Fight for freedom

Hi kids!

Sometimes we hear news of wars and violence in countries around the world. We realise that many people are suffering. How does this make you feel? Why are so many innocent people killed or living in terror?

In 1940, when the Second World War broke out, a thirteen year old German-Jewish girl called Anne Frank was also shocked and saddened by the imprisonment and death of millions of Jewish people, many of whom were her family, friends and neighbours. Anne Frank herself was one of the victims of the merciless killing of six million Jews known as the Shoah. 

Yet today, Anne is a symbol of unity to people of all nations, race, gender and religion. Her messages to hope and fight for freedom are immortalized in her famous diary, in which she encourages us to fight against discrimination, war, prejudice and oppression in the world today.

This prayer space is called Fight for freedom

You will need:

• A battery-powered candle
• Two blank sheets of paper cut into a triangle
• Yellow Colouring pencils or crayons
• A pen or pencil

1. Draw two triangles or cut them out from the template. Colour the two triangles yellow and place them on top of each other to form a star of
   David like this .  This star represents the suffering of the Jewish people in World War II.
2. Around the angles of these two triangles, write the names of people or countries who are suffering  because of war, racism, unfair imprisonment and prejudice.
3. Place the candle in the middle of the star and pray for the strength to fight for the freedom of suffering and oppressed people in the world.
4. You may also pray for people in your country who are suffering.

Bye Bye Kids, peace be with you!