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==1. Describe your state, the national, Adventist Youth (AY), Pathfinder, and Christian flags.==

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|[[Image:Military Flag of the United States.svg|thumb|300px|'''United States:''' The U.S. Flag has 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors have been the basis for a number of other flags, including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico]]
|[[Image:Pathfinderflag.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Pathfinder Flag:''' The Pathfinder flag is made from one of several materials, cotton bunting, rayon, or nylon. The flag is divided through the center both vertically and horizontally making four equal parts. The background colors are royal blue and white alternately sewed together with the upper left hand corner being royal blue. The Pathfinder emblem is centered in the heart of the background. The colors are descriptive of the purposes and ideals of Pathfindering. White means purity, blue means loyalty, red reminds us of the shed blood of Christ (sacrifice), and gold means excellence. The symbols also have meanings. The shield is the protection of God, the sword is his word, the Bible, and the triangle represents completeness. Completeness of the Godhead (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), and completeness of the three parts of education (Mental, Physical, and Spiritual).]]
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|[[Image:Ayflag.jpg|thumb|300px|'''AY Flag:''' The background is red and white, red symbolizing the blood of Christ and white representing purity. In the center, there is a logo that has AY which means Adventist Youth and it has three angels meaning the 3 angels message.]]
|[[Image:Christian_flag.svg|thumb|300px|'''Christian Flag:''' The "Christian Flag" is a white flag with a blue canton and a red cross in it. It was designed by Charles Overton in 1897 to represent Protestants of all denominations. The cross symbolizes the crucifixion of Christ.]]
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===Current state flags===
<gallery>
Image:Flag of Alabama.svg|<center>Flag of Alabama</center>
Image:Flag of Alaska.svg|<center>Flag of Alaska</center>
Image:Flag of Arizona.svg|<center>Flag of Arizona</center>
Image:Flag of Arkansas.svg|<center>Flag of Arkansas</center>
Image:Flag of California.svg|<center>Flag of California</center>
Image:Flag of Colorado.svg|<center>Flag of Colorado</center>
Image:Flag of Connecticut.svg|<center>Flag of Connecticut</center>
Image:Flag of Delaware.svg|<center>Flag of Delaware</center>
Image:Flag of Florida.svg|<center>Flag of Florida</center>
Image:Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg|<center>Flag of Georgia</center>
Image:Flag of Hawaii.svg|<center>Flag of Hawaii</center>
Image:Flag of Idaho.svg|<center>Flag of Idaho</center>
Image:Flag of Illinois.svg|<center>Flag of Illinois</center>
Image:Flag of Indiana.svg|<center>Flag of Indiana</center>
Image:Flag of Iowa.svg|<center>Flag of Iowa</center>
Image:Flag of Kansas.svg|<center>Flag of Kansas</center>
Image:Flag of Kentucky.svg|<center>Flag of Kentucky</center>
Image:Flag of Louisiana.svg|<center>Flag of Louisiana</center>
Image:Flag of Maine.svg|<center>Flag of Maine</center>
Image:Flag of Maryland.svg|<center>Flag of Maryland</center>
Image:Flag of Massachusetts.svg|<center>Flag of Massachusetts</center>
Image:Flag of Michigan.svg|<center>Flag of Michigan</center>
Image:Flag of Minnesota.svg|<center>Flag of Minnesota</center>
Image:Flag of Mississippi.svg|<center>Flag of Mississippi</center>
Image:Flag of Missouri.svg|<center>Flag of Missouri</center>
Image:Flag of Montana.svg|<center>Flag of Montana</center>
Image:Flag of Nebraska.svg|<center>Flag of Nebraska</center>
Image:Flag of Nevada.svg|<center>Flag of Nevada</center>
Image:Flag of New Hampshire.svg|<center>Flag of New Hampshire</center>
Image:Flag of New Jersey.svg|<center>Flag of New Jersey</center>
Image:Flag of New Mexico.svg|<center>Flag of New Mexico</center>
Image:Flag of New York.svg|<center>Flag of New York</center>
Image:Flag of North Carolina.svg|<center>Flag of North Carolina</center>
Image:Flag of North Dakota.svg|<center>Flag of North Dakota</center>
Image:Flag of Ohio.svg|<center>Flag of Ohio</center>
Image:Flag of Oklahoma.svg|<center>Flag of Oklahoma</center>
Image:Flag of Oregon.svg|<center>Flag of Oregon</center>
Image:Flag of Pennsylvania.svg|<center>Flag of Pennsylvania</center>
Image:Flag of Rhode Island.svg|<center>Flag of Rhode Island</center>
Image:Flag of South Carolina.svg|<center>Flag of South Carolina</center>
Image:Flag of South Dakota.svg|<center>Flag of South Dakota</center>
Image:Flag of Tennessee.svg|<center>Flag of Tennessee</center>
Image:Flag of Texas.svg|<center>Flag of Texas</center>
Image:Flag of Utah.svg|<center>Flag of Utah</center>
Image:Flag of Vermont.svg|<center>Flag of Vermont</center>
Image:Flag of Virginia.svg|<center>Flag of Virginia</center>
Image:Flag of Washington.svg|<center>Flag of Washington</center>
Image:Flag of West Virginia.svg|<center>Flag of West Virginia</center>
Image:Flag of Wisconsin.svg|<center>Flag of Wisconsin</center>
Image:Flag of Wyoming.svg|<center>Flag of Wyoming</center>
</gallery>

==2. Know how to display the national flag with two other flags under the following situations: a. Camp out/camporee b. Fair c. Pathfinder Day program d. Parade==
When marching in a parade, there is only one flag that has guidelines as to its location. That flag is the U.S. flag.

When marching with only one row of flags, the U.S. flag is always on the right end of the row (that is as viewed from the column following behind the flags).

When marching with multiple rows of flags, the U.S. flag is always to be in the front row. The U.S. flag is also alone in the first row. The U.S. flag will be in the front row leading the column from the center position of the row.

The U.S. flag should never be dipped as a sign of respect to a dignitary. The Pathfinder flag, AY flag, Christian flag and state flags are dipped when the "eyes right" command is given, but the U.S. flag should be held vertically.

For displaying the flag in other situations (Camporee, Fair, etc.), see the flag protocol guidelines below.

This web site is very helpful for all situations. http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagetiq.html

==3. Demonstrate how to fold and salute your national flag. Mention when and how it should be displayed. ==
===Folding===
{{:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Flag folding}}

Note that the flag is folded differently when preparing to raise unbroken on a flag pole.

===Flag Protocol===
{{:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Flag protocol}}

;Saluting the American Flag: Civilians should place their right hands over their hearts, except when wearing athletic clothing, in which case they should remove their hats and stand at attention. No hand salute is necessary. Civilian men wearing hats should remove the hat and hold it at their left shoulder, with hand over heart. Aliens should simply stand at attention. Of course, those in uniform (including the Pathfinder full dress uniform) should render the military salute. When the flag is moving, as in a parade, it is proper to salute when it is six paces in front of you and hold the salute until it passes six paces beyond.

The National Flag when on a pole should always be placed on the '''speakers right''' (to the left as viewed by the audience). This can be verified by observing speeches by the US President. The flag is always on his right.

==4. Explain the meaning of and reason for the National Anthem, and recite the words from memory. ==
The National Anthem of the United States of America is 'The Star-Spangled Banner'. The words were written on September 14 1814, on board a British frigate in Baltimore harbor, where the author, Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) had been detained after successfully petitioning for the release of a civilian friend. He was inspired to write the poem when he saw in the morning, the American flag still flying over Fort McHenry, which had withstood the British bombardment during the previous night. It has 4 verses and all of them end in “O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!”, meaning that America was built on the aspects of freedom and independence.

;The Star Spangled Banner:
:''O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light,''
:''What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming,''
:''Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,''
:''O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?''
:''And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,''
:''Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;''
:''O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave''
:''O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?''

==5. Give the rights and responsibilities of a citizen of your country. ==

===Rights===
United States' citizens have the right to fully participate in the political system of the United States (with most member states having restrictions for felons, and a federal restriction on naturalized persons running for President and Vice President of the United States), are represented and protected abroad by the United States (through U.S. embassies and consulates), and are allowed to reside in the United States, and certain territories, without any immigration requirements. Here are some of the rights you have as a U.S. citizen:
*Freedom of Religion
*Freedom of Assembly
*To Keep and Bear Arms
*Freedom of Speech
*Freedom of the Press
*Protection for those Accused of Crimes

See http://www.csc.calpoly.edu/~jdalbey/Public/Bill_of_Rights.html for additional summarized rights.

===Responsibilities===
Citizens have the duty to serve in a jury, if selected. Citizens are also required to pay taxes on their total income from all sources worldwide, including income earned while residing abroad (regardless of the duration of the residence) – but only beyond the first $82,400 in this case because of the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion. The United States Government also insists that U.S. citizens travel into and out of the United States on a U.S. passport, regardless of any other nationality they may possess. Male U.S. citizens (including those living permanently abroad and/or with dual U.S./other citizenship) are required to register with the Selective Service System at age 18 for possible conscription into the armed forces. Although no one has been drafted in the U.S. since 1973, draft registration continues as a standby contingency measure in the event Congress was to decide to reinstitute conscription at some future date. Also, citizens are recommended to vote, but it is not required.

==6. Have an interview with a local, regional, or national official of your country, and learn about his duties. ==
It is generally easier to get a local official to agree to an interview, though it is often more exciting to interview a more prominent person. The interview can be accomplished during a club meeting, and multiple Pathfinders can ask questions. Invite your guest well ahead of time, and make sure everyone in the club is on time. A visit by an official would be a very good reason to have everyone in the club wear their class A uniforms. If desired, you can make up several questions ahead of time, writing them on index cards, and distributing them to the members of your club. But do not be so rigid as to not allow them to ask spontaneous questions. Having questions prepared ahead of time on index cards are a good way to get things rolling. Here are some suggested questions:
* Could you describe a typical day at work?
* What is the most difficult part of your job?
* What is the most satisfying aspect of your job?
* To whom do you report?
* How did you get your position? Were you elected, appointed, or hired?
* How should a young person prepare for a life of public service?

==7. Write a one-page essay or give a two-minute oral report about a famous person in your country. Mention what he has done to gain his recognition. ==
This would be an excellent opportunity to present a worship during the opening exercises of a regular club meeting. Encourage your Pathfinder to choose a person they are personally interested in. If they cannot think of anyone themselves, have a list of suggested persons at hand and encourage them to choose from the list. Famous people might be historical figures, politicians, actors, sports stars, or anyone else. It would be preferable to choose a person who has been a positive influence on the country.

Although the requirement asks that you "mention what ''he'' has done to gain ''his'' recognition," this should not be interpreted as excluding women. Men are not the ''only'' famous people in a country.

==8. Do one of the following: ==
===a. Make a list of ten famous quotations from leaders of your country.===

*'''"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of men and women." ''- Thomas Paine

*''"I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" '' - Patrick Henry

*''"Fear is the foundation of most governments."'' - John Adams

*''"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!"'' - Ben Franklin

*''"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." ''- Nathan Hale

*''"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal."''- Thomas Jefferson

*''Our flag is red, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbow - red, yellow, brown, black and white - and we're all precious in God's sight.'' - Rev. Jesse Jackson

*''God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.'' - Daniel Webster

*''This nation can never be conquered from without. If it is ever to fall it will be from within.'' - President Abraham Lincoln

===b. Make a list of ten famous historic places in your country. ===
*Jamestown, VA - first permanent English settlement in North America
*Saint Austine, FL - oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the continental United States.
*Plymouth, MA – where the pilgrims landed
*Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA – Where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
*Boston, MA – many historic events like the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party
*Lake Champlain, NY - site of a naval battle during the War of 1812.
*Statue of Liberty, New York, NY – Donated by the French to commemorate the centennial of the nation’s independence.
*Mt. Rushmore, Rapid City, SD – Monument with 4 presidents heads’ carved into rock; represents the growth of the US
*Washington, D.C. – nation’s capital; many monuments
*Gettysburg, PA –site of a historic Civil War battle.

===c. Make a list of ten famous historic events in your country.===

*Signing of the Declaration of Independence (1776)
*Revolutionary War (1776 to 1782)
*Ratification of the Constitution (1788)
*Washington becomes 1st president (1789)
*Lewis and Clark expedition overland to the Pacific Ocean (1804-1806)
*Civil War (1861 to 1865)
*Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address (1863)
*Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation (1863-freed the slaves)
*King’s “I Have A Dream” speech (1963)
*U.S. puts first man on the moon (1969)
*U.S. attacked by Al-queda (2001)

==9. Describe what you can do as a citizen to help your church and country. ==
The best way to help either your church or your country is by ''getting involved''. Edmund Burke, an English philosopher summed this up when he said ''"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."''

In your church, this means that you will show up for services on a regular basis. It also means you will support it with your tithes and offering, show up for business meetings, and not wait to be asked before you volunteer your services. If you see something that needs done, ''do it.'' If you do not have the skill to do it, or you think that you need permission first, talk to your pastor, an elder, deacon, or deaconess. Find your ministry!

For your country, it is much the same. Show up for public meetings, stay informed about the issues of the day, vote if you are eligible, and pay your taxes fairly and promptly.

==10. Go through the steps of an individual acquiring citizenship in the country and learn how this is done. ==

To become a naturalized United States citizen, one must be at least eighteen years of age at the time of filing, a legal permanent resident of the United States, and have had a status of a legal permanent resident in the United States for five years less 90 days before they apply (this requirement is reduced to three years less 90 days if they (a) acquired legal permanent resident status , and (b) have been married to and living with a citizen for the past three years.) They must have been physically present for at least 30 months of 60 months prior to the date of filing their application. Also during those 60 months if the legal permanent resident was outside of the U.S. for a continuous period of 6 months or more they are disqualified from naturalizing (certain exceptions apply for those continuous periods of six months to 1 year). They must be a "person of good moral character" and must pass a test on United States history and government. Most applicants must also have a working knowledge of the English language (there are exceptions for long-resident older applicants and those with mental or physical disabilities), although this requirement is not intended to be an onerous one, since the test requires that they read and write simple sentences in English, such as "The United States is a democracy". However, some applicants fail the language and civics tests, and others are deterred from applying for naturalization by virtue of the test requirement.

==11. Know how to explain the process of government in your country. ==

Democracy in America is based on six essential ideals:
# People must accept the principle of majority rule.
# The political rights of minorities must be protected.
# Citizens must agree to a system of rule by law.
# The free exchange of opinions and ideas must not be restricted.
# All citizens must be equal before the law.
# Government exists to serve the people, because it derives its power from the people.

These ideals form the basis of the democratic system in the United States, which seeks to create a union of diverse peoples, places, and interests.

To implement its essential democratic ideals, the United States has built its government on four elements:
# Popular sovereignty, meaning that the people are the ultimate source of the government’s authority.
# Representative government, which means that the people delegate their powers to an elected official.
# Checks and balances; which means that there are three branches of government—the legislative, the executive, and the judicial— and they restrain and stabilize one another through their separated functions .
# Federalism, an arrangement where powers are shared by different levels of government. In the American federal system, the states and the national government divide authority. This division of power helps curb abuses by either the national or the state governments.

==12. Explain the meaning of this statement Jesus made in Matthew 22:21: "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's. ==
This verse teaches that governmental authority is to be respected, as long as it does not conflict with the moral obligations of being a Christian. Government serves a holy purpose; preserving social order, promoting the well-being of its citizens, and protecting their safety. If you believe that this does not apply today because you see the government as corrupt, you are urged to research the Roman government of the first century A.D. when these words were spoken by Jesus. Was Herod corrupt? Was Pilate just?

==13. Explain why laws are established in your country. ==
[[Image:Constitution_of_the_United_States,_page_1.jpg|thumb|300px|The Constitution of the United States of America]]
This question is answered beautifully by the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America:

''We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.''

The Constitution is the supreme law of the United States, and the Preamble states its very purpose.

'''The Founding Fathers ''rocked.'''''

 

==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Christian Citizenship/Answer Key

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Sherricash: /* 1. Describe your state, the national, Adventist Youth (AY), Pathfinder, and Christian flags. */

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==1. Describe the your state, the national, Adventist Youth (AY), Pathfinder, and Christian flags.==

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|[[Image:Military Flag of the United States.svg|thumb|300px|'''United States:''' The U.S. Flag has 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors have been the basis for a number of other flags, including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico]]
|[[Image:Pathfinderflag.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Pathfinder Flag:''' The Pathfinder flag is made from one of several materials, cotton bunting, rayon, or nylon. The flag is divided through the center both vertically and horizontally making four equal parts. The background colors are royal blue and white alternately sewed together with the upper left hand corner being royal blue. The Pathfinder emblem is centered in the heart of the background. The colors are descriptive of the purposes and ideals of Pathfindering. White means purity, blue means loyalty, red reminds us of the shed blood of Christ (sacrifice), and gold means excellence. The symbols also have meanings. The shield is the protection of God, the sword is his word, the Bible, and the triangle represents completeness. Completeness of the Godhead (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), and completeness of the three parts of education (Mental, Physical, and Spiritual).]]
|-
|[[Image:Ayflag.jpg|thumb|300px|'''AY Flag:''' The background is red and white, red symbolizing the blood of Christ and white representing purity. In the center, there is a logo that has AY which means Adventist Youth and it has three angels meaning the 3 angels message.]]
|[[Image:Christian_flag.svg|thumb|300px|'''Christian Flag:''' The "Christian Flag" is a white flag with a blue canton and a red cross in it. It was designed by Charles Overton in 1897 to represent Protestants of all denominations. The cross symbolizes the crucifixion of Christ.]]
|}

===Current state flags===
<gallery>
Image:Flag of Alabama.svg|<center>Flag of Alabama</center>
Image:Flag of Alaska.svg|<center>Flag of Alaska</center>
Image:Flag of Arizona.svg|<center>Flag of Arizona</center>
Image:Flag of Arkansas.svg|<center>Flag of Arkansas</center>
Image:Flag of California.svg|<center>Flag of California</center>
Image:Flag of Colorado.svg|<center>Flag of Colorado</center>
Image:Flag of Connecticut.svg|<center>Flag of Connecticut</center>
Image:Flag of Delaware.svg|<center>Flag of Delaware</center>
Image:Flag of Florida.svg|<center>Flag of Florida</center>
Image:Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg|<center>Flag of Georgia</center>
Image:Flag of Hawaii.svg|<center>Flag of Hawaii</center>
Image:Flag of Idaho.svg|<center>Flag of Idaho</center>
Image:Flag of Illinois.svg|<center>Flag of Illinois</center>
Image:Flag of Indiana.svg|<center>Flag of Indiana</center>
Image:Flag of Iowa.svg|<center>Flag of Iowa</center>
Image:Flag of Kansas.svg|<center>Flag of Kansas</center>
Image:Flag of Kentucky.svg|<center>Flag of Kentucky</center>
Image:Flag of Louisiana.svg|<center>Flag of Louisiana</center>
Image:Flag of Maine.svg|<center>Flag of Maine</center>
Image:Flag of Maryland.svg|<center>Flag of Maryland</center>
Image:Flag of Massachusetts.svg|<center>Flag of Massachusetts</center>
Image:Flag of Michigan.svg|<center>Flag of Michigan</center>
Image:Flag of Minnesota.svg|<center>Flag of Minnesota</center>
Image:Flag of Mississippi.svg|<center>Flag of Mississippi</center>
Image:Flag of Missouri.svg|<center>Flag of Missouri</center>
Image:Flag of Montana.svg|<center>Flag of Montana</center>
Image:Flag of Nebraska.svg|<center>Flag of Nebraska</center>
Image:Flag of Nevada.svg|<center>Flag of Nevada</center>
Image:Flag of New Hampshire.svg|<center>Flag of New Hampshire</center>
Image:Flag of New Jersey.svg|<center>Flag of New Jersey</center>
Image:Flag of New Mexico.svg|<center>Flag of New Mexico</center>
Image:Flag of New York.svg|<center>Flag of New York</center>
Image:Flag of North Carolina.svg|<center>Flag of North Carolina</center>
Image:Flag of North Dakota.svg|<center>Flag of North Dakota</center>
Image:Flag of Ohio.svg|<center>Flag of Ohio</center>
Image:Flag of Oklahoma.svg|<center>Flag of Oklahoma</center>
Image:Flag of Oregon.svg|<center>Flag of Oregon</center>
Image:Flag of Pennsylvania.svg|<center>Flag of Pennsylvania</center>
Image:Flag of Rhode Island.svg|<center>Flag of Rhode Island</center>
Image:Flag of South Carolina.svg|<center>Flag of South Carolina</center>
Image:Flag of South Dakota.svg|<center>Flag of South Dakota</center>
Image:Flag of Tennessee.svg|<center>Flag of Tennessee</center>
Image:Flag of Texas.svg|<center>Flag of Texas</center>
Image:Flag of Utah.svg|<center>Flag of Utah</center>
Image:Flag of Vermont.svg|<center>Flag of Vermont</center>
Image:Flag of Virginia.svg|<center>Flag of Virginia</center>
Image:Flag of Washington.svg|<center>Flag of Washington</center>
Image:Flag of West Virginia.svg|<center>Flag of West Virginia</center>
Image:Flag of Wisconsin.svg|<center>Flag of Wisconsin</center>
Image:Flag of Wyoming.svg|<center>Flag of Wyoming</center>
</gallery>

==2. Know how to display the national flag with two other flags under the following situations: a. Camp out/camporee b. Fair c. Pathfinder Day program d. Parade==
When marching in a parade, there is only one flag that has guidelines as to its location. That flag is the U.S. flag.

When marching with only one row of flags, the U.S. flag is always on the right end of the row (that is as viewed from the column following behind the flags).

When marching with multiple rows of flags, the U.S. flag is always to be in the front row. The U.S. flag is also alone in the first row. The U.S. flag will be in the front row leading the column from the center position of the row.

The U.S. flag should never be dipped as a sign of respect to a dignitary. The Pathfinder flag, AY flag, Christian flag and state flags are dipped when the "eyes right" command is given, but the U.S. flag should be held vertically.

For displaying the flag in other situations (Camporee, Fair, etc.), see the flag protocol guidelines below.

This web site is very helpful for all situations. http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagetiq.html

==3. Demonstrate how to fold and salute your national flag. Mention when and how it should be displayed. ==
===Folding===
{{:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Flag folding}}

Note that the flag is folded differently when preparing to raise unbroken on a flag pole.

===Flag Protocol===
{{:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Flag protocol}}

;Saluting the American Flag: Civilians should place their right hands over their hearts, except when wearing athletic clothing, in which case they should remove their hats and stand at attention. No hand salute is necessary. Civilian men wearing hats should remove the hat and hold it at their left shoulder, with hand over heart. Aliens should simply stand at attention. Of course, those in uniform (including the Pathfinder full dress uniform) should render the military salute. When the flag is moving, as in a parade, it is proper to salute when it is six paces in front of you and hold the salute until it passes six paces beyond.

The National Flag when on a pole should always be placed on the '''speakers right''' (to the left as viewed by the audience). This can be verified by observing speeches by the US President. The flag is always on his right.

==4. Explain the meaning of and reason for the National Anthem, and recite the words from memory. ==
The National Anthem of the United States of America is 'The Star-Spangled Banner'. The words were written on September 14 1814, on board a British frigate in Baltimore harbor, where the author, Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) had been detained after successfully petitioning for the release of a civilian friend. He was inspired to write the poem when he saw in the morning, the American flag still flying over Fort McHenry, which had withstood the British bombardment during the previous night. It has 4 verses and all of them end in “O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!”, meaning that America was built on the aspects of freedom and independence.

;The Star Spangled Banner:
:''O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light,''
:''What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming,''
:''Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,''
:''O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?''
:''And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,''
:''Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;''
:''O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave''
:''O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?''

==5. Give the rights and responsibilities of a citizen of your country. ==

===Rights===
United States' citizens have the right to fully participate in the political system of the United States (with most member states having restrictions for felons, and a federal restriction on naturalized persons running for President and Vice President of the United States), are represented and protected abroad by the United States (through U.S. embassies and consulates), and are allowed to reside in the United States, and certain territories, without any immigration requirements. Here are some of the rights you have as a U.S. citizen:
*Freedom of Religion
*Freedom of Assembly
*To Keep and Bear Arms
*Freedom of Speech
*Freedom of the Press
*Protection for those Accused of Crimes

See http://www.csc.calpoly.edu/~jdalbey/Public/Bill_of_Rights.html for additional summarized rights.

===Responsibilities===
Citizens have the duty to serve in a jury, if selected. Citizens are also required to pay taxes on their total income from all sources worldwide, including income earned while residing abroad (regardless of the duration of the residence) – but only beyond the first $82,400 in this case because of the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion. The United States Government also insists that U.S. citizens travel into and out of the United States on a U.S. passport, regardless of any other nationality they may possess. Male U.S. citizens (including those living permanently abroad and/or with dual U.S./other citizenship) are required to register with the Selective Service System at age 18 for possible conscription into the armed forces. Although no one has been drafted in the U.S. since 1973, draft registration continues as a standby contingency measure in the event Congress was to decide to reinstitute conscription at some future date. Also, citizens are recommended to vote, but it is not required.

==6. Have an interview with a local, regional, or national official of your country, and learn about his duties. ==
It is generally easier to get a local official to agree to an interview, though it is often more exciting to interview a more prominent person. The interview can be accomplished during a club meeting, and multiple Pathfinders can ask questions. Invite your guest well ahead of time, and make sure everyone in the club is on time. A visit by an official would be a very good reason to have everyone in the club wear their class A uniforms. If desired, you can make up several questions ahead of time, writing them on index cards, and distributing them to the members of your club. But do not be so rigid as to not allow them to ask spontaneous questions. Having questions prepared ahead of time on index cards are a good way to get things rolling. Here are some suggested questions:
* Could you describe a typical day at work?
* What is the most difficult part of your job?
* What is the most satisfying aspect of your job?
* To whom do you report?
* How did you get your position? Were you elected, appointed, or hired?
* How should a young person prepare for a life of public service?

==7. Write a one-page essay or give a two-minute oral report about a famous person in your country. Mention what he has done to gain his recognition. ==
This would be an excellent opportunity to present a worship during the opening exercises of a regular club meeting. Encourage your Pathfinder to choose a person they are personally interested in. If they cannot think of anyone themselves, have a list of suggested persons at hand and encourage them to choose from the list. Famous people might be historical figures, politicians, actors, sports stars, or anyone else. It would be preferable to choose a person who has been a positive influence on the country.

Although the requirement asks that you "mention what ''he'' has done to gain ''his'' recognition," this should not be interpreted as excluding women. Men are not the ''only'' famous people in a country.

==8. Do one of the following: ==
===a. Make a list of ten famous quotations from leaders of your country.===

*'''"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of men and women." ''- Thomas Paine

*''"I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" '' - Patrick Henry

*''"Fear is the foundation of most governments."'' - John Adams

*''"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!"'' - Ben Franklin

*''"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." ''- Nathan Hale

*''"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal."''- Thomas Jefferson

*''Our flag is red, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbow - red, yellow, brown, black and white - and we're all precious in God's sight.'' - Rev. Jesse Jackson

*''God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.'' - Daniel Webster

*''This nation can never be conquered from without. If it is ever to fall it will be from within.'' - President Abraham Lincoln

===b. Make a list of ten famous historic places in your country. ===
*Jamestown, VA - first permanent English settlement in North America
*Saint Austine, FL - oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the continental United States.
*Plymouth, MA – where the pilgrims landed
*Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA – Where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
*Boston, MA – many historic events like the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party
*Lake Champlain, NY - site of a naval battle during the War of 1812.
*Statue of Liberty, New York, NY – Donated by the French to commemorate the centennial of the nation’s independence.
*Mt. Rushmore, Rapid City, SD – Monument with 4 presidents heads’ carved into rock; represents the growth of the US
*Washington, D.C. – nation’s capital; many monuments
*Gettysburg, PA –site of a historic Civil War battle.

===c. Make a list of ten famous historic events in your country.===

*Signing of the Declaration of Independence (1776)
*Revolutionary War (1776 to 1782)
*Ratification of the Constitution (1788)
*Washington becomes 1st president (1789)
*Lewis and Clark expedition overland to the Pacific Ocean (1804-1806)
*Civil War (1861 to 1865)
*Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address (1863)
*Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation (1863-freed the slaves)
*King’s “I Have A Dream” speech (1963)
*U.S. puts first man on the moon (1969)
*U.S. attacked by Al-queda (2001)

==9. Describe what you can do as a citizen to help your church and country. ==
The best way to help either your church or your country is by ''getting involved''. Edmund Burke, an English philosopher summed this up when he said ''"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."''

In your church, this means that you will show up for services on a regular basis. It also means you will support it with your tithes and offering, show up for business meetings, and not wait to be asked before you volunteer your services. If you see something that needs done, ''do it.'' If you do not have the skill to do it, or you think that you need permission first, talk to your pastor, an elder, deacon, or deaconess. Find your ministry!

For your country, it is much the same. Show up for public meetings, stay informed about the issues of the day, vote if you are eligible, and pay your taxes fairly and promptly.

==10. Go through the steps of an individual acquiring citizenship in the country and learn how this is done. ==

To become a naturalized United States citizen, one must be at least eighteen years of age at the time of filing, a legal permanent resident of the United States, and have had a status of a legal permanent resident in the United States for five years less 90 days before they apply (this requirement is reduced to three years less 90 days if they (a) acquired legal permanent resident status , and (b) have been married to and living with a citizen for the past three years.) They must have been physically present for at least 30 months of 60 months prior to the date of filing their application. Also during those 60 months if the legal permanent resident was outside of the U.S. for a continuous period of 6 months or more they are disqualified from naturalizing (certain exceptions apply for those continuous periods of six months to 1 year). They must be a "person of good moral character" and must pass a test on United States history and government. Most applicants must also have a working knowledge of the English language (there are exceptions for long-resident older applicants and those with mental or physical disabilities), although this requirement is not intended to be an onerous one, since the test requires that they read and write simple sentences in English, such as "The United States is a democracy". However, some applicants fail the language and civics tests, and others are deterred from applying for naturalization by virtue of the test requirement.

==11. Know how to explain the process of government in your country. ==

Democracy in America is based on six essential ideals:
# People must accept the principle of majority rule.
# The political rights of minorities must be protected.
# Citizens must agree to a system of rule by law.
# The free exchange of opinions and ideas must not be restricted.
# All citizens must be equal before the law.
# Government exists to serve the people, because it derives its power from the people.

These ideals form the basis of the democratic system in the United States, which seeks to create a union of diverse peoples, places, and interests.

To implement its essential democratic ideals, the United States has built its government on four elements:
# Popular sovereignty, meaning that the people are the ultimate source of the government’s authority.
# Representative government, which means that the people delegate their powers to an elected official.
# Checks and balances; which means that there are three branches of government—the legislative, the executive, and the judicial— and they restrain and stabilize one another through their separated functions .
# Federalism, an arrangement where powers are shared by different levels of government. In the American federal system, the states and the national government divide authority. This division of power helps curb abuses by either the national or the state governments.

==12. Explain the meaning of this statement Jesus made in Matthew 22:21: "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's. ==
This verse teaches that governmental authority is to be respected, as long as it does not conflict with the moral obligations of being a Christian. Government serves a holy purpose; preserving social order, promoting the well-being of its citizens, and protecting their safety. If you believe that this does not apply today because you see the government as corrupt, you are urged to research the Roman government of the first century A.D. when these words were spoken by Jesus. Was Herod corrupt? Was Pilate just?

==13. Explain why laws are established in your country. ==
[[Image:Constitution_of_the_United_States,_page_1.jpg|thumb|300px|The Constitution of the United States of America]]
This question is answered beautifully by the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America:

''We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.''

The Constitution is the supreme law of the United States, and the Preamble states its very purpose.

'''The Founding Fathers ''rocked.'''''

 

==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Christian Citizenship/Answer Key

2014-04-24T16:34:44Z

Sherricash: /* 1. Describe your state, the national, Adventist (AY), Pathfinder, and Christian flags. */

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ - Advanced/Answer Key

2014-04-24T15:28:00Z

Sherricash: /* 6. Design and do three new adventures (not previously selected) from requirement 4 of the Adventurer for Christ honor. Spend two hours on each activity. Do each activity at a different time. */

{{honor_header|2|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ_Advanced.png}}

==1. Have the Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
{{ay prerequisite|Outreach|Adventurer for Christ}}

==2. Complete this honor within nine months to a year. Choose a starting date to begin. ==
The intent of this requirement is that the Pathfinder not try to count things that have been done in the past as credit for this honor. This honor should be earned by choosing ''future'' adventures. The deadline is intended to spur the Pathfinder to action.

==3. Choose three activities from requirement 1 of the Adventurer for Christ honor and do them consistently for at least nine months beyond the six months required for the Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
See requirement 1 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==4. Choose and do one activity (not previously selected) from requirement 2 of the basic Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
See requirement 2 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==5. Choose and do two activities (not previously selected) from requirement 3 of the basic Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
See requirement 3 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==6. Design and do three new adventures (not previously selected) from requirement 4 of the Adventurer for Christ honor. Spend two hours on each activity. Do each activity at a different time.==
See requirement 4 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ - Advanced/Answer Key

2014-04-24T15:27:40Z

Sherricash: /* 5. Choose and do two activities (not previously selected) from requirement 3 of the basic Adventurer for Christ honor. */

{{honor_header|2|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ_Advanced.png}}

==1. Have the Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
{{ay prerequisite|Outreach|Adventurer for Christ}}

==2. Complete this honor within nine months to a year. Choose a starting date to begin. ==
The intent of this requirement is that the Pathfinder not try to count things that have been done in the past as credit for this honor. This honor should be earned by choosing ''future'' adventures. The deadline is intended to spur the Pathfinder to action.

==3. Choose three activities from requirement 1 of the Adventurer for Christ honor and do them consistently for at least nine months beyond the six months required for the Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
See requirement 1 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==4. Choose and do one activity (not previously selected) from requirement 2 of the basic Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
See requirement 2 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==5. Choose and do two activities (not previously selected) from requirement 3 of the basic Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
See requirement 3 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==6. Design and do three new adventures (not previously selected) from requirement 4 of the Adventurer for Christ honor. Spend two hours on each activity. Do each activity at a different time.==
See Requirement 4 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ - Advanced/Answer Key

2014-04-24T15:27:22Z

Sherricash: /* 3. Choose three activities from requirement 1 of the Adventurer for Christ honor and do them consistently for at least nine months beyond the six months required for the Adventurer for Christ honor. */

{{honor_header|2|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ_Advanced.png}}

==1. Have the Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
{{ay prerequisite|Outreach|Adventurer for Christ}}

==2. Complete this honor within nine months to a year. Choose a starting date to begin. ==
The intent of this requirement is that the Pathfinder not try to count things that have been done in the past as credit for this honor. This honor should be earned by choosing ''future'' adventures. The deadline is intended to spur the Pathfinder to action.

==3. Choose three activities from requirement 1 of the Adventurer for Christ honor and do them consistently for at least nine months beyond the six months required for the Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
See requirement 1 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==4. Choose and do one activity (not previously selected) from requirement 2 of the basic Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
See requirement 2 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==5. Choose and do two activities (not previously selected) from requirement 3 of the basic Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
See Requirement 3 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==6. Design and do three new adventures (not previously selected) from requirement 4 of the Adventurer for Christ honor. Spend two hours on each activity. Do each activity at a different time.==
See Requirement 4 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ - Advanced/Answer Key

2014-04-24T15:25:29Z

{{honor_header|2|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ_Advanced.png}}

==1. Have the Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
{{ay prerequisite|Outreach|Adventurer for Christ}}

==2. Complete this honor within nine months to a year. Choose a starting date to begin. ==
The intent of this requirement is that the Pathfinder not try to count things that have been done in the past as credit for this honor. This honor should be earned by choosing ''future'' adventures. The deadline is intended to spur the Pathfinder to action.

==3. Choose three activities from requirement 1 of the Adventurer for Christ honor and do them consistently for at least nine months beyond the six months required for the Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
See Requirement 1 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==4. Choose and do one activity (not previously selected) from requirement 2 of the basic Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
See requirement 2 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==5. Choose and do two activities (not previously selected) from requirement 3 of the basic Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
See Requirement 3 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==6. Design and do three new adventures (not previously selected) from requirement 4 of the Adventurer for Christ honor. Spend two hours on each activity. Do each activity at a different time.==
See Requirement 4 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ - Advanced/Answer Key

2014-04-24T15:15:26Z

Sherricash: /* 5. Choose and do two activities (not previously selected) from requirement 3 of the basic Adventurer for Christ honor. */

{{honor_header|2|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ_Advanced.png}}

==1. Have the Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
{{ay prerequisite|Outreach|Adventurer for Christ}}

==2. Complete this honor within nine months to a year. Choose a starting date to begin. ==
The intent of this requirement is that the Pathfinder not try to count things that have been done in the past as credit for this honor. This honor should be earned by choosing ''future'' adventures. The deadline is intended to spur the Pathfinder to action.

==3. Choose three activities from requirement 1 of the Adventurer for Christ honor and do them consistently for at least nine months beyond the six months required for the Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
See Requirement 1 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==4. Choose and do one activity (not previously selected) from requirement 2 of the basic Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
See requirement 2 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==5. Choose and do two activities (not previously selected) from requirement 3 of the basic Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
See Requirement 3 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==6. Design and do three new adventures (not previously selected) from Section 4 of the basic Adventurer for Christ Honor. All three must involve three different time periods of two hours each. ==
See Section 4 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.
==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ - Advanced/Answer Key

2014-04-24T15:14:05Z

Sherricash: /* 4. Choose and do one activity (not previously selected) from requirement 2 of the basic Adventurer for Christ honor. */

{{honor_header|2|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ_Advanced.png}}

==1. Have the Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
{{ay prerequisite|Outreach|Adventurer for Christ}}

==2. Complete this honor within nine months to a year. Choose a starting date to begin. ==
The intent of this requirement is that the Pathfinder not try to count things that have been done in the past as credit for this honor. This honor should be earned by choosing ''future'' adventures. The deadline is intended to spur the Pathfinder to action.

==3. Choose three activities from requirement 1 of the Adventurer for Christ honor and do them consistently for at least nine months beyond the six months required for the Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
See Requirement 1 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==4. Choose and do one activity (not previously selected) from requirement 2 of the basic Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
See requirement 2 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==5. Choose and do two activities (not previously selected) from Section 3 of the basic Adventurer for Christ Honor. ==
See Section 3 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.
==6. Design and do three new adventures (not previously selected) from Section 4 of the basic Adventurer for Christ Honor. All three must involve three different time periods of two hours each. ==
See Section 4 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.
==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ - Advanced/Answer Key

2014-04-24T15:03:50Z

{{honor_header|2|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ_Advanced.png}}

==1. Have the Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
{{ay prerequisite|Outreach|Adventurer for Christ}}

==2. Complete this honor within nine months to a year. Choose a starting date to begin. ==
The intent of this requirement is that the Pathfinder not try to count things that have been done in the past as credit for this honor. This honor should be earned by choosing ''future'' adventures. The deadline is intended to spur the Pathfinder to action.

==3. Choose three activities from requirement 1 of the Adventurer for Christ honor and do them consistently for at least nine months beyond the six months required for the Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
See Requirement 1 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.

==4. Choose and do one activity (not previously selected) from Section 2 of the basic Adventurer for Christ Honor. ==
See Section 2 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.
==5. Choose and do two activities (not previously selected) from Section 3 of the basic Adventurer for Christ Honor. ==
See Section 3 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.
==6. Design and do three new adventures (not previously selected) from Section 4 of the basic Adventurer for Christ Honor. All three must involve three different time periods of two hours each. ==
See Section 4 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.
==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ - Advanced/Answer Key

2014-04-24T15:00:23Z

Sherricash: /* 1. Have the Adventurer for Christ honor. */

{{honor_header|2|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ_Advanced.png}}

==1. Have the Adventurer for Christ honor. ==
{{ay prerequisite|Outreach|Adventurer for Christ}}

==2. Complete this honor within nine months to a year. Choose a starting date to begin. ==
The intent of this requirement is that the Pathfinder not try to count things that have been done in the past as credit for this honor. This honor should be earned by choosing ''future'' adventures. The deadline is intended to spur the Pathfinder to action.

==3. Choose three activities from Section 1 of the Adventurer for Christ Honor and do them consistently for at least nine months beyond the six months required for the basic Adventurer for Christ Honor. ==
See Section 1 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.
==4. Choose and do one activity (not previously selected) from Section 2 of the basic Adventurer for Christ Honor. ==
See Section 2 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.
==5. Choose and do two activities (not previously selected) from Section 3 of the basic Adventurer for Christ Honor. ==
See Section 3 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.
==6. Design and do three new adventures (not previously selected) from Section 4 of the basic Adventurer for Christ Honor. All three must involve three different time periods of two hours each. ==
See Section 4 of the [[../Adventurer for Christ|Adventurer for Christ]] honor for tips and suggestions.
==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ/Answer Key

2014-04-24T14:58:28Z

Sherricash: /* 4. Make up your own adventure spending two hours at three different times. */

{{honor_header|1|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ.png}}

To get the full benefit of this honor it is essential that you spend at least six months to a year working on it. You must choose a date to start this honor, and only projects started after this date will apply toward the honor.
==1. Choose any two of the following and do them consistently for at least six months.==
===a. Read the Junior morning devotional book each day. ===
Check your local Adventist Book Center for this devotional or order online at www.adventistbookcenter.com.

===b. Faithfully study your Sabbath School lesson each week. ===
[http://guidemagazine.org/ Guide Magazine] publishes a weekly Sabbath School lesson. If your church does not subscribe to it, talk to the Junior Sabbath School teacher or your Sabbath School Secretary. You can also download the lessons online from http://www.juniorpowerpoints.org/article.php?id=3

===c. Faithfully follow the Adventist Junior Youth Bible Year reading plan. ===

The plan takes 4 years to complete the whole Bible. It is arranges the chapters into broad themes. It does not require daily Bible study, but if you so not read regularly you will not complete the plan. Download the two page checklist here and tuck it in your Bible.
http://circle.adventist.org/download/JuniorBibleReadings.pdf

===d. Develop a personal prayer diary, listing people and requests you are praying for and answers to prayer. ===
A prayer journal is nothing more than a notebook that you use to document the things you pray about. You can also use a computer to keep your notes. It is best to keep your prayer journal private.

Make entries as often as you like, leaving room to record the answers to the prayers. Review prayer requests weekly and add any updates.

===e. Plan and conduct at least one devotion each week. ===
The devotion can be with your family, friends, or Pathfinder club. One approach is to get a devotional book, read an entry to the participants, and then open it up for discussion. It's even better if you can think up a few questions to get things started.

==2. Choose three from the following. ==
===a. Send five homemade cards with personal messages, poems, or Bible verses to people who are in need of encouragement. ===
Handmade greeting cards is a hobby that is gaining in popularity. You can start without spending very much money, as most of the things you will need you probably already have around the house: paper, scissors, glue, and colored pencils. Many people enjoy using rubber stamps to make greeting cards. Check your local craft store for additional supplies.

===b. Visit ten or more people and invite them to a special church or Pathfinder event. ===
These ten people could be people you know from school, your neighborhood, or from anywhere really. The types of church events you might wish to invite them to include concerts, holiday programs, or even picnics. Good Pathfinder events to invite people to include Induction, Investiture, Pathfinder Sabbath, can collecting, a hike, a museum trip - basically anything that Pathfinders do.

===c. Choose a friend and visit someone who was absent from Sabbath School or church. Take them a card and homemade treat. Have a sharing time about this experience with your family and pray for this person. ===
Your church probably has someone assigned to keep track of who is absent from your church. If you do not know who this is, ask your pastor or the church clerk. If no one in your church tracks this, you could volunteer to set up a welcoming committee.

But it is also possible for you to be on the lookout yourself for an absent member. Once you choose someone to visit, spend some time making the card and treat. Sabbath afternoons are perfect opportunities for visitation.

===d. For one month keep your bedroom clean, your bed made, and do at least three kindness projects for each parent that show that you love them. ===
Your parents will be thrilled, and if you are not in the habit of keeping your room clean, you will see how little effort it requires if you address it every day.

Kindness project could include any of the following (so long as they have not asked you to do these things already):
* Prepare a meal
* Wash the dishes
* Vacuum the living room
* Wash the car
* Weed the flower bed
* Cut the grass
* Rake the leaves
* Foot massage
* Bring a glass of lemonade or water
* Anything else you can think of

===e. Collect fifteen left-over Guides and pass them out to absent Sabbath School members, children in hospitals, laundromats, etc. ===
If you cannot get 15 leftover [http://www.guidemagizone.org Guide's] in one week, get as many as you can each week until you have passed out 15. Talk to your Junior or Earliteen Sabbath School teacher ahead of time. Some teachers already mail out the leftovers. If this is the case in your church, offer to take over that responsibility long enough to mail out the required number.

===f. Take an audio or video recording of your pastor's sermon and special music to a shut-in for three weeks. ===
Talk to your pastor or a local church elder to get a list of shut-ins who would appreciate the recording. If your church does not record the services, ask who ever is in charge of the audio system what it would take to get that started. If your church decides to acquire recording equipment for this purpose, recommend that they use a computer instead of a cassette deck. A computer capable of doing this costs about the same as a cassette duplicator, and blank CD's are now cheaper than blank cassettes (and blank cassettes are getting more and more difficult to find). CD's have other advantages as well:
* They allow you to split the various portions of the worship service into separate tracks
* You can use [http://audacity.sourceforge.net free audio editing software] to cut out the dead times
* You can upload the sermons to a website for podcasting (get permission from the speaker first).
* CD players are now more common than cassette players, especially in automobiles, where many people will choose to listen to them when they miss the church service.

===g. Call your pastor, church elder, or deacon and volunteer to help him/her with any task he/she wants you to do for a period of two hours each week for three weeks. ===
There are many tasks around a church that need regular attention. If your pastor, elder, or deacon cannot think of anything for you to do, suggest one of the following:
* Photocopying and/or folding bulletins
* Weeding the flower beds
* Washing windows
* Painting
* Help out in one of the Sabbath School departments
* Serve food and/or clean up after potluck

==3. Choose one of the following and do it with a group. ==
===a. Look for yards that need raking and rake and bag their leaves. In the winter, shovel snow or split firewood. Leave a note and Steps to Christ. Accept no money. ===
Section c of this requirement has information on getting inexpensive copies of Steps to Christ. Be sure to bring the needed tools with you. You should also get permission before starting your work.

===b. Plan a birthday party with games, presents, and treats at a nursing home for a patient who has a birthday close to yours. ===
Since the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), this option has become more difficult to exercise in the United States. Nursing homes are now unable to give you even the most general information (such as a birth date) about their patients. However, if your club visits a nursing home regularly, you will have the opportunity to build a relationship with someone who lives there. Once you have established a good rapport, you may ask that person when his or her birthday is.

Be sensitive about the types of treats you bring. Many of the elderly are on a special diet to control chronic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Submit a list of the treats to the nursing staff ahead of time so there are no surprises. If they will not allow you to bring treats, respect their authority.

===c. Get the whole family involved in a witnessing project, such as giving Bible studies, passing out Steps to Christ to motels, adopting a family in need, doing a work project for an elderly person. ===

{{:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Bible study}}

You can get copies of Steps to Christ at the [http://www.adventistbookcenter.com/ Adventist Book Center]. They generally have a few paperback editions that are priced to be bought in quantity. For example, as of this writing, you could get 100 copies for $40 (or for 59 cents per copy if bought one at a time).

===d. Read Matthew 25:35-40, then take a walk through your neighborhood and make a list of the needs of your neighbors. (Lonely, grass needs mowed, weeds need pulled, etc.) Go about taking care of as many needs as you can. ===
{{Bible verse
| book = Matthew
| chapter = 25
| verse = 35-40
| version = New King James Version
| text =
. . .for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’

"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see you a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’

"And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
}}

===e. Respond to a tragedy in your community by personally getting involved in reaching out to help the people affected. ===
At first glance, this option seems to not be one that lends itself to planning ahead. However, there are many types of tragedies that ''can'' be anticipated. You may not know upon ''whom'' the tragedy will befall, but you can be nearly certain that one will. One such type of tragedy is a home fire. Another would be an unexpected death of a child or a parent. Think of how you might respond if such a tragedy were to occur to someone you know, then make preparations and stay tuned to your community. When a tragedy strikes, you will be prepared to minister.

==4. Make up your own adventure spending two hours at three different times..==
This requirement allows you to use your own imagination. Try to think of an adventure that allows you to use the skills you have or that you are passionate about. If you're drawing a blank, look at some of the other AY honors that interest you, and see if there's a way to turn that into an outreach adventure.

For example, if cake decorating looks interesting to you, you can make and decorate some cakes (the [[../../Arts and Crafts/Cake Decorating|Cake Decorating]] honor requires that you decorate three cakes). Once you have decorated one, deliver it to a shelter or to a shut-in.

If woodworking interests you, look at the [[../../Vocational/Woodworking|Woodworking]] honor. It has ideas for turning that vocation into a ministry.

==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ/Answer Key

2014-04-24T14:56:00Z

Sherricash: /* e. Respond to a tragedy in your community by personally getting involved in reaching out to help the people affected. */

{{honor_header|1|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ.png}}

To get the full benefit of this honor it is essential that you spend at least six months to a year working on it. You must choose a date to start this honor, and only projects started after this date will apply toward the honor.
==1. Choose any two of the following and do them consistently for at least six months.==
===a. Read the Junior morning devotional book each day. ===
Check your local Adventist Book Center for this devotional or order online at www.adventistbookcenter.com.

===b. Faithfully study your Sabbath School lesson each week. ===
[http://guidemagazine.org/ Guide Magazine] publishes a weekly Sabbath School lesson. If your church does not subscribe to it, talk to the Junior Sabbath School teacher or your Sabbath School Secretary. You can also download the lessons online from http://www.juniorpowerpoints.org/article.php?id=3

===c. Faithfully follow the Adventist Junior Youth Bible Year reading plan. ===

The plan takes 4 years to complete the whole Bible. It is arranges the chapters into broad themes. It does not require daily Bible study, but if you so not read regularly you will not complete the plan. Download the two page checklist here and tuck it in your Bible.
http://circle.adventist.org/download/JuniorBibleReadings.pdf

===d. Develop a personal prayer diary, listing people and requests you are praying for and answers to prayer. ===
A prayer journal is nothing more than a notebook that you use to document the things you pray about. You can also use a computer to keep your notes. It is best to keep your prayer journal private.

Make entries as often as you like, leaving room to record the answers to the prayers. Review prayer requests weekly and add any updates.

===e. Plan and conduct at least one devotion each week. ===
The devotion can be with your family, friends, or Pathfinder club. One approach is to get a devotional book, read an entry to the participants, and then open it up for discussion. It's even better if you can think up a few questions to get things started.

==2. Choose three from the following. ==
===a. Send five homemade cards with personal messages, poems, or Bible verses to people who are in need of encouragement. ===
Handmade greeting cards is a hobby that is gaining in popularity. You can start without spending very much money, as most of the things you will need you probably already have around the house: paper, scissors, glue, and colored pencils. Many people enjoy using rubber stamps to make greeting cards. Check your local craft store for additional supplies.

===b. Visit ten or more people and invite them to a special church or Pathfinder event. ===
These ten people could be people you know from school, your neighborhood, or from anywhere really. The types of church events you might wish to invite them to include concerts, holiday programs, or even picnics. Good Pathfinder events to invite people to include Induction, Investiture, Pathfinder Sabbath, can collecting, a hike, a museum trip - basically anything that Pathfinders do.

===c. Choose a friend and visit someone who was absent from Sabbath School or church. Take them a card and homemade treat. Have a sharing time about this experience with your family and pray for this person. ===
Your church probably has someone assigned to keep track of who is absent from your church. If you do not know who this is, ask your pastor or the church clerk. If no one in your church tracks this, you could volunteer to set up a welcoming committee.

But it is also possible for you to be on the lookout yourself for an absent member. Once you choose someone to visit, spend some time making the card and treat. Sabbath afternoons are perfect opportunities for visitation.

===d. For one month keep your bedroom clean, your bed made, and do at least three kindness projects for each parent that show that you love them. ===
Your parents will be thrilled, and if you are not in the habit of keeping your room clean, you will see how little effort it requires if you address it every day.

Kindness project could include any of the following (so long as they have not asked you to do these things already):
* Prepare a meal
* Wash the dishes
* Vacuum the living room
* Wash the car
* Weed the flower bed
* Cut the grass
* Rake the leaves
* Foot massage
* Bring a glass of lemonade or water
* Anything else you can think of

===e. Collect fifteen left-over Guides and pass them out to absent Sabbath School members, children in hospitals, laundromats, etc. ===
If you cannot get 15 leftover [http://www.guidemagizone.org Guide's] in one week, get as many as you can each week until you have passed out 15. Talk to your Junior or Earliteen Sabbath School teacher ahead of time. Some teachers already mail out the leftovers. If this is the case in your church, offer to take over that responsibility long enough to mail out the required number.

===f. Take an audio or video recording of your pastor's sermon and special music to a shut-in for three weeks. ===
Talk to your pastor or a local church elder to get a list of shut-ins who would appreciate the recording. If your church does not record the services, ask who ever is in charge of the audio system what it would take to get that started. If your church decides to acquire recording equipment for this purpose, recommend that they use a computer instead of a cassette deck. A computer capable of doing this costs about the same as a cassette duplicator, and blank CD's are now cheaper than blank cassettes (and blank cassettes are getting more and more difficult to find). CD's have other advantages as well:
* They allow you to split the various portions of the worship service into separate tracks
* You can use [http://audacity.sourceforge.net free audio editing software] to cut out the dead times
* You can upload the sermons to a website for podcasting (get permission from the speaker first).
* CD players are now more common than cassette players, especially in automobiles, where many people will choose to listen to them when they miss the church service.

===g. Call your pastor, church elder, or deacon and volunteer to help him/her with any task he/she wants you to do for a period of two hours each week for three weeks. ===
There are many tasks around a church that need regular attention. If your pastor, elder, or deacon cannot think of anything for you to do, suggest one of the following:
* Photocopying and/or folding bulletins
* Weeding the flower beds
* Washing windows
* Painting
* Help out in one of the Sabbath School departments
* Serve food and/or clean up after potluck

==3. Choose one of the following and do it with a group. ==
===a. Look for yards that need raking and rake and bag their leaves. In the winter, shovel snow or split firewood. Leave a note and Steps to Christ. Accept no money. ===
Section c of this requirement has information on getting inexpensive copies of Steps to Christ. Be sure to bring the needed tools with you. You should also get permission before starting your work.

===b. Plan a birthday party with games, presents, and treats at a nursing home for a patient who has a birthday close to yours. ===
Since the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), this option has become more difficult to exercise in the United States. Nursing homes are now unable to give you even the most general information (such as a birth date) about their patients. However, if your club visits a nursing home regularly, you will have the opportunity to build a relationship with someone who lives there. Once you have established a good rapport, you may ask that person when his or her birthday is.

Be sensitive about the types of treats you bring. Many of the elderly are on a special diet to control chronic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Submit a list of the treats to the nursing staff ahead of time so there are no surprises. If they will not allow you to bring treats, respect their authority.

===c. Get the whole family involved in a witnessing project, such as giving Bible studies, passing out Steps to Christ to motels, adopting a family in need, doing a work project for an elderly person. ===

{{:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Bible study}}

You can get copies of Steps to Christ at the [http://www.adventistbookcenter.com/ Adventist Book Center]. They generally have a few paperback editions that are priced to be bought in quantity. For example, as of this writing, you could get 100 copies for $40 (or for 59 cents per copy if bought one at a time).

===d. Read Matthew 25:35-40, then take a walk through your neighborhood and make a list of the needs of your neighbors. (Lonely, grass needs mowed, weeds need pulled, etc.) Go about taking care of as many needs as you can. ===
{{Bible verse
| book = Matthew
| chapter = 25
| verse = 35-40
| version = New King James Version
| text =
. . .for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’

"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see you a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’

"And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
}}

===e. Respond to a tragedy in your community by personally getting involved in reaching out to help the people affected. ===
At first glance, this option seems to not be one that lends itself to planning ahead. However, there are many types of tragedies that ''can'' be anticipated. You may not know upon ''whom'' the tragedy will befall, but you can be nearly certain that one will. One such type of tragedy is a home fire. Another would be an unexpected death of a child or a parent. Think of how you might respond if such a tragedy were to occur to someone you know, then make preparations and stay tuned to your community. When a tragedy strikes, you will be prepared to minister.

==4. Make up your own adventure, which must involve three different times of two hours each.==
This requirement allows you to use your own imagination. Try to think of an adventure that allows you to use the skills you have or that you are passionate about. If you're drawing a blank, look at some of the other AY honors that interest you, and see if there's a way to turn that into an outreach adventure.

For example, if cake decorating looks interesting to you, you can make and decorate some cakes (the [[../../Arts and Crafts/Cake Decorating|Cake Decorating]] honor requires that you decorate three cakes). Once you have decorated one, deliver it to a shelter or to a shut-in.

If woodworking interests you, look at the [[../../Vocational/Woodworking|Woodworking]] honor. It has ideas for turning that vocation into a ministry.

==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ/Answer Key

2014-04-24T14:53:26Z

Sherricash: /* d. Read Matthew 25:35-40 then take a walk through your neighborhood and make a list of the needs of your neighbors. (Lonely, grass needs cutting, weeds need pulling, etc.) Go about taking care of as many needs as you can. */

{{honor_header|1|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ.png}}

To get the full benefit of this honor it is essential that you spend at least six months to a year working on it. You must choose a date to start this honor, and only projects started after this date will apply toward the honor.
==1. Choose any two of the following and do them consistently for at least six months.==
===a. Read the Junior morning devotional book each day. ===
Check your local Adventist Book Center for this devotional or order online at www.adventistbookcenter.com.

===b. Faithfully study your Sabbath School lesson each week. ===
[http://guidemagazine.org/ Guide Magazine] publishes a weekly Sabbath School lesson. If your church does not subscribe to it, talk to the Junior Sabbath School teacher or your Sabbath School Secretary. You can also download the lessons online from http://www.juniorpowerpoints.org/article.php?id=3

===c. Faithfully follow the Adventist Junior Youth Bible Year reading plan. ===

The plan takes 4 years to complete the whole Bible. It is arranges the chapters into broad themes. It does not require daily Bible study, but if you so not read regularly you will not complete the plan. Download the two page checklist here and tuck it in your Bible.
http://circle.adventist.org/download/JuniorBibleReadings.pdf

===d. Develop a personal prayer diary, listing people and requests you are praying for and answers to prayer. ===
A prayer journal is nothing more than a notebook that you use to document the things you pray about. You can also use a computer to keep your notes. It is best to keep your prayer journal private.

Make entries as often as you like, leaving room to record the answers to the prayers. Review prayer requests weekly and add any updates.

===e. Plan and conduct at least one devotion each week. ===
The devotion can be with your family, friends, or Pathfinder club. One approach is to get a devotional book, read an entry to the participants, and then open it up for discussion. It's even better if you can think up a few questions to get things started.

==2. Choose three from the following. ==
===a. Send five homemade cards with personal messages, poems, or Bible verses to people who are in need of encouragement. ===
Handmade greeting cards is a hobby that is gaining in popularity. You can start without spending very much money, as most of the things you will need you probably already have around the house: paper, scissors, glue, and colored pencils. Many people enjoy using rubber stamps to make greeting cards. Check your local craft store for additional supplies.

===b. Visit ten or more people and invite them to a special church or Pathfinder event. ===
These ten people could be people you know from school, your neighborhood, or from anywhere really. The types of church events you might wish to invite them to include concerts, holiday programs, or even picnics. Good Pathfinder events to invite people to include Induction, Investiture, Pathfinder Sabbath, can collecting, a hike, a museum trip - basically anything that Pathfinders do.

===c. Choose a friend and visit someone who was absent from Sabbath School or church. Take them a card and homemade treat. Have a sharing time about this experience with your family and pray for this person. ===
Your church probably has someone assigned to keep track of who is absent from your church. If you do not know who this is, ask your pastor or the church clerk. If no one in your church tracks this, you could volunteer to set up a welcoming committee.

But it is also possible for you to be on the lookout yourself for an absent member. Once you choose someone to visit, spend some time making the card and treat. Sabbath afternoons are perfect opportunities for visitation.

===d. For one month keep your bedroom clean, your bed made, and do at least three kindness projects for each parent that show that you love them. ===
Your parents will be thrilled, and if you are not in the habit of keeping your room clean, you will see how little effort it requires if you address it every day.

Kindness project could include any of the following (so long as they have not asked you to do these things already):
* Prepare a meal
* Wash the dishes
* Vacuum the living room
* Wash the car
* Weed the flower bed
* Cut the grass
* Rake the leaves
* Foot massage
* Bring a glass of lemonade or water
* Anything else you can think of

===e. Collect fifteen left-over Guides and pass them out to absent Sabbath School members, children in hospitals, laundromats, etc. ===
If you cannot get 15 leftover [http://www.guidemagizone.org Guide's] in one week, get as many as you can each week until you have passed out 15. Talk to your Junior or Earliteen Sabbath School teacher ahead of time. Some teachers already mail out the leftovers. If this is the case in your church, offer to take over that responsibility long enough to mail out the required number.

===f. Take an audio or video recording of your pastor's sermon and special music to a shut-in for three weeks. ===
Talk to your pastor or a local church elder to get a list of shut-ins who would appreciate the recording. If your church does not record the services, ask who ever is in charge of the audio system what it would take to get that started. If your church decides to acquire recording equipment for this purpose, recommend that they use a computer instead of a cassette deck. A computer capable of doing this costs about the same as a cassette duplicator, and blank CD's are now cheaper than blank cassettes (and blank cassettes are getting more and more difficult to find). CD's have other advantages as well:
* They allow you to split the various portions of the worship service into separate tracks
* You can use [http://audacity.sourceforge.net free audio editing software] to cut out the dead times
* You can upload the sermons to a website for podcasting (get permission from the speaker first).
* CD players are now more common than cassette players, especially in automobiles, where many people will choose to listen to them when they miss the church service.

===g. Call your pastor, church elder, or deacon and volunteer to help him/her with any task he/she wants you to do for a period of two hours each week for three weeks. ===
There are many tasks around a church that need regular attention. If your pastor, elder, or deacon cannot think of anything for you to do, suggest one of the following:
* Photocopying and/or folding bulletins
* Weeding the flower beds
* Washing windows
* Painting
* Help out in one of the Sabbath School departments
* Serve food and/or clean up after potluck

==3. Choose one of the following and do it with a group. ==
===a. Look for yards that need raking and rake and bag their leaves. In the winter, shovel snow or split firewood. Leave a note and Steps to Christ. Accept no money. ===
Section c of this requirement has information on getting inexpensive copies of Steps to Christ. Be sure to bring the needed tools with you. You should also get permission before starting your work.

===b. Plan a birthday party with games, presents, and treats at a nursing home for a patient who has a birthday close to yours. ===
Since the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), this option has become more difficult to exercise in the United States. Nursing homes are now unable to give you even the most general information (such as a birth date) about their patients. However, if your club visits a nursing home regularly, you will have the opportunity to build a relationship with someone who lives there. Once you have established a good rapport, you may ask that person when his or her birthday is.

Be sensitive about the types of treats you bring. Many of the elderly are on a special diet to control chronic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Submit a list of the treats to the nursing staff ahead of time so there are no surprises. If they will not allow you to bring treats, respect their authority.

===c. Get the whole family involved in a witnessing project, such as giving Bible studies, passing out Steps to Christ to motels, adopting a family in need, doing a work project for an elderly person. ===

{{:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Bible study}}

You can get copies of Steps to Christ at the [http://www.adventistbookcenter.com/ Adventist Book Center]. They generally have a few paperback editions that are priced to be bought in quantity. For example, as of this writing, you could get 100 copies for $40 (or for 59 cents per copy if bought one at a time).

===d. Read Matthew 25:35-40, then take a walk through your neighborhood and make a list of the needs of your neighbors. (Lonely, grass needs mowed, weeds need pulled, etc.) Go about taking care of as many needs as you can. ===
{{Bible verse
| book = Matthew
| chapter = 25
| verse = 35-40
| version = New King James Version
| text =
. . .for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’

"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see you a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’

"And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
}}

===e. Respond to a tragedy in your community by personally getting involved in reaching out to help the people. ===
At first glance, this option seem to not be one that lends itself to planning ahead. However, there are many types of tragedies that ''can'' be anticipated. You may not know upon ''whom'' the tragedy will befall, but you can be nearly certain that one will. One such type of tragedy is a home fire. Another would be an unexpected death of a child or a parent. Think of how you might respond if such a tragedy were to occur to someone you know, then make preparations and stay tuned to your community. When a tragedy strikes, you will be prepared to minister.

==4. Make up your own adventure, which must involve three different times of two hours each.==
This requirement allows you to use your own imagination. Try to think of an adventure that allows you to use the skills you have or that you are passionate about. If you're drawing a blank, look at some of the other AY honors that interest you, and see if there's a way to turn that into an outreach adventure.

For example, if cake decorating looks interesting to you, you can make and decorate some cakes (the [[../../Arts and Crafts/Cake Decorating|Cake Decorating]] honor requires that you decorate three cakes). Once you have decorated one, deliver it to a shelter or to a shut-in.

If woodworking interests you, look at the [[../../Vocational/Woodworking|Woodworking]] honor. It has ideas for turning that vocation into a ministry.

==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ/Answer Key

2014-04-24T14:42:47Z

Sherricash: /* c. Get the whole family involved in a witnessing project, such as giving Bible studies, passing out Steps to Christ to motels, adopting a family in need, doing a work project for an elderly person. */

{{honor_header|1|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ.png}}

To get the full benefit of this honor it is essential that you spend at least six months to a year working on it. You must choose a date to start this honor, and only projects started after this date will apply toward the honor.
==1. Choose any two of the following and do them consistently for at least six months.==
===a. Read the Junior morning devotional book each day. ===
Check your local Adventist Book Center for this devotional or order online at www.adventistbookcenter.com.

===b. Faithfully study your Sabbath School lesson each week. ===
[http://guidemagazine.org/ Guide Magazine] publishes a weekly Sabbath School lesson. If your church does not subscribe to it, talk to the Junior Sabbath School teacher or your Sabbath School Secretary. You can also download the lessons online from http://www.juniorpowerpoints.org/article.php?id=3

===c. Faithfully follow the Adventist Junior Youth Bible Year reading plan. ===

The plan takes 4 years to complete the whole Bible. It is arranges the chapters into broad themes. It does not require daily Bible study, but if you so not read regularly you will not complete the plan. Download the two page checklist here and tuck it in your Bible.
http://circle.adventist.org/download/JuniorBibleReadings.pdf

===d. Develop a personal prayer diary, listing people and requests you are praying for and answers to prayer. ===
A prayer journal is nothing more than a notebook that you use to document the things you pray about. You can also use a computer to keep your notes. It is best to keep your prayer journal private.

Make entries as often as you like, leaving room to record the answers to the prayers. Review prayer requests weekly and add any updates.

===e. Plan and conduct at least one devotion each week. ===
The devotion can be with your family, friends, or Pathfinder club. One approach is to get a devotional book, read an entry to the participants, and then open it up for discussion. It's even better if you can think up a few questions to get things started.

==2. Choose three from the following. ==
===a. Send five homemade cards with personal messages, poems, or Bible verses to people who are in need of encouragement. ===
Handmade greeting cards is a hobby that is gaining in popularity. You can start without spending very much money, as most of the things you will need you probably already have around the house: paper, scissors, glue, and colored pencils. Many people enjoy using rubber stamps to make greeting cards. Check your local craft store for additional supplies.

===b. Visit ten or more people and invite them to a special church or Pathfinder event. ===
These ten people could be people you know from school, your neighborhood, or from anywhere really. The types of church events you might wish to invite them to include concerts, holiday programs, or even picnics. Good Pathfinder events to invite people to include Induction, Investiture, Pathfinder Sabbath, can collecting, a hike, a museum trip - basically anything that Pathfinders do.

===c. Choose a friend and visit someone who was absent from Sabbath School or church. Take them a card and homemade treat. Have a sharing time about this experience with your family and pray for this person. ===
Your church probably has someone assigned to keep track of who is absent from your church. If you do not know who this is, ask your pastor or the church clerk. If no one in your church tracks this, you could volunteer to set up a welcoming committee.

But it is also possible for you to be on the lookout yourself for an absent member. Once you choose someone to visit, spend some time making the card and treat. Sabbath afternoons are perfect opportunities for visitation.

===d. For one month keep your bedroom clean, your bed made, and do at least three kindness projects for each parent that show that you love them. ===
Your parents will be thrilled, and if you are not in the habit of keeping your room clean, you will see how little effort it requires if you address it every day.

Kindness project could include any of the following (so long as they have not asked you to do these things already):
* Prepare a meal
* Wash the dishes
* Vacuum the living room
* Wash the car
* Weed the flower bed
* Cut the grass
* Rake the leaves
* Foot massage
* Bring a glass of lemonade or water
* Anything else you can think of

===e. Collect fifteen left-over Guides and pass them out to absent Sabbath School members, children in hospitals, laundromats, etc. ===
If you cannot get 15 leftover [http://www.guidemagizone.org Guide's] in one week, get as many as you can each week until you have passed out 15. Talk to your Junior or Earliteen Sabbath School teacher ahead of time. Some teachers already mail out the leftovers. If this is the case in your church, offer to take over that responsibility long enough to mail out the required number.

===f. Take an audio or video recording of your pastor's sermon and special music to a shut-in for three weeks. ===
Talk to your pastor or a local church elder to get a list of shut-ins who would appreciate the recording. If your church does not record the services, ask who ever is in charge of the audio system what it would take to get that started. If your church decides to acquire recording equipment for this purpose, recommend that they use a computer instead of a cassette deck. A computer capable of doing this costs about the same as a cassette duplicator, and blank CD's are now cheaper than blank cassettes (and blank cassettes are getting more and more difficult to find). CD's have other advantages as well:
* They allow you to split the various portions of the worship service into separate tracks
* You can use [http://audacity.sourceforge.net free audio editing software] to cut out the dead times
* You can upload the sermons to a website for podcasting (get permission from the speaker first).
* CD players are now more common than cassette players, especially in automobiles, where many people will choose to listen to them when they miss the church service.

===g. Call your pastor, church elder, or deacon and volunteer to help him/her with any task he/she wants you to do for a period of two hours each week for three weeks. ===
There are many tasks around a church that need regular attention. If your pastor, elder, or deacon cannot think of anything for you to do, suggest one of the following:
* Photocopying and/or folding bulletins
* Weeding the flower beds
* Washing windows
* Painting
* Help out in one of the Sabbath School departments
* Serve food and/or clean up after potluck

==3. Choose one of the following and do it with a group. ==
===a. Look for yards that need raking and rake and bag their leaves. In the winter, shovel snow or split firewood. Leave a note and Steps to Christ. Accept no money. ===
Section c of this requirement has information on getting inexpensive copies of Steps to Christ. Be sure to bring the needed tools with you. You should also get permission before starting your work.

===b. Plan a birthday party with games, presents, and treats at a nursing home for a patient who has a birthday close to yours. ===
Since the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), this option has become more difficult to exercise in the United States. Nursing homes are now unable to give you even the most general information (such as a birth date) about their patients. However, if your club visits a nursing home regularly, you will have the opportunity to build a relationship with someone who lives there. Once you have established a good rapport, you may ask that person when his or her birthday is.

Be sensitive about the types of treats you bring. Many of the elderly are on a special diet to control chronic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Submit a list of the treats to the nursing staff ahead of time so there are no surprises. If they will not allow you to bring treats, respect their authority.

===c. Get the whole family involved in a witnessing project, such as giving Bible studies, passing out Steps to Christ to motels, adopting a family in need, doing a work project for an elderly person. ===

{{:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Bible study}}

You can get copies of Steps to Christ at the [http://www.adventistbookcenter.com/ Adventist Book Center]. They generally have a few paperback editions that are priced to be bought in quantity. For example, as of this writing, you could get 100 copies for $40 (or for 59 cents per copy if bought one at a time).

===d. Read Matthew 25:35-40, then take a walk through your neighborhood and make a list of the needs of your neighbors. (Lonely, grass needs cutting, weeds need pulling, etc.) Go about taking care of as many needs as you can. ===
{{Bible verse
| book = Matthew
| chapter = 25
| verse = 35-40
| version = World English Bible
| text =
For I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.’

"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink? When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you? 25:39 When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’

"The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
}}

===e. Respond to a tragedy in your community by personally getting involved in reaching out to help the people. ===
At first glance, this option seem to not be one that lends itself to planning ahead. However, there are many types of tragedies that ''can'' be anticipated. You may not know upon ''whom'' the tragedy will befall, but you can be nearly certain that one will. One such type of tragedy is a home fire. Another would be an unexpected death of a child or a parent. Think of how you might respond if such a tragedy were to occur to someone you know, then make preparations and stay tuned to your community. When a tragedy strikes, you will be prepared to minister.

==4. Make up your own adventure, which must involve three different times of two hours each.==
This requirement allows you to use your own imagination. Try to think of an adventure that allows you to use the skills you have or that you are passionate about. If you're drawing a blank, look at some of the other AY honors that interest you, and see if there's a way to turn that into an outreach adventure.

For example, if cake decorating looks interesting to you, you can make and decorate some cakes (the [[../../Arts and Crafts/Cake Decorating|Cake Decorating]] honor requires that you decorate three cakes). Once you have decorated one, deliver it to a shelter or to a shut-in.

If woodworking interests you, look at the [[../../Vocational/Woodworking|Woodworking]] honor. It has ideas for turning that vocation into a ministry.

==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ/Answer Key

2014-04-24T14:39:57Z

Sherricash: /* g. Call your pastor, church elder, or deacon and volunteer to help him/her with any task he/she wants you to do for a period of two hours each week for three weeks. */

{{honor_header|1|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ.png}}

To get the full benefit of this honor it is essential that you spend at least six months to a year working on it. You must choose a date to start this honor, and only projects started after this date will apply toward the honor.
==1. Choose any two of the following and do them consistently for at least six months.==
===a. Read the Junior morning devotional book each day. ===
Check your local Adventist Book Center for this devotional or order online at www.adventistbookcenter.com.

===b. Faithfully study your Sabbath School lesson each week. ===
[http://guidemagazine.org/ Guide Magazine] publishes a weekly Sabbath School lesson. If your church does not subscribe to it, talk to the Junior Sabbath School teacher or your Sabbath School Secretary. You can also download the lessons online from http://www.juniorpowerpoints.org/article.php?id=3

===c. Faithfully follow the Adventist Junior Youth Bible Year reading plan. ===

The plan takes 4 years to complete the whole Bible. It is arranges the chapters into broad themes. It does not require daily Bible study, but if you so not read regularly you will not complete the plan. Download the two page checklist here and tuck it in your Bible.
http://circle.adventist.org/download/JuniorBibleReadings.pdf

===d. Develop a personal prayer diary, listing people and requests you are praying for and answers to prayer. ===
A prayer journal is nothing more than a notebook that you use to document the things you pray about. You can also use a computer to keep your notes. It is best to keep your prayer journal private.

Make entries as often as you like, leaving room to record the answers to the prayers. Review prayer requests weekly and add any updates.

===e. Plan and conduct at least one devotion each week. ===
The devotion can be with your family, friends, or Pathfinder club. One approach is to get a devotional book, read an entry to the participants, and then open it up for discussion. It's even better if you can think up a few questions to get things started.

==2. Choose three from the following. ==
===a. Send five homemade cards with personal messages, poems, or Bible verses to people who are in need of encouragement. ===
Handmade greeting cards is a hobby that is gaining in popularity. You can start without spending very much money, as most of the things you will need you probably already have around the house: paper, scissors, glue, and colored pencils. Many people enjoy using rubber stamps to make greeting cards. Check your local craft store for additional supplies.

===b. Visit ten or more people and invite them to a special church or Pathfinder event. ===
These ten people could be people you know from school, your neighborhood, or from anywhere really. The types of church events you might wish to invite them to include concerts, holiday programs, or even picnics. Good Pathfinder events to invite people to include Induction, Investiture, Pathfinder Sabbath, can collecting, a hike, a museum trip - basically anything that Pathfinders do.

===c. Choose a friend and visit someone who was absent from Sabbath School or church. Take them a card and homemade treat. Have a sharing time about this experience with your family and pray for this person. ===
Your church probably has someone assigned to keep track of who is absent from your church. If you do not know who this is, ask your pastor or the church clerk. If no one in your church tracks this, you could volunteer to set up a welcoming committee.

But it is also possible for you to be on the lookout yourself for an absent member. Once you choose someone to visit, spend some time making the card and treat. Sabbath afternoons are perfect opportunities for visitation.

===d. For one month keep your bedroom clean, your bed made, and do at least three kindness projects for each parent that show that you love them. ===
Your parents will be thrilled, and if you are not in the habit of keeping your room clean, you will see how little effort it requires if you address it every day.

Kindness project could include any of the following (so long as they have not asked you to do these things already):
* Prepare a meal
* Wash the dishes
* Vacuum the living room
* Wash the car
* Weed the flower bed
* Cut the grass
* Rake the leaves
* Foot massage
* Bring a glass of lemonade or water
* Anything else you can think of

===e. Collect fifteen left-over Guides and pass them out to absent Sabbath School members, children in hospitals, laundromats, etc. ===
If you cannot get 15 leftover [http://www.guidemagizone.org Guide's] in one week, get as many as you can each week until you have passed out 15. Talk to your Junior or Earliteen Sabbath School teacher ahead of time. Some teachers already mail out the leftovers. If this is the case in your church, offer to take over that responsibility long enough to mail out the required number.

===f. Take an audio or video recording of your pastor's sermon and special music to a shut-in for three weeks. ===
Talk to your pastor or a local church elder to get a list of shut-ins who would appreciate the recording. If your church does not record the services, ask who ever is in charge of the audio system what it would take to get that started. If your church decides to acquire recording equipment for this purpose, recommend that they use a computer instead of a cassette deck. A computer capable of doing this costs about the same as a cassette duplicator, and blank CD's are now cheaper than blank cassettes (and blank cassettes are getting more and more difficult to find). CD's have other advantages as well:
* They allow you to split the various portions of the worship service into separate tracks
* You can use [http://audacity.sourceforge.net free audio editing software] to cut out the dead times
* You can upload the sermons to a website for podcasting (get permission from the speaker first).
* CD players are now more common than cassette players, especially in automobiles, where many people will choose to listen to them when they miss the church service.

===g. Call your pastor, church elder, or deacon and volunteer to help him/her with any task he/she wants you to do for a period of two hours each week for three weeks. ===
There are many tasks around a church that need regular attention. If your pastor, elder, or deacon cannot think of anything for you to do, suggest one of the following:
* Photocopying and/or folding bulletins
* Weeding the flower beds
* Washing windows
* Painting
* Help out in one of the Sabbath School departments
* Serve food and/or clean up after potluck

==3. Choose one of the following and do it with a group. ==
===a. Look for yards that need raking and rake and bag their leaves. In the winter, shovel snow or split firewood. Leave a note and Steps to Christ. Accept no money. ===
Section c of this requirement has information on getting inexpensive copies of Steps to Christ. Be sure to bring the needed tools with you. You should also get permission before starting your work.

===b. Plan a birthday party with games, presents, and treats at a nursing home for a patient who has a birthday close to yours. ===
Since the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), this option has become more difficult to exercise in the United States. Nursing homes are now unable to give you even the most general information (such as a birth date) about their patients. However, if your club visits a nursing home regularly, you will have the opportunity to build a relationship with someone who lives there. Once you have established a good rapport, you may ask that person when his or her birthday is.

Be sensitive about the types of treats you bring. Many of the elderly are on a special diet to control chronic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Submit a list of the treats to the nursing staff ahead of time so there are no surprises. If they will not allow you to bring treats, respect their authority.

===c. Get the whole family involved in a witnessing project, such as giving Bible studies, passing out Steps to Christ to motels, adopting a needy family, doing a work project for an elderly person. ===

{{:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Bible study}}

You can get copies of Steps to Christ at the [http://www.adventistbookcenter.com/ Adventist Book Center]. They generally have a few paperback editions that are priced to be bought in quantity. For example, as of this writing, you could get 100 copies for $40 (or for 59 cents per copy if bought one at a time).

===d. Read Matthew 25:35-40, then take a walk through your neighborhood and make a list of the needs of your neighbors. (Lonely, grass needs cutting, weeds need pulling, etc.) Go about taking care of as many needs as you can. ===
{{Bible verse
| book = Matthew
| chapter = 25
| verse = 35-40
| version = World English Bible
| text =
For I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.’

"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink? When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you? 25:39 When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’

"The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
}}

===e. Respond to a tragedy in your community by personally getting involved in reaching out to help the people. ===
At first glance, this option seem to not be one that lends itself to planning ahead. However, there are many types of tragedies that ''can'' be anticipated. You may not know upon ''whom'' the tragedy will befall, but you can be nearly certain that one will. One such type of tragedy is a home fire. Another would be an unexpected death of a child or a parent. Think of how you might respond if such a tragedy were to occur to someone you know, then make preparations and stay tuned to your community. When a tragedy strikes, you will be prepared to minister.

==4. Make up your own adventure, which must involve three different times of two hours each.==
This requirement allows you to use your own imagination. Try to think of an adventure that allows you to use the skills you have or that you are passionate about. If you're drawing a blank, look at some of the other AY honors that interest you, and see if there's a way to turn that into an outreach adventure.

For example, if cake decorating looks interesting to you, you can make and decorate some cakes (the [[../../Arts and Crafts/Cake Decorating|Cake Decorating]] honor requires that you decorate three cakes). Once you have decorated one, deliver it to a shelter or to a shut-in.

If woodworking interests you, look at the [[../../Vocational/Woodworking|Woodworking]] honor. It has ideas for turning that vocation into a ministry.

==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ/Answer Key

2014-04-24T14:35:25Z

Sherricash: /* 2. Choose three from the following. */

{{honor_header|1|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ.png}}

To get the full benefit of this honor it is essential that you spend at least six months to a year working on it. You must choose a date to start this honor, and only projects started after this date will apply toward the honor.
==1. Choose any two of the following and do them consistently for at least six months.==
===a. Read the Junior morning devotional book each day. ===
Check your local Adventist Book Center for this devotional or order online at www.adventistbookcenter.com.

===b. Faithfully study your Sabbath School lesson each week. ===
[http://guidemagazine.org/ Guide Magazine] publishes a weekly Sabbath School lesson. If your church does not subscribe to it, talk to the Junior Sabbath School teacher or your Sabbath School Secretary. You can also download the lessons online from http://www.juniorpowerpoints.org/article.php?id=3

===c. Faithfully follow the Adventist Junior Youth Bible Year reading plan. ===

The plan takes 4 years to complete the whole Bible. It is arranges the chapters into broad themes. It does not require daily Bible study, but if you so not read regularly you will not complete the plan. Download the two page checklist here and tuck it in your Bible.
http://circle.adventist.org/download/JuniorBibleReadings.pdf

===d. Develop a personal prayer diary, listing people and requests you are praying for and answers to prayer. ===
A prayer journal is nothing more than a notebook that you use to document the things you pray about. You can also use a computer to keep your notes. It is best to keep your prayer journal private.

Make entries as often as you like, leaving room to record the answers to the prayers. Review prayer requests weekly and add any updates.

===e. Plan and conduct at least one devotion each week. ===
The devotion can be with your family, friends, or Pathfinder club. One approach is to get a devotional book, read an entry to the participants, and then open it up for discussion. It's even better if you can think up a few questions to get things started.

==2. Choose three from the following. ==
===a. Send five homemade cards with personal messages, poems, or Bible verses to people who are in need of encouragement. ===
Handmade greeting cards is a hobby that is gaining in popularity. You can start without spending very much money, as most of the things you will need you probably already have around the house: paper, scissors, glue, and colored pencils. Many people enjoy using rubber stamps to make greeting cards. Check your local craft store for additional supplies.

===b. Visit ten or more people and invite them to a special church or Pathfinder event. ===
These ten people could be people you know from school, your neighborhood, or from anywhere really. The types of church events you might wish to invite them to include concerts, holiday programs, or even picnics. Good Pathfinder events to invite people to include Induction, Investiture, Pathfinder Sabbath, can collecting, a hike, a museum trip - basically anything that Pathfinders do.

===c. Choose a friend and visit someone who was absent from Sabbath School or church. Take them a card and homemade treat. Have a sharing time about this experience with your family and pray for this person. ===
Your church probably has someone assigned to keep track of who is absent from your church. If you do not know who this is, ask your pastor or the church clerk. If no one in your church tracks this, you could volunteer to set up a welcoming committee.

But it is also possible for you to be on the lookout yourself for an absent member. Once you choose someone to visit, spend some time making the card and treat. Sabbath afternoons are perfect opportunities for visitation.

===d. For one month keep your bedroom clean, your bed made, and do at least three kindness projects for each parent that show that you love them. ===
Your parents will be thrilled, and if you are not in the habit of keeping your room clean, you will see how little effort it requires if you address it every day.

Kindness project could include any of the following (so long as they have not asked you to do these things already):
* Prepare a meal
* Wash the dishes
* Vacuum the living room
* Wash the car
* Weed the flower bed
* Cut the grass
* Rake the leaves
* Foot massage
* Bring a glass of lemonade or water
* Anything else you can think of

===e. Collect fifteen left-over Guides and pass them out to absent Sabbath School members, children in hospitals, laundromats, etc. ===
If you cannot get 15 leftover [http://www.guidemagizone.org Guide's] in one week, get as many as you can each week until you have passed out 15. Talk to your Junior or Earliteen Sabbath School teacher ahead of time. Some teachers already mail out the leftovers. If this is the case in your church, offer to take over that responsibility long enough to mail out the required number.

===f. Take an audio or video recording of your pastor's sermon and special music to a shut-in for three weeks. ===
Talk to your pastor or a local church elder to get a list of shut-ins who would appreciate the recording. If your church does not record the services, ask who ever is in charge of the audio system what it would take to get that started. If your church decides to acquire recording equipment for this purpose, recommend that they use a computer instead of a cassette deck. A computer capable of doing this costs about the same as a cassette duplicator, and blank CD's are now cheaper than blank cassettes (and blank cassettes are getting more and more difficult to find). CD's have other advantages as well:
* They allow you to split the various portions of the worship service into separate tracks
* You can use [http://audacity.sourceforge.net free audio editing software] to cut out the dead times
* You can upload the sermons to a website for podcasting (get permission from the speaker first).
* CD players are now more common than cassette players, especially in automobiles, where many people will choose to listen to them when they miss the church service.

===g. Call your pastor, church elder, or deacon and volunteer to help him with any task he wants you to do for a period of two hours each week for three weeks. ===
There are many tasks around a church that need regular attention. If your pastor, elder, or deacon cannot think of anything for you to do, suggest one of the following:
* Photocopying and/or folding bulletins
* Weeding the flower beds
* Washing windows
* Painting
* Help out in one of the Sabbath School departments
* Serve food and/or clean up after potluck

==3. Choose one of the following and do it with a group. ==
===a. Look for yards that need raking and rake and bag their leaves. In the winter, shovel snow or split firewood. Leave a note and Steps to Christ. Accept no money. ===
Section c of this requirement has information on getting inexpensive copies of Steps to Christ. Be sure to bring the needed tools with you. You should also get permission before starting your work.

===b. Plan a birthday party with games, presents, and treats at a nursing home for a patient who has a birthday close to yours. ===
Since the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), this option has become more difficult to exercise in the United States. Nursing homes are now unable to give you even the most general information (such as a birth date) about their patients. However, if your club visits a nursing home regularly, you will have the opportunity to build a relationship with someone who lives there. Once you have established a good rapport, you may ask that person when his or her birthday is.

Be sensitive about the types of treats you bring. Many of the elderly are on a special diet to control chronic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Submit a list of the treats to the nursing staff ahead of time so there are no surprises. If they will not allow you to bring treats, respect their authority.

===c. Get the whole family involved in a witnessing project, such as giving Bible studies, passing out Steps to Christ to motels, adopting a needy family, doing a work project for an elderly person. ===

{{:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Bible study}}

You can get copies of Steps to Christ at the [http://www.adventistbookcenter.com/ Adventist Book Center]. They generally have a few paperback editions that are priced to be bought in quantity. For example, as of this writing, you could get 100 copies for $40 (or for 59 cents per copy if bought one at a time).

===d. Read Matthew 25:35-40, then take a walk through your neighborhood and make a list of the needs of your neighbors. (Lonely, grass needs cutting, weeds need pulling, etc.) Go about taking care of as many needs as you can. ===
{{Bible verse
| book = Matthew
| chapter = 25
| verse = 35-40
| version = World English Bible
| text =
For I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.’

"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink? When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you? 25:39 When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’

"The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
}}

===e. Respond to a tragedy in your community by personally getting involved in reaching out to help the people. ===
At first glance, this option seem to not be one that lends itself to planning ahead. However, there are many types of tragedies that ''can'' be anticipated. You may not know upon ''whom'' the tragedy will befall, but you can be nearly certain that one will. One such type of tragedy is a home fire. Another would be an unexpected death of a child or a parent. Think of how you might respond if such a tragedy were to occur to someone you know, then make preparations and stay tuned to your community. When a tragedy strikes, you will be prepared to minister.

==4. Make up your own adventure, which must involve three different times of two hours each.==
This requirement allows you to use your own imagination. Try to think of an adventure that allows you to use the skills you have or that you are passionate about. If you're drawing a blank, look at some of the other AY honors that interest you, and see if there's a way to turn that into an outreach adventure.

For example, if cake decorating looks interesting to you, you can make and decorate some cakes (the [[../../Arts and Crafts/Cake Decorating|Cake Decorating]] honor requires that you decorate three cakes). Once you have decorated one, deliver it to a shelter or to a shut-in.

If woodworking interests you, look at the [[../../Vocational/Woodworking|Woodworking]] honor. It has ideas for turning that vocation into a ministry.

==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ/Answer Key

2014-04-24T14:28:19Z

Sherricash: /* a. Read the Junior morning devotional book each day. */

{{honor_header|1|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ.png}}

To get the full benefit of this honor it is essential that you spend at least six months to a year working on it. You must choose a date to start this honor, and only projects started after this date will apply toward the honor.
==1. Choose any two of the following and do them consistently for at least six months.==
===a. Read the Junior morning devotional book each day. ===
Check your local Adventist Book Center for this devotional or order online at www.adventistbookcenter.com.

===b. Faithfully study your Sabbath School lesson each week. ===
[http://guidemagazine.org/ Guide Magazine] publishes a weekly Sabbath School lesson. If your church does not subscribe to it, talk to the Junior Sabbath School teacher or your Sabbath School Secretary. You can also download the lessons online from http://www.juniorpowerpoints.org/article.php?id=3

===c. Faithfully follow the Adventist Junior Youth Bible Year reading plan. ===

===d. Develop a personal prayer diary, listing people and requests you are praying for and answers to prayer. ===
A prayer journal is nothing more than a notebook that you use to document the things you pray about. You can also use a computer to keep your notes. It is best to keep your prayer journal private.

Make entries as often as you like, leaving room to record the answers to the prayers. Review prayer requests weekly and add any updates.

===e. Plan and conduct at least one devotion each week. ===
The devotion can be with your family, friends, or Pathfinder club. One approach is to get a devotional book, read an entry to the participants, and then open it up for discussion. It's even better if you can think up a few questions to get things started.

==2. Choose three from the following: ==
===a. Send five homemade cards with personal messages, poems, or Bible verses to people who are in need of encouragement. ===
Handmade greeting cards is a hobby that is gaining in popularity. You can start without spending very much money, as most of the things you will need you probably already have around the house: paper, scissors, glue, and colored pencils. Many people enjoy using rubber stamps to make greeting cards. Check your local craft store for additional supplies.

===b. Visit ten or more people and invite them to a special church or Pathfinder event. ===
These ten people could be people you know from school, your neighborhood, or from anywhere really. The types of church events you might wish to invite them to include concerts, holiday programs, or even picnics. Good Pathfinder events to invite people to include Induction, Investiture, Pathfinder Sabbath, can collecting, a hike, a museum trip - basically anything that Pathfinders do.

===c. Choose a friend and visit someone who was absent from Sabbath School or church. Take them a card and homemade treat. Have a sharing time about this experience with your family and pray for this person. ===
Your church probably has someone assigned to keep track of who is absent from your church. If you do not know who this is, ask your pastor or the church clerk. If no one in your church tracks this, you could volunteer to set up a welcoming committee.

But it is also possible for you to be on the lookout yourself for an absent member. Once you choose someone to visit, spend some time making the card and treat. Sabbath afternoons are perfect opportunities for visitation.

===d. For one month keep your bedroom clean, your bed made, and do at least three kindness projects for each parent that show that you love them. ===
Your parents will be thrilled, and if you are not in the habit of keeping your room clean, you will see how little effort it requires if you address it every day.

Kindness project could include any of the following (so long as they have not asked you to do these things already):
* Prepare a meal
* Wash the dishes
* Vacuum the living room
* Wash the car
* Weed the flower bed
* Cut the grass
* Rake the leaves
* Foot massage
* Bring a glass of lemonade or water
* Anything else you can think of

===e. Collect fifteen left-over Guides and pass them out to absent Sabbath School members, children in hospitals, laundromats, etc. ===
If you cannot get 15 leftover [http://www.guidemagizone.org Guide's] in one week, get as many as you can each week until you have passed out 15. Talk to your Junior or Earliteen Sabbath School teacher ahead of time. Some teachers already mail out the leftovers. If this is the case in your church, offer to take over that responsibility long enough to mail out the required number.

===f. Take an audio or video recording of your pastor's sermon and special music to a shut-in for three weeks. ===
Talk to your pastor or a local church elder to get a list of shut-ins who would appreciate the recording. If your church does not record the services, ask who ever is in charge of the audio system what it would take to get that started. If your church decides to acquire recording equipment for this purpose, recommend that they use a computer instead of a cassette deck. A computer capable of doing this costs about the same as a cassette duplicator, and blank CD's are now cheaper than blank cassettes (and blank cassettes are getting more and more difficult to find). CD's have other advantages as well:
* They allow you to split the various portions of the worship service into separate tracks
* You can use [http://audacity.sourceforge.net free audio editing software] to cut out the dead times
* You can upload the sermons to a website for podcasting (get permission from the speaker first).
* CD players are now more common than cassette players, especially in automobiles, where many people will choose to listen to them when they miss the church service.

===g. Call your pastor, church elder, or deacon and volunteer to help him with any task he wants you to do for a period of two hours each week for three weeks. ===
There are many tasks around a church that need regular attention. If your pastor, elder, or deacon cannot think of anything for you to do, suggest one of the following:
* Photocopying and/or folding bulletins
* Weeding the flower beds
* Washing windows
* Painting
* Help out in one of the Sabbath School departments
* Serve food and/or clean up after potluck

==3. Choose one of the following and do it with a group. ==
===a. Look for yards that need raking and rake and bag their leaves. In the winter, shovel snow or split firewood. Leave a note and Steps to Christ. Accept no money. ===
Section c of this requirement has information on getting inexpensive copies of Steps to Christ. Be sure to bring the needed tools with you. You should also get permission before starting your work.

===b. Plan a birthday party with games, presents, and treats at a nursing home for a patient who has a birthday close to yours. ===
Since the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), this option has become more difficult to exercise in the United States. Nursing homes are now unable to give you even the most general information (such as a birth date) about their patients. However, if your club visits a nursing home regularly, you will have the opportunity to build a relationship with someone who lives there. Once you have established a good rapport, you may ask that person when his or her birthday is.

Be sensitive about the types of treats you bring. Many of the elderly are on a special diet to control chronic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Submit a list of the treats to the nursing staff ahead of time so there are no surprises. If they will not allow you to bring treats, respect their authority.

===c. Get the whole family involved in a witnessing project, such as giving Bible studies, passing out Steps to Christ to motels, adopting a needy family, doing a work project for an elderly person. ===

{{:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Bible study}}

You can get copies of Steps to Christ at the [http://www.adventistbookcenter.com/ Adventist Book Center]. They generally have a few paperback editions that are priced to be bought in quantity. For example, as of this writing, you could get 100 copies for $40 (or for 59 cents per copy if bought one at a time).

===d. Read Matthew 25:35-40, then take a walk through your neighborhood and make a list of the needs of your neighbors. (Lonely, grass needs cutting, weeds need pulling, etc.) Go about taking care of as many needs as you can. ===
{{Bible verse
| book = Matthew
| chapter = 25
| verse = 35-40
| version = World English Bible
| text =
For I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.’

"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink? When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you? 25:39 When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’

"The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
}}

===e. Respond to a tragedy in your community by personally getting involved in reaching out to help the people. ===
At first glance, this option seem to not be one that lends itself to planning ahead. However, there are many types of tragedies that ''can'' be anticipated. You may not know upon ''whom'' the tragedy will befall, but you can be nearly certain that one will. One such type of tragedy is a home fire. Another would be an unexpected death of a child or a parent. Think of how you might respond if such a tragedy were to occur to someone you know, then make preparations and stay tuned to your community. When a tragedy strikes, you will be prepared to minister.

==4. Make up your own adventure, which must involve three different times of two hours each.==
This requirement allows you to use your own imagination. Try to think of an adventure that allows you to use the skills you have or that you are passionate about. If you're drawing a blank, look at some of the other AY honors that interest you, and see if there's a way to turn that into an outreach adventure.

For example, if cake decorating looks interesting to you, you can make and decorate some cakes (the [[../../Arts and Crafts/Cake Decorating|Cake Decorating]] honor requires that you decorate three cakes). Once you have decorated one, deliver it to a shelter or to a shut-in.

If woodworking interests you, look at the [[../../Vocational/Woodworking|Woodworking]] honor. It has ideas for turning that vocation into a ministry.

==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ/Answer Key

2014-04-24T14:27:26Z

Sherricash: /* a. Read the Junior morning devotional book each day. */

{{honor_header|1|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ.png}}

To get the full benefit of this honor it is essential that you spend at least six months to a year working on it. You must choose a date to start this honor, and only projects started after this date will apply toward the honor.
==1. Choose any two of the following and do them consistently for at least six months.==
===a. Read the Junior morning devotional book each day. ===
Check your local Adventist Book Center for this devotional or order online at [http://www.adventistbookcenter.com].

===b. Faithfully study your Sabbath School lesson each week. ===
[http://guidemagazine.org/ Guide Magazine] publishes a weekly Sabbath School lesson. If your church does not subscribe to it, talk to the Junior Sabbath School teacher or your Sabbath School Secretary. You can also download the lessons online from http://www.juniorpowerpoints.org/article.php?id=3

===c. Faithfully follow the Adventist Junior Youth Bible Year reading plan. ===

===d. Develop a personal prayer diary, listing people and requests you are praying for and answers to prayer. ===
A prayer journal is nothing more than a notebook that you use to document the things you pray about. You can also use a computer to keep your notes. It is best to keep your prayer journal private.

Make entries as often as you like, leaving room to record the answers to the prayers. Review prayer requests weekly and add any updates.

===e. Plan and conduct at least one devotion each week. ===
The devotion can be with your family, friends, or Pathfinder club. One approach is to get a devotional book, read an entry to the participants, and then open it up for discussion. It's even better if you can think up a few questions to get things started.

==2. Choose three from the following: ==
===a. Send five homemade cards with personal messages, poems, or Bible verses to people who are in need of encouragement. ===
Handmade greeting cards is a hobby that is gaining in popularity. You can start without spending very much money, as most of the things you will need you probably already have around the house: paper, scissors, glue, and colored pencils. Many people enjoy using rubber stamps to make greeting cards. Check your local craft store for additional supplies.

===b. Visit ten or more people and invite them to a special church or Pathfinder event. ===
These ten people could be people you know from school, your neighborhood, or from anywhere really. The types of church events you might wish to invite them to include concerts, holiday programs, or even picnics. Good Pathfinder events to invite people to include Induction, Investiture, Pathfinder Sabbath, can collecting, a hike, a museum trip - basically anything that Pathfinders do.

===c. Choose a friend and visit someone who was absent from Sabbath School or church. Take them a card and homemade treat. Have a sharing time about this experience with your family and pray for this person. ===
Your church probably has someone assigned to keep track of who is absent from your church. If you do not know who this is, ask your pastor or the church clerk. If no one in your church tracks this, you could volunteer to set up a welcoming committee.

But it is also possible for you to be on the lookout yourself for an absent member. Once you choose someone to visit, spend some time making the card and treat. Sabbath afternoons are perfect opportunities for visitation.

===d. For one month keep your bedroom clean, your bed made, and do at least three kindness projects for each parent that show that you love them. ===
Your parents will be thrilled, and if you are not in the habit of keeping your room clean, you will see how little effort it requires if you address it every day.

Kindness project could include any of the following (so long as they have not asked you to do these things already):
* Prepare a meal
* Wash the dishes
* Vacuum the living room
* Wash the car
* Weed the flower bed
* Cut the grass
* Rake the leaves
* Foot massage
* Bring a glass of lemonade or water
* Anything else you can think of

===e. Collect fifteen left-over Guides and pass them out to absent Sabbath School members, children in hospitals, laundromats, etc. ===
If you cannot get 15 leftover [http://www.guidemagizone.org Guide's] in one week, get as many as you can each week until you have passed out 15. Talk to your Junior or Earliteen Sabbath School teacher ahead of time. Some teachers already mail out the leftovers. If this is the case in your church, offer to take over that responsibility long enough to mail out the required number.

===f. Take an audio or video recording of your pastor's sermon and special music to a shut-in for three weeks. ===
Talk to your pastor or a local church elder to get a list of shut-ins who would appreciate the recording. If your church does not record the services, ask who ever is in charge of the audio system what it would take to get that started. If your church decides to acquire recording equipment for this purpose, recommend that they use a computer instead of a cassette deck. A computer capable of doing this costs about the same as a cassette duplicator, and blank CD's are now cheaper than blank cassettes (and blank cassettes are getting more and more difficult to find). CD's have other advantages as well:
* They allow you to split the various portions of the worship service into separate tracks
* You can use [http://audacity.sourceforge.net free audio editing software] to cut out the dead times
* You can upload the sermons to a website for podcasting (get permission from the speaker first).
* CD players are now more common than cassette players, especially in automobiles, where many people will choose to listen to them when they miss the church service.

===g. Call your pastor, church elder, or deacon and volunteer to help him with any task he wants you to do for a period of two hours each week for three weeks. ===
There are many tasks around a church that need regular attention. If your pastor, elder, or deacon cannot think of anything for you to do, suggest one of the following:
* Photocopying and/or folding bulletins
* Weeding the flower beds
* Washing windows
* Painting
* Help out in one of the Sabbath School departments
* Serve food and/or clean up after potluck

==3. Choose one of the following and do it with a group. ==
===a. Look for yards that need raking and rake and bag their leaves. In the winter, shovel snow or split firewood. Leave a note and Steps to Christ. Accept no money. ===
Section c of this requirement has information on getting inexpensive copies of Steps to Christ. Be sure to bring the needed tools with you. You should also get permission before starting your work.

===b. Plan a birthday party with games, presents, and treats at a nursing home for a patient who has a birthday close to yours. ===
Since the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), this option has become more difficult to exercise in the United States. Nursing homes are now unable to give you even the most general information (such as a birth date) about their patients. However, if your club visits a nursing home regularly, you will have the opportunity to build a relationship with someone who lives there. Once you have established a good rapport, you may ask that person when his or her birthday is.

Be sensitive about the types of treats you bring. Many of the elderly are on a special diet to control chronic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Submit a list of the treats to the nursing staff ahead of time so there are no surprises. If they will not allow you to bring treats, respect their authority.

===c. Get the whole family involved in a witnessing project, such as giving Bible studies, passing out Steps to Christ to motels, adopting a needy family, doing a work project for an elderly person. ===

{{:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Bible study}}

You can get copies of Steps to Christ at the [http://www.adventistbookcenter.com/ Adventist Book Center]. They generally have a few paperback editions that are priced to be bought in quantity. For example, as of this writing, you could get 100 copies for $40 (or for 59 cents per copy if bought one at a time).

===d. Read Matthew 25:35-40, then take a walk through your neighborhood and make a list of the needs of your neighbors. (Lonely, grass needs cutting, weeds need pulling, etc.) Go about taking care of as many needs as you can. ===
{{Bible verse
| book = Matthew
| chapter = 25
| verse = 35-40
| version = World English Bible
| text =
For I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.’

"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink? When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you? 25:39 When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’

"The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
}}

===e. Respond to a tragedy in your community by personally getting involved in reaching out to help the people. ===
At first glance, this option seem to not be one that lends itself to planning ahead. However, there are many types of tragedies that ''can'' be anticipated. You may not know upon ''whom'' the tragedy will befall, but you can be nearly certain that one will. One such type of tragedy is a home fire. Another would be an unexpected death of a child or a parent. Think of how you might respond if such a tragedy were to occur to someone you know, then make preparations and stay tuned to your community. When a tragedy strikes, you will be prepared to minister.

==4. Make up your own adventure, which must involve three different times of two hours each.==
This requirement allows you to use your own imagination. Try to think of an adventure that allows you to use the skills you have or that you are passionate about. If you're drawing a blank, look at some of the other AY honors that interest you, and see if there's a way to turn that into an outreach adventure.

For example, if cake decorating looks interesting to you, you can make and decorate some cakes (the [[../../Arts and Crafts/Cake Decorating|Cake Decorating]] honor requires that you decorate three cakes). Once you have decorated one, deliver it to a shelter or to a shut-in.

If woodworking interests you, look at the [[../../Vocational/Woodworking|Woodworking]] honor. It has ideas for turning that vocation into a ministry.

==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ/Answer Key

2014-04-24T14:21:59Z

Sherricash: /* a. Look for yards that need raking and rake and bag their leaves. In the winter, shovel snow or split firewood. Leave a note and Steps to Christ. Accept no money. */

{{honor_header|1|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ.png}}

To get the full benefit of this honor it is essential that you spend at least six months to a year working on it. You must choose a date to start this honor, and only projects started after this date will apply toward the honor.
==1. Choose any two of the following and do them consistently for at least six months.==
===a. Read the Junior morning devotional book each day. ===
Check your local Adventist Book Center for this devotional or order online at www.adventistbookcenter.com.

===b. Faithfully study your Sabbath School lesson each week. ===
[http://guidemagazine.org/ Guide Magazine] publishes a weekly Sabbath School lesson. If your church does not subscribe to it, talk to the Junior Sabbath School teacher or your Sabbath School Secretary. You can also download the lessons online from http://www.juniorpowerpoints.org/article.php?id=3

===c. Faithfully follow the Adventist Junior Youth Bible Year reading plan. ===

===d. Develop a personal prayer diary, listing people and requests you are praying for and answers to prayer. ===
A prayer journal is nothing more than a notebook that you use to document the things you pray about. You can also use a computer to keep your notes. It is best to keep your prayer journal private.

Make entries as often as you like, leaving room to record the answers to the prayers. Review prayer requests weekly and add any updates.

===e. Plan and conduct at least one devotion each week. ===
The devotion can be with your family, friends, or Pathfinder club. One approach is to get a devotional book, read an entry to the participants, and then open it up for discussion. It's even better if you can think up a few questions to get things started.

==2. Choose three from the following: ==
===a. Send five homemade cards with personal messages, poems, or Bible verses to people who are in need of encouragement. ===
Handmade greeting cards is a hobby that is gaining in popularity. You can start without spending very much money, as most of the things you will need you probably already have around the house: paper, scissors, glue, and colored pencils. Many people enjoy using rubber stamps to make greeting cards. Check your local craft store for additional supplies.

===b. Visit ten or more people and invite them to a special church or Pathfinder event. ===
These ten people could be people you know from school, your neighborhood, or from anywhere really. The types of church events you might wish to invite them to include concerts, holiday programs, or even picnics. Good Pathfinder events to invite people to include Induction, Investiture, Pathfinder Sabbath, can collecting, a hike, a museum trip - basically anything that Pathfinders do.

===c. Choose a friend and visit someone who was absent from Sabbath School or church. Take them a card and homemade treat. Have a sharing time about this experience with your family and pray for this person. ===
Your church probably has someone assigned to keep track of who is absent from your church. If you do not know who this is, ask your pastor or the church clerk. If no one in your church tracks this, you could volunteer to set up a welcoming committee.

But it is also possible for you to be on the lookout yourself for an absent member. Once you choose someone to visit, spend some time making the card and treat. Sabbath afternoons are perfect opportunities for visitation.

===d. For one month keep your bedroom clean, your bed made, and do at least three kindness projects for each parent that show that you love them. ===
Your parents will be thrilled, and if you are not in the habit of keeping your room clean, you will see how little effort it requires if you address it every day.

Kindness project could include any of the following (so long as they have not asked you to do these things already):
* Prepare a meal
* Wash the dishes
* Vacuum the living room
* Wash the car
* Weed the flower bed
* Cut the grass
* Rake the leaves
* Foot massage
* Bring a glass of lemonade or water
* Anything else you can think of

===e. Collect fifteen left-over Guides and pass them out to absent Sabbath School members, children in hospitals, laundromats, etc. ===
If you cannot get 15 leftover [http://www.guidemagizone.org Guide's] in one week, get as many as you can each week until you have passed out 15. Talk to your Junior or Earliteen Sabbath School teacher ahead of time. Some teachers already mail out the leftovers. If this is the case in your church, offer to take over that responsibility long enough to mail out the required number.

===f. Take an audio or video recording of your pastor's sermon and special music to a shut-in for three weeks. ===
Talk to your pastor or a local church elder to get a list of shut-ins who would appreciate the recording. If your church does not record the services, ask who ever is in charge of the audio system what it would take to get that started. If your church decides to acquire recording equipment for this purpose, recommend that they use a computer instead of a cassette deck. A computer capable of doing this costs about the same as a cassette duplicator, and blank CD's are now cheaper than blank cassettes (and blank cassettes are getting more and more difficult to find). CD's have other advantages as well:
* They allow you to split the various portions of the worship service into separate tracks
* You can use [http://audacity.sourceforge.net free audio editing software] to cut out the dead times
* You can upload the sermons to a website for podcasting (get permission from the speaker first).
* CD players are now more common than cassette players, especially in automobiles, where many people will choose to listen to them when they miss the church service.

===g. Call your pastor, church elder, or deacon and volunteer to help him with any task he wants you to do for a period of two hours each week for three weeks. ===
There are many tasks around a church that need regular attention. If your pastor, elder, or deacon cannot think of anything for you to do, suggest one of the following:
* Photocopying and/or folding bulletins
* Weeding the flower beds
* Washing windows
* Painting
* Help out in one of the Sabbath School departments
* Serve food and/or clean up after potluck

==3. Choose one of the following and do it with a group. ==
===a. Look for yards that need raking and rake and bag their leaves. In the winter, shovel snow or split firewood. Leave a note and Steps to Christ. Accept no money. ===
Section c of this requirement has information on getting inexpensive copies of Steps to Christ. Be sure to bring the needed tools with you. You should also get permission before starting your work.

===b. Plan a birthday party with games, presents, and treats at a nursing home for a patient who has a birthday close to yours. ===
Since the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), this option has become more difficult to exercise in the United States. Nursing homes are now unable to give you even the most general information (such as a birth date) about their patients. However, if your club visits a nursing home regularly, you will have the opportunity to build a relationship with someone who lives there. Once you have established a good rapport, you may ask that person when his or her birthday is.

Be sensitive about the types of treats you bring. Many of the elderly are on a special diet to control chronic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Submit a list of the treats to the nursing staff ahead of time so there are no surprises. If they will not allow you to bring treats, respect their authority.

===c. Get the whole family involved in a witnessing project, such as giving Bible studies, passing out Steps to Christ to motels, adopting a needy family, doing a work project for an elderly person. ===

{{:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Bible study}}

You can get copies of Steps to Christ at the [http://www.adventistbookcenter.com/ Adventist Book Center]. They generally have a few paperback editions that are priced to be bought in quantity. For example, as of this writing, you could get 100 copies for $40 (or for 59 cents per copy if bought one at a time).

===d. Read Matthew 25:35-40, then take a walk through your neighborhood and make a list of the needs of your neighbors. (Lonely, grass needs cutting, weeds need pulling, etc.) Go about taking care of as many needs as you can. ===
{{Bible verse
| book = Matthew
| chapter = 25
| verse = 35-40
| version = World English Bible
| text =
For I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.’

"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink? When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you? 25:39 When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’

"The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
}}

===e. Respond to a tragedy in your community by personally getting involved in reaching out to help the people. ===
At first glance, this option seem to not be one that lends itself to planning ahead. However, there are many types of tragedies that ''can'' be anticipated. You may not know upon ''whom'' the tragedy will befall, but you can be nearly certain that one will. One such type of tragedy is a home fire. Another would be an unexpected death of a child or a parent. Think of how you might respond if such a tragedy were to occur to someone you know, then make preparations and stay tuned to your community. When a tragedy strikes, you will be prepared to minister.

==4. Make up your own adventure, which must involve three different times of two hours each.==
This requirement allows you to use your own imagination. Try to think of an adventure that allows you to use the skills you have or that you are passionate about. If you're drawing a blank, look at some of the other AY honors that interest you, and see if there's a way to turn that into an outreach adventure.

For example, if cake decorating looks interesting to you, you can make and decorate some cakes (the [[../../Arts and Crafts/Cake Decorating|Cake Decorating]] honor requires that you decorate three cakes). Once you have decorated one, deliver it to a shelter or to a shut-in.

If woodworking interests you, look at the [[../../Vocational/Woodworking|Woodworking]] honor. It has ideas for turning that vocation into a ministry.

==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ/Answer Key

2014-04-24T14:17:12Z

Sherricash: /* f. Take an audio or video recording of your pastor's sermon and special music to a shut-in for three weeks. */

{{honor_header|1|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ.png}}

To get the full benefit of this honor it is essential that you spend at least six months to a year working on it. You must choose a date to start this honor, and only projects started after this date will apply toward the honor.
==1. Choose any two of the following and do them consistently for at least six months.==
===a. Read the Junior morning devotional book each day. ===
Check your local Adventist Book Center for this devotional or order online at www.adventistbookcenter.com.

===b. Faithfully study your Sabbath School lesson each week. ===
[http://guidemagazine.org/ Guide Magazine] publishes a weekly Sabbath School lesson. If your church does not subscribe to it, talk to the Junior Sabbath School teacher or your Sabbath School Secretary. You can also download the lessons online from http://www.juniorpowerpoints.org/article.php?id=3

===c. Faithfully follow the Adventist Junior Youth Bible Year reading plan. ===

===d. Develop a personal prayer diary, listing people and requests you are praying for and answers to prayer. ===
A prayer journal is nothing more than a notebook that you use to document the things you pray about. You can also use a computer to keep your notes. It is best to keep your prayer journal private.

Make entries as often as you like, leaving room to record the answers to the prayers. Review prayer requests weekly and add any updates.

===e. Plan and conduct at least one devotion each week. ===
The devotion can be with your family, friends, or Pathfinder club. One approach is to get a devotional book, read an entry to the participants, and then open it up for discussion. It's even better if you can think up a few questions to get things started.

==2. Choose three from the following: ==
===a. Send five homemade cards with personal messages, poems, or Bible verses to people who are in need of encouragement. ===
Handmade greeting cards is a hobby that is gaining in popularity. You can start without spending very much money, as most of the things you will need you probably already have around the house: paper, scissors, glue, and colored pencils. Many people enjoy using rubber stamps to make greeting cards. Check your local craft store for additional supplies.

===b. Visit ten or more people and invite them to a special church or Pathfinder event. ===
These ten people could be people you know from school, your neighborhood, or from anywhere really. The types of church events you might wish to invite them to include concerts, holiday programs, or even picnics. Good Pathfinder events to invite people to include Induction, Investiture, Pathfinder Sabbath, can collecting, a hike, a museum trip - basically anything that Pathfinders do.

===c. Choose a friend and visit someone who was absent from Sabbath School or church. Take them a card and homemade treat. Have a sharing time about this experience with your family and pray for this person. ===
Your church probably has someone assigned to keep track of who is absent from your church. If you do not know who this is, ask your pastor or the church clerk. If no one in your church tracks this, you could volunteer to set up a welcoming committee.

But it is also possible for you to be on the lookout yourself for an absent member. Once you choose someone to visit, spend some time making the card and treat. Sabbath afternoons are perfect opportunities for visitation.

===d. For one month keep your bedroom clean, your bed made, and do at least three kindness projects for each parent that show that you love them. ===
Your parents will be thrilled, and if you are not in the habit of keeping your room clean, you will see how little effort it requires if you address it every day.

Kindness project could include any of the following (so long as they have not asked you to do these things already):
* Prepare a meal
* Wash the dishes
* Vacuum the living room
* Wash the car
* Weed the flower bed
* Cut the grass
* Rake the leaves
* Foot massage
* Bring a glass of lemonade or water
* Anything else you can think of

===e. Collect fifteen left-over Guides and pass them out to absent Sabbath School members, children in hospitals, laundromats, etc. ===
If you cannot get 15 leftover [http://www.guidemagizone.org Guide's] in one week, get as many as you can each week until you have passed out 15. Talk to your Junior or Earliteen Sabbath School teacher ahead of time. Some teachers already mail out the leftovers. If this is the case in your church, offer to take over that responsibility long enough to mail out the required number.

===f. Take an audio or video recording of your pastor's sermon and special music to a shut-in for three weeks. ===
Talk to your pastor or a local church elder to get a list of shut-ins who would appreciate the recording. If your church does not record the services, ask who ever is in charge of the audio system what it would take to get that started. If your church decides to acquire recording equipment for this purpose, recommend that they use a computer instead of a cassette deck. A computer capable of doing this costs about the same as a cassette duplicator, and blank CD's are now cheaper than blank cassettes (and blank cassettes are getting more and more difficult to find). CD's have other advantages as well:
* They allow you to split the various portions of the worship service into separate tracks
* You can use [http://audacity.sourceforge.net free audio editing software] to cut out the dead times
* You can upload the sermons to a website for podcasting (get permission from the speaker first).
* CD players are now more common than cassette players, especially in automobiles, where many people will choose to listen to them when they miss the church service.

===g. Call your pastor, church elder, or deacon and volunteer to help him with any task he wants you to do for a period of two hours each week for three weeks. ===
There are many tasks around a church that need regular attention. If your pastor, elder, or deacon cannot think of anything for you to do, suggest one of the following:
* Photocopying and/or folding bulletins
* Weeding the flower beds
* Washing windows
* Painting
* Help out in one of the Sabbath School departments
* Serve food and/or clean up after potluck

==3. Choose one of the following and do it with a group. ==
===a. Look for yards that need raking, and rake and bag their leaves. In the winter, shovel snow or split firewood. Leave a note and Steps to Christ. Accept no money. ===
Section c of this requirement has information on getting inexpensive copies of Steps to Christ. Be sure to bring the needed tools with you. You should also get permission before starting your work.

===b. Plan a birthday party with games, presents, and treats at a nursing home for a patient who has a birthday close to yours. ===
Since the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), this option has become more difficult to exercise in the United States. Nursing homes are now unable to give you even the most general information (such as a birth date) about their patients. However, if your club visits a nursing home regularly, you will have the opportunity to build a relationship with someone who lives there. Once you have established a good rapport, you may ask that person when his or her birthday is.

Be sensitive about the types of treats you bring. Many of the elderly are on a special diet to control chronic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Submit a list of the treats to the nursing staff ahead of time so there are no surprises. If they will not allow you to bring treats, respect their authority.

===c. Get the whole family involved in a witnessing project, such as giving Bible studies, passing out Steps to Christ to motels, adopting a needy family, doing a work project for an elderly person. ===

{{:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Bible study}}

You can get copies of Steps to Christ at the [http://www.adventistbookcenter.com/ Adventist Book Center]. They generally have a few paperback editions that are priced to be bought in quantity. For example, as of this writing, you could get 100 copies for $40 (or for 59 cents per copy if bought one at a time).

===d. Read Matthew 25:35-40, then take a walk through your neighborhood and make a list of the needs of your neighbors. (Lonely, grass needs cutting, weeds need pulling, etc.) Go about taking care of as many needs as you can. ===
{{Bible verse
| book = Matthew
| chapter = 25
| verse = 35-40
| version = World English Bible
| text =
For I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.’

"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink? When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you? 25:39 When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’

"The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
}}

===e. Respond to a tragedy in your community by personally getting involved in reaching out to help the people. ===
At first glance, this option seem to not be one that lends itself to planning ahead. However, there are many types of tragedies that ''can'' be anticipated. You may not know upon ''whom'' the tragedy will befall, but you can be nearly certain that one will. One such type of tragedy is a home fire. Another would be an unexpected death of a child or a parent. Think of how you might respond if such a tragedy were to occur to someone you know, then make preparations and stay tuned to your community. When a tragedy strikes, you will be prepared to minister.

==4. Make up your own adventure, which must involve three different times of two hours each.==
This requirement allows you to use your own imagination. Try to think of an adventure that allows you to use the skills you have or that you are passionate about. If you're drawing a blank, look at some of the other AY honors that interest you, and see if there's a way to turn that into an outreach adventure.

For example, if cake decorating looks interesting to you, you can make and decorate some cakes (the [[../../Arts and Crafts/Cake Decorating|Cake Decorating]] honor requires that you decorate three cakes). Once you have decorated one, deliver it to a shelter or to a shut-in.

If woodworking interests you, look at the [[../../Vocational/Woodworking|Woodworking]] honor. It has ideas for turning that vocation into a ministry.

==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ/Answer Key

2014-04-24T14:15:35Z

Sherricash: /* e. Plan and conduct at least one devotion each week. */

{{honor_header|1|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ.png}}

To get the full benefit of this honor it is essential that you spend at least six months to a year working on it. You must choose a date to start this honor, and only projects started after this date will apply toward the honor.
==1. Choose any two of the following and do them consistently for at least six months.==
===a. Read the Junior morning devotional book each day. ===
Check your local Adventist Book Center for this devotional or order online at www.adventistbookcenter.com.

===b. Faithfully study your Sabbath School lesson each week. ===
[http://guidemagazine.org/ Guide Magazine] publishes a weekly Sabbath School lesson. If your church does not subscribe to it, talk to the Junior Sabbath School teacher or your Sabbath School Secretary. You can also download the lessons online from http://www.juniorpowerpoints.org/article.php?id=3

===c. Faithfully follow the Adventist Junior Youth Bible Year reading plan. ===

===d. Develop a personal prayer diary, listing people and requests you are praying for and answers to prayer. ===
A prayer journal is nothing more than a notebook that you use to document the things you pray about. You can also use a computer to keep your notes. It is best to keep your prayer journal private.

Make entries as often as you like, leaving room to record the answers to the prayers. Review prayer requests weekly and add any updates.

===e. Plan and conduct at least one devotion each week. ===
The devotion can be with your family, friends, or Pathfinder club. One approach is to get a devotional book, read an entry to the participants, and then open it up for discussion. It's even better if you can think up a few questions to get things started.

==2. Choose three from the following: ==
===a. Send five homemade cards with personal messages, poems, or Bible verses to people who are in need of encouragement. ===
Handmade greeting cards is a hobby that is gaining in popularity. You can start without spending very much money, as most of the things you will need you probably already have around the house: paper, scissors, glue, and colored pencils. Many people enjoy using rubber stamps to make greeting cards. Check your local craft store for additional supplies.

===b. Visit ten or more people and invite them to a special church or Pathfinder event. ===
These ten people could be people you know from school, your neighborhood, or from anywhere really. The types of church events you might wish to invite them to include concerts, holiday programs, or even picnics. Good Pathfinder events to invite people to include Induction, Investiture, Pathfinder Sabbath, can collecting, a hike, a museum trip - basically anything that Pathfinders do.

===c. Choose a friend and visit someone who was absent from Sabbath School or church. Take them a card and homemade treat. Have a sharing time about this experience with your family and pray for this person. ===
Your church probably has someone assigned to keep track of who is absent from your church. If you do not know who this is, ask your pastor or the church clerk. If no one in your church tracks this, you could volunteer to set up a welcoming committee.

But it is also possible for you to be on the lookout yourself for an absent member. Once you choose someone to visit, spend some time making the card and treat. Sabbath afternoons are perfect opportunities for visitation.

===d. For one month keep your bedroom clean, your bed made, and do at least three kindness projects for each parent that show that you love them. ===
Your parents will be thrilled, and if you are not in the habit of keeping your room clean, you will see how little effort it requires if you address it every day.

Kindness project could include any of the following (so long as they have not asked you to do these things already):
* Prepare a meal
* Wash the dishes
* Vacuum the living room
* Wash the car
* Weed the flower bed
* Cut the grass
* Rake the leaves
* Foot massage
* Bring a glass of lemonade or water
* Anything else you can think of

===e. Collect fifteen left-over Guides and pass them out to absent Sabbath School members, children in hospitals, laundromats, etc. ===
If you cannot get 15 leftover [http://www.guidemagizone.org Guide's] in one week, get as many as you can each week until you have passed out 15. Talk to your Junior or Earliteen Sabbath School teacher ahead of time. Some teachers already mail out the leftovers. If this is the case in your church, offer to take over that responsibility long enough to mail out the required number.

===f. Take a cassette recording of your pastor's sermon and special music to a shut-in for three weeks. ===
Talk to your pastor or a local church elder to get a list of shut-ins who would appreciate the recording. If your church does not record the services, ask who ever is in charge of the audio system what it would take to get that started. If your church decides to acquire recording equipment for this purpose, recommend that they use a computer instead of a cassette deck. A computer capable of doing this costs about the same as a cassette duplicator, and blank CD's are now cheaper than blank cassettes (and blank cassettes are getting more and more difficult to find). CD's have other advantages as well:
* They allow you to split the various portions of the worship service into separate tracks
* You can use [http://audacity.sourceforge.net free audio editing software] to cut out the dead times
* You can upload the sermons to a website for podcasting (get permission from the speaker first).
* CD players are now more common than cassette players, especially in automobiles, where many people will choose to listen to them when they miss the church service.

===g. Call your pastor, church elder, or deacon and volunteer to help him with any task he wants you to do for a period of two hours each week for three weeks. ===
There are many tasks around a church that need regular attention. If your pastor, elder, or deacon cannot think of anything for you to do, suggest one of the following:
* Photocopying and/or folding bulletins
* Weeding the flower beds
* Washing windows
* Painting
* Help out in one of the Sabbath School departments
* Serve food and/or clean up after potluck

==3. Choose one of the following and do it with a group. ==
===a. Look for yards that need raking, and rake and bag their leaves. In the winter, shovel snow or split firewood. Leave a note and Steps to Christ. Accept no money. ===
Section c of this requirement has information on getting inexpensive copies of Steps to Christ. Be sure to bring the needed tools with you. You should also get permission before starting your work.

===b. Plan a birthday party with games, presents, and treats at a nursing home for a patient who has a birthday close to yours. ===
Since the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), this option has become more difficult to exercise in the United States. Nursing homes are now unable to give you even the most general information (such as a birth date) about their patients. However, if your club visits a nursing home regularly, you will have the opportunity to build a relationship with someone who lives there. Once you have established a good rapport, you may ask that person when his or her birthday is.

Be sensitive about the types of treats you bring. Many of the elderly are on a special diet to control chronic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Submit a list of the treats to the nursing staff ahead of time so there are no surprises. If they will not allow you to bring treats, respect their authority.

===c. Get the whole family involved in a witnessing project, such as giving Bible studies, passing out Steps to Christ to motels, adopting a needy family, doing a work project for an elderly person. ===

{{:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Bible study}}

You can get copies of Steps to Christ at the [http://www.adventistbookcenter.com/ Adventist Book Center]. They generally have a few paperback editions that are priced to be bought in quantity. For example, as of this writing, you could get 100 copies for $40 (or for 59 cents per copy if bought one at a time).

===d. Read Matthew 25:35-40, then take a walk through your neighborhood and make a list of the needs of your neighbors. (Lonely, grass needs cutting, weeds need pulling, etc.) Go about taking care of as many needs as you can. ===
{{Bible verse
| book = Matthew
| chapter = 25
| verse = 35-40
| version = World English Bible
| text =
For I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.’

"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink? When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you? 25:39 When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’

"The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
}}

===e. Respond to a tragedy in your community by personally getting involved in reaching out to help the people. ===
At first glance, this option seem to not be one that lends itself to planning ahead. However, there are many types of tragedies that ''can'' be anticipated. You may not know upon ''whom'' the tragedy will befall, but you can be nearly certain that one will. One such type of tragedy is a home fire. Another would be an unexpected death of a child or a parent. Think of how you might respond if such a tragedy were to occur to someone you know, then make preparations and stay tuned to your community. When a tragedy strikes, you will be prepared to minister.

==4. Make up your own adventure, which must involve three different times of two hours each.==
This requirement allows you to use your own imagination. Try to think of an adventure that allows you to use the skills you have or that you are passionate about. If you're drawing a blank, look at some of the other AY honors that interest you, and see if there's a way to turn that into an outreach adventure.

For example, if cake decorating looks interesting to you, you can make and decorate some cakes (the [[../../Arts and Crafts/Cake Decorating|Cake Decorating]] honor requires that you decorate three cakes). Once you have decorated one, deliver it to a shelter or to a shut-in.

If woodworking interests you, look at the [[../../Vocational/Woodworking|Woodworking]] honor. It has ideas for turning that vocation into a ministry.

==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ/Answer Key

2014-04-24T14:14:07Z

Sherricash: /* c. Faithfully follow the Adventist Junior Youth Bible Year reading plan. */

{{honor_header|1|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ.png}}

To get the full benefit of this honor it is essential that you spend at least six months to a year working on it. You must choose a date to start this honor, and only projects started after this date will apply toward the honor.
==1. Choose any two of the following and do them consistently for at least six months.==
===a. Read the Junior morning devotional book each day. ===
Check your local Adventist Book Center for this devotional or order online at www.adventistbookcenter.com.

===b. Faithfully study your Sabbath School lesson each week. ===
[http://guidemagazine.org/ Guide Magazine] publishes a weekly Sabbath School lesson. If your church does not subscribe to it, talk to the Junior Sabbath School teacher or your Sabbath School Secretary. You can also download the lessons online from http://www.juniorpowerpoints.org/article.php?id=3

===c. Faithfully follow the Adventist Junior Youth Bible Year reading plan. ===

===d. Develop a personal prayer diary, listing people and requests you are praying for and answers to prayer. ===
A prayer journal is nothing more than a notebook that you use to document the things you pray about. You can also use a computer to keep your notes. It is best to keep your prayer journal private.

Make entries as often as you like, leaving room to record the answers to the prayers. Review prayer requests weekly and add any updates.

===e. Plan and conduct at least one devotion a week. ===
The devotion can be with your family, friends, or Pathfinder club. One approach is to get a devotional book, read an entry to the participants, and then open it up for discussion. It's even better if you can think up a few questions to get things started.

==2. Choose three from the following: ==
===a. Send five homemade cards with personal messages, poems, or Bible verses to people who are in need of encouragement. ===
Handmade greeting cards is a hobby that is gaining in popularity. You can start without spending very much money, as most of the things you will need you probably already have around the house: paper, scissors, glue, and colored pencils. Many people enjoy using rubber stamps to make greeting cards. Check your local craft store for additional supplies.

===b. Visit ten or more people and invite them to a special church or Pathfinder event. ===
These ten people could be people you know from school, your neighborhood, or from anywhere really. The types of church events you might wish to invite them to include concerts, holiday programs, or even picnics. Good Pathfinder events to invite people to include Induction, Investiture, Pathfinder Sabbath, can collecting, a hike, a museum trip - basically anything that Pathfinders do.

===c. Choose a friend and visit someone who was absent from Sabbath School or church. Take them a card and homemade treat. Have a sharing time about this experience with your family and pray for this person. ===
Your church probably has someone assigned to keep track of who is absent from your church. If you do not know who this is, ask your pastor or the church clerk. If no one in your church tracks this, you could volunteer to set up a welcoming committee.

But it is also possible for you to be on the lookout yourself for an absent member. Once you choose someone to visit, spend some time making the card and treat. Sabbath afternoons are perfect opportunities for visitation.

===d. For one month keep your bedroom clean, your bed made, and do at least three kindness projects for each parent that show that you love them. ===
Your parents will be thrilled, and if you are not in the habit of keeping your room clean, you will see how little effort it requires if you address it every day.

Kindness project could include any of the following (so long as they have not asked you to do these things already):
* Prepare a meal
* Wash the dishes
* Vacuum the living room
* Wash the car
* Weed the flower bed
* Cut the grass
* Rake the leaves
* Foot massage
* Bring a glass of lemonade or water
* Anything else you can think of

===e. Collect fifteen left-over Guides and pass them out to absent Sabbath School members, children in hospitals, laundromats, etc. ===
If you cannot get 15 leftover [http://www.guidemagizone.org Guide's] in one week, get as many as you can each week until you have passed out 15. Talk to your Junior or Earliteen Sabbath School teacher ahead of time. Some teachers already mail out the leftovers. If this is the case in your church, offer to take over that responsibility long enough to mail out the required number.

===f. Take a cassette recording of your pastor's sermon and special music to a shut-in for three weeks. ===
Talk to your pastor or a local church elder to get a list of shut-ins who would appreciate the recording. If your church does not record the services, ask who ever is in charge of the audio system what it would take to get that started. If your church decides to acquire recording equipment for this purpose, recommend that they use a computer instead of a cassette deck. A computer capable of doing this costs about the same as a cassette duplicator, and blank CD's are now cheaper than blank cassettes (and blank cassettes are getting more and more difficult to find). CD's have other advantages as well:
* They allow you to split the various portions of the worship service into separate tracks
* You can use [http://audacity.sourceforge.net free audio editing software] to cut out the dead times
* You can upload the sermons to a website for podcasting (get permission from the speaker first).
* CD players are now more common than cassette players, especially in automobiles, where many people will choose to listen to them when they miss the church service.

===g. Call your pastor, church elder, or deacon and volunteer to help him with any task he wants you to do for a period of two hours each week for three weeks. ===
There are many tasks around a church that need regular attention. If your pastor, elder, or deacon cannot think of anything for you to do, suggest one of the following:
* Photocopying and/or folding bulletins
* Weeding the flower beds
* Washing windows
* Painting
* Help out in one of the Sabbath School departments
* Serve food and/or clean up after potluck

==3. Choose one of the following and do it with a group. ==
===a. Look for yards that need raking, and rake and bag their leaves. In the winter, shovel snow or split firewood. Leave a note and Steps to Christ. Accept no money. ===
Section c of this requirement has information on getting inexpensive copies of Steps to Christ. Be sure to bring the needed tools with you. You should also get permission before starting your work.

===b. Plan a birthday party with games, presents, and treats at a nursing home for a patient who has a birthday close to yours. ===
Since the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), this option has become more difficult to exercise in the United States. Nursing homes are now unable to give you even the most general information (such as a birth date) about their patients. However, if your club visits a nursing home regularly, you will have the opportunity to build a relationship with someone who lives there. Once you have established a good rapport, you may ask that person when his or her birthday is.

Be sensitive about the types of treats you bring. Many of the elderly are on a special diet to control chronic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Submit a list of the treats to the nursing staff ahead of time so there are no surprises. If they will not allow you to bring treats, respect their authority.

===c. Get the whole family involved in a witnessing project, such as giving Bible studies, passing out Steps to Christ to motels, adopting a needy family, doing a work project for an elderly person. ===

{{:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Bible study}}

You can get copies of Steps to Christ at the [http://www.adventistbookcenter.com/ Adventist Book Center]. They generally have a few paperback editions that are priced to be bought in quantity. For example, as of this writing, you could get 100 copies for $40 (or for 59 cents per copy if bought one at a time).

===d. Read Matthew 25:35-40, then take a walk through your neighborhood and make a list of the needs of your neighbors. (Lonely, grass needs cutting, weeds need pulling, etc.) Go about taking care of as many needs as you can. ===
{{Bible verse
| book = Matthew
| chapter = 25
| verse = 35-40
| version = World English Bible
| text =
For I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.’

"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink? When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you? 25:39 When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’

"The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
}}

===e. Respond to a tragedy in your community by personally getting involved in reaching out to help the people. ===
At first glance, this option seem to not be one that lends itself to planning ahead. However, there are many types of tragedies that ''can'' be anticipated. You may not know upon ''whom'' the tragedy will befall, but you can be nearly certain that one will. One such type of tragedy is a home fire. Another would be an unexpected death of a child or a parent. Think of how you might respond if such a tragedy were to occur to someone you know, then make preparations and stay tuned to your community. When a tragedy strikes, you will be prepared to minister.

==4. Make up your own adventure, which must involve three different times of two hours each.==
This requirement allows you to use your own imagination. Try to think of an adventure that allows you to use the skills you have or that you are passionate about. If you're drawing a blank, look at some of the other AY honors that interest you, and see if there's a way to turn that into an outreach adventure.

For example, if cake decorating looks interesting to you, you can make and decorate some cakes (the [[../../Arts and Crafts/Cake Decorating|Cake Decorating]] honor requires that you decorate three cakes). Once you have decorated one, deliver it to a shelter or to a shut-in.

If woodworking interests you, look at the [[../../Vocational/Woodworking|Woodworking]] honor. It has ideas for turning that vocation into a ministry.

==References==

[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Completed Honors|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]

AY Honors/Adventurer for Christ/Answer Key

2014-04-24T14:10:54Z

Sherricash: /* a. Read the Junior Morning Devotional book each day. */

{{honor_header|1|1989|Outreach|General Conference|Adventurer_for_Christ.png}}

To get the full benefit of this honor it is essential that you spend at least six months to a year working on it. You must choose a date to start this honor, and only projects started after this date will apply toward the honor.
==1. Choose any two of the following and do them consistently for at least six months.==
===a. Read the Junior morning devotional book each day. ===
Check your local Adventist Book Center for this devotional or order online at www.adventistbookcenter.com.

===b. Faithfully study your Sabbath School lesson each week. ===
[http://guidemagazine.org/ Guide Magazine] publishes a weekly Sabbath School lesson. If your church does not subscribe to it, talk to the Junior Sabbath School teacher or your Sabbath School Secretary. You can also download the lessons online from http://www.juniorpowerpoints.org/article.php?id=3

===c. Faithfully follow the Jr. Bible Year reading plan. ===
You can read the entire Bible in one year by reading three chapters each day and five chapters on Sabbath. You can make this a part of your morning devotional.

===d. Develop a personal prayer diary, listing people and requests you are praying for and answers to prayer. ===
A prayer journal is nothing more than a notebook that you use to document the things you pray about. You can also use a computer to keep your notes. It is best to keep your prayer journal private.

Make entries as often as you like, leaving room to record the answers to the prayers. Review prayer requests weekly and add any updates.

===e. Plan and conduct at least one devotion a week. ===
The devotion can be with your family, friends, or Pathfinder club. One approach is to get a devotional book, read an entry to the participants, and then open it up for discussion. It's even better if you can think up a few questions to get things started.

==2. Choose three from the following: ==
===a. Send five homemade cards with personal messages, poems, or Bible verses to people who are in need of encouragement. ===
Handmade greeting cards is a hobby that is gaining in popularity. You can start without spending very much money, as most of the things you will need you probably already have around the house: paper, scissors, glue, and colored pencils. Many people enjoy using rubber stamps to make greeting cards. Check your local craft store for additional supplies.

===b. Visit ten or more people and invite them to a special church or Pathfinder event. ===
These ten people could be people you know from school, your neighborhood, or from anywhere really. The types of church events you might wish to invite them to include concerts, holiday programs, or even picnics. Good Pathfinder events to invite people to include Induction, Investiture, Pathfinder Sabbath, can collecting, a hike, a museum trip - basically anything that Pathfinders do.

===c. Choose a friend and visit someone who was absent from Sabbath School or church. Take them a card and homemade treat. Have a sharing time about this experience with your family and pray for this person. ===
Your church probably has someone assigned to keep track of who is absent from your church. If you do not know who this is, ask your pastor or the church clerk. If no one in your church tracks this, you could volunteer to set up a welcoming committee.

But it is also possible for you to be on the lookout yourself for an absent member. Once you choose someone to visit, spend some time making the card and treat. Sabbath afternoons are perfect opportunities for visitation.

===d. For one month keep your bedroom clean, your bed made, and do at least three kindness projects for each parent that show that you love them. ===
Your parents will be thrilled, and if you are not in the habit of keeping your room clean, you will see how little effort it requires if you address it every day.

Kindness project could include any of the following (so long as they have not asked you to do these things already):
* Prepare a meal
* Wash the dishes
* Vacuum the living room
* Wash the car
* Weed the flower bed
* Cut the grass
* Rake the leaves
* Foot massage
* Bring a glass of lemonade or water
* Anything else you can think of

===e. Collect fifteen left-over Guides and pass them out to absent Sabbath School members, children in hospitals, laundromats, etc. ===
If you cannot get 15 leftover [http://www.guidemagizone.org Guide's] in one week, get as many as you can each week until you have passed out 15. Talk to your Junior or Earliteen Sabbath School teacher ahead of time. Some teachers already mail out the leftovers. If this is the case in your church, offer to take over that responsibility long enough to mail out the required number.

===f. Take a cassette recording of your pastor's sermon and special music to a shut-in for three weeks. ===
Talk to your pastor or a local church elder to get a list of shut-ins who would appreciate the recording. If your church does not record the services, ask who ever is in charge of the audio system what it would take to get that started. If your church decides to acquire recording equipment for this purpose, recommend that they use a computer instead of a cassette deck. A computer capable of doing this costs about the same as a cassette duplicator, and blank CD's are now cheaper than blank cassettes (and blank cassettes are getting more and more difficult to find). CD's have other advantages as well:
* They allow you to split the various portions of the worship service into separate tracks
* You can use [http://audacity.sourceforge.net free audio editing software] to cut out the dead times
* You can upload the sermons to a website for podcasting (get permission from the speaker first).
* CD players are now more common than cassette players, especially in automobiles, where many people will choose to listen to them when they miss the church service.

===g. Call your pastor, church elder, or deacon and volunteer to help him with any task he wants you to do for a period of two hours each week for three weeks. ===
There are many tasks around a church that need regular attention. If your pastor, elder, or deacon cannot think of anything for you to do, suggest one of the following:
* Photocopying and/or folding bulletins
* Weeding the flower beds
* Washing windows
* Painting
* Help out in one of the Sabbath School departments
* Serve food and/or clean up after potluck

==3. Choose one of the following and do it with a group. ==
===a. Look for yards that need raking, and rake and bag their leaves. In the winter, shovel snow or split firewood. Leave a note and Steps to Christ. Accept no money. ===
Section c of this requirement has information on getting inexpensive copies of Steps to Christ. Be sure to bring the needed tools with you. You should also get permission before starting your work.

===b. Plan a birthday party with games, presents, and treats at a nursing home for a patient who has a birthday close to yours. ===
Since the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), this option has become more difficult to exercise in the United States. Nursing homes are now unable to give you even the most general information (such as a birth date) about their patients. However, if your club visits a nursing home regularly, you will have the opportunity to build a relationship with someone who lives there. Once you have established a good rapport, you may ask that person when his or her birthday is.

Be sensitive about the types of treats you bring. Many of the elderly are on a special diet to control chronic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Submit a list of the treats to the nursing staff ahead of time so there are no surprises. If they will not allow you to bring treats, respect their authority.

===c. Get the whole family involved in a witnessing project, such as giving Bible studies, passing out Steps to Christ to motels, adopting a needy family, doing a work project for an elderly person. ===

{{:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Bible study}}

You can get copies of Steps to Christ at the [http://www.adventistbookcenter.com/ Adventist Book Center]. They generally have a few paperback editions that are priced to be bought in quantity. For example, as of this writing, you could get 100 copies for $40 (or for 59 cents per copy if bought one at a time).

===d. Read Matthew 25:35-40, then take a walk through your neighborhood and make a list of the needs of your neighbors. (Lonely, grass needs cutting, weeds need pulling, etc.) Go about taking care of as many needs as you can. ===
{{Bible verse
| book = Matthew
| chapter = 25
| verse = 35-40
| version = World English Bible
| text =
For I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.’

"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink? When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you? 25:39 When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’

"The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
}}

===e. Respond to a tragedy in your community by personally getting involved in reaching out to help the people. ===
At first glance, this option seem to not be one that lends itself to planning ahead. However, there are many types of tragedies that ''can'' be anticipated. You may not know upon ''whom'' the tragedy will befall, but you can be nearly certain that one will. One such type of tragedy is a home fire. Another would be an unexpected death of a child or a parent. Think of how you might respond if such a tragedy were to occur to someone you know, then make preparations and stay tuned to your community. When a tragedy strikes, you will be prepared to minister.

==4. Make up your own adventure, which must involve three different times of two hours each.==
This requirement allows you to use your own imagination. Try to think of an adventure that allows you to use the skills you have or that you are passionate about. If you're drawing a blank, look at some of the other AY honors that interest you, and see if there's a way to turn that into an outreach adventure.

For example, if cake decorating looks interesting to you, you can make and decorate some cakes (the [[../../Arts and Crafts/Cake Decorating|Cake Decorating]] honor requires that you decorate three cakes). Once you have decorated one, deliver it to a shelter or to a shut-in.

If woodworking interests you, look at the [[../../Vocational/Woodworking|Woodworking]] honor. It has ideas for turning that vocation into a ministry.

==References==

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AY Honors/Species Account/Prionace glauca

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The Blue Shark is a little mellower than the others on the list. It's not known to be aggressive, even if provoked. It can reach 15 feet in length, but only 405-410 lbs in weight. So what is that makes the Blue Shark such a hazard in the open sea? It is among the fastest shark species out there - and curious too. It's slender frame allows it to snake through the water at speed that rival motor boats. It has been known to chase swimmers and even boats, taking exploratory chomps that often prove fatal.

AY Honors/Species Account/Carcharodon carcharias

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The Great White Shark is that species that made us believe soaking our feet in the tide would bring imminent death in 1975, a kill-rate only paralleled by the aptly named Killer Whale. They reach 26 feet in length, and the heaviest Great White ever discovered was 3.4 tons, or 6,800 lbs. This famous species of Shark has a massive grin, revealing hundreds of serrated teeth, and bloodthirstiness unparalleled by any other member of the animal kingdom. The Great White is a willing devourer of any thing from fish to seals to dolphins, squids, turtles, and seabirds. As it ages, the Great Whites tend to lose its speed, and prefers to snack on seals, penguins, and whale cadavers. Great whites can pick up the scent of a single drop of blood in the ocean from 5 miles away.

AY Honors/Species Account/Carcharhinus leucas

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At 12 feet long, 650 pounds, the Bull Shark very closely resembles the Tiger Shark. Together with the Great White, these three species of shark account for 99% of annual shark attacks. The Bull Shark is the most voracious of the bunch: it will eat anything that moves, including other Bull Sharks, Tiger Sharks, etc. Compounding its danger, the Bull Shark prefers shallow waters. Therefore, it poses a huge threat to swimmers and divers.

AY Honors/Species Account/Carcharhinus brachyurus

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The Copper Shark (also known as the Bronze Whale) is about 11 feet in length, weighing in at 660 lbs. It is a hunter-shark, feeding on mostly bony fish, like sardines, though it is known to feed on unwitting humans at times. The Copper Shark lives much closer to the shoreline than the other sharks, making human encounters with it much more likely.

AY Honors/Species Account/Carcharhinus limbatus

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The Blacktip Shark is the king of the coral reef. Measuring 9 ft. and about 280 lbs. On average, this diminutive shark is the terror of his dominion, and proves that it isn't the size of the shark in the fight, but the size of the fight in the shark that counts. They're known to be extremely aggressive when provoked - and entering his reef qualifies as a provocation. Be wary, scuba divers!