Visionary4Kids Mission to Planet Earth issue  is available both online at Visionary4Kids.org and as insert in the April 14, 2012 issue of Guide Magazine. A new issue of Visionary is published the second week of every quarter (January, April, July, & October). Visionary is a great magazine for kids ages 8-14. There are fun stories, answers to common questions, puzzles, and activities. In this issue we focus on what was Jesus’ mission to our earth for? Find out the reason why he was born as a babe in Bethlehem. Learn what His mission was and how he discovered the purpose for His life at age 12. Learn how to become a friend of Jesus and grow your relationship with Him. Find out more in this issue of Visionary!

Visionary4Kids End Time Events issue  is available both online at Visionary4Kids.org Web site and as insert in the January 14, 2012 issue of Guide Magazine. A new issue of Visionary is available the second week of every quarter (January, April, July, & October). Visionary is a magazine targeted for kids ages 8-14. It is full of fun stories, answers to common questions, puzzles, and activities. In this issue we focus on the importance of “being ready for the 2nd coming of Jesus.” Find out what the Great Controversy between Jesus and Satan is all about. Learn from the Bible that we have nothing to fear if we put our trust in Jesus. Learn how to share with others God’s plan for His children. Find out all this and more in this issue of Visionary!

Visionary4Kids this quarter investigates the origins of the English Bible. The magazine is available both online at Visionary4Kids.org Web site and as an insert in the October 8, 2011 issue of Guide Magazine. Do you know what makes the Bible so special? Is having a devotional life important? Find out how Bible study can help! Also, in this issue we look at how the reformation was inspired by the Bible becoming available in the language of the people. Until the sixteenth century the Bible was only available in Latin and only the priests were able to read and interpret the scriptures. But now with William Tyndale’s Bible everyone could read the Bible for themselves.

Visionary4Kids this quarter looks at the benefits of an Adventist Education. The magazine is available both online at Visionary4Kids.org Web site and as an insert in the July 16, 2011 issue of Guide Magazine. In this issue we study the merits of a Christ centered learning environment in Adventist Schools. You may have asked some of the following questions: Why should I attend an Adventist school when all my friends go to a public school. Is there more to learning than getting a well rounded education? Why do we have Adventist schools? Why is there such a fuss made about teaching creation? Is it still important? Isn’t evolution now the universally accepted truth? Adventist Education is too expensive; is it still worth it? Find out answers to these questions and more in this issue of Visionary.

Visionary4Kids this quarter takes a look at the issue of “What happens after you die.” It is available both online at the Visionary4Kids.org Web site and as an insert in the April 16, 2011 issue of Guide Magazine. In this issue we focus on understanding what the Bibles says about life after death. What happens to a person when they die? Can dead people see and talk to us? Do they go straight to heaven? Will everyone be resurrected? Who will be raised up at the 2nd coming of Jesus? There’s a complete Bible study full of promises of the resurrection and eternal life, so you can share the truth about what happens when a person dies!

Visionary4Kids issue on Adventist Origins is available both online at the Visionary4Kids.org Web site and as an insert in the January 15, 2011 issue of Guide Magazine. A new issue of Visionary is released the second week of every quarter (January, April, July, October). Visionary is targeted for kids aged 8-14. It is filled with great stories, answers to questions about God, the Bible and living for Jesus, plus puzzles and activities. In this issue we focus on the beginnings of the Seventh-day Adventist church. Who started the Adventist denomination? Does it matter what church I attend? Where did the name “Seventh-day Adventist” come from? There’s even a Bible study that traces the birth of the SDA church from Scripture!

This is Ellen White’s shortest vision that helped a young girl learn the importance of always telling the truth. This is a re-enactment of the vision. It was filmed on location at “Elmshaven,” Ellen White’s retirement home in California.

The heritage nugget clip is part of Mondays program from NADs Adventist Education Week of Prayer DVD. It was filmed in partnership with Adventist Education, Adventist Mission, and the Ellen G. White Estate. Order your free DVD (+shipping) today from AdventSource.com

I stood in line and watched as trash rolled down the chute and along the conveyer belt in front of me. A horrible stench filled the room. It was Community Service Day at our school, and I had volunteered to work at the city’s recycling center.

When we arrived, we were all assigned a task. Mine was white plastics. I stood there for hours, sorting through the pile of trash and picking out all the white plastic containers.

Although it wasn’t a very pleasant job, I’m glad I got to do it. I got to learn a little more about the recycling process and to see what happens when people choose to recycle. Instead of ending up in a landfill somewhere, these trash items were going to be recycled and reused. That’s part of taking care of our Earth. We can help by recycling what we can.

Did you know that Ellen White was a recycler too? Instead of throwing away old clothes, she found a way to reuse them by making them into rag carpets. She wrote, “Nothing that can be utilized should be thrown away” (Child Guidance 135).

Next time you’re about to throw something away, ask yourself, “Is this really trash?”

If you ever get a chance to drive along the San Bernardino Mountains near Palm Springs, California, you will see an amazing sight. Thousands of windmills tower in the sky. Some of them are 150 feet tall.

It’s almost mesmerizing driving along the road surrounded by rows and rows of these tall white, majestic structures. Their giant blades rotate round and round in the wind.

It’s a beautiful sight, but what’s even more amazing is what these windmills are doing. They’re taking the natural energy of the wind and using it to produce electricity. In the process, they are using a natural resource and producing less pollution. (If you want to learn more about windmills and how they produce electricity, check out Palm Springs Wind Energy Web site.)

God’s given us natural resources, and by using these resources wisely we can help the environment and reduce the pollution around us.

Ellen White wrote, “Let the eye rest on the green fields, the groves, and the hills. Look up to the blue sky, un-obscured by the city’s dust and smoke, and breathe the invigorating air of heaven” (Ministry of Healing 367).

Wouldn’t it be great to live in a world that didn’t have so much pollution? You might not be able to set up a windmill anytime soon, but think about what you can do around your home and around your neighborhood to use the resources around you.

One year, I decided to do a school project on littering. I asked a hundred people to fill out a survey and then I counted up the results. Every single person marked that they were against littering, and most everyone said that they would pick up trash if they saw it lying around. So far, so good.

Next, I took a bright pink piece of paper, crumpled it up, and placed it on the ground less than six inches away from a garbage can. There was no way someone could miss it, and it would take only a second to pick up the piece of paper and throw it away. I sat nearby and watched.

Many people walked right on by as if they didn’t see the crumpled piece of paper. Several people accidentally stepped on the paper or even kicked it away. At one time, there was a penny on the ground close to the piece of paper. Someone stopped to pick up the penny but left the paper there. Only one out of a hundred people actually stopped to pick up the paper and throw it away.

So what did I learn from my project? People don’t like the idea of littering (at least, no one admits they do.) But since there are crushed soda cans, candy wrappers, and other garage lying around, the reality is that people do litter, and most people don’t want to clean up after them.

But as God’s children, we have a responsibility. According to Ellen White, “The Christian can not only look forward to the final restoration of earth to its original Eden state, but also honor God today by taking responsible care of Planet Earth” (Patriarchs and Prophets 59).

So don’t be a litterbug. Instead, let’s take good care of the world God’s created for us.