership between the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and the Presbyterian Office on Child Advocacy. Representatives of the Sudan Advocacy Action Forum, the Sudan Mission Network, and the Presbyterian Africa Office provided assistance with the content of the resource. Presbyterians have been in ministry with the people of Sudan for over 100 years.
Order Piece Work/Peace Work: Working Together for Peace and Sudan at the Presbyterian Marketplace. Use item number 24-358-09-008. The cost is $8.00 plus shipping and handling.