Doming:The Popsicle Boy
From SPARK
One-sentence summary
This ten-chapter flipchart story has forty illustrations.
Description
Doming is a ten-year-old boy from the Philippines. Before school he sells flavored ice to people to help them cool off in the hot climate. He lives at home with his mother and grandfather. His two older sisters live and work in a big city. Doming loves his grandfather but is afraid of him because of his Muslim beliefs.
Doming wants to follow Jesus but is afraid of what his grandfather will do to him. Even so, he and his mother both become believers in Jesus. Doming's grandfather is drunk and angry. He cuts Doming's shoulder with a sharp knife. Later the grandfather is troubled and ashamed of what he did.
Doming is taken to a hospital. Grandfather goes with him to care for him. After he gets well, Doming and his grandfather return to their village. Doming, his mother, and his grandfather attend a church meeting. They all three stand and declare they have decided to follow Jesus.
This is a good missionary story that shows the need for salvation and for telling others about Jesus.
Considerations
- The story tells many things about the way people live in the Philippines.
- The pictures are 10” x 14” in size. They can be held up for children to see as the story is read.
- The story is available in Spanish.
- Pronunciation guides and teacher helps are provided.
- A map of the Philippines is included.
Limitations
- Some strong negative language is used to refer to Muslims.
- Parts of the story tell about witchcraft and scary things.
- The colors of the pictures are rather dark.
- Some of the pictures show only parts of people and scenes.
- Pictures numbered 31-40 are black and white. Two of them don't show facial features. This may frighten children who are not picture literate.
Guidelines for Use
- This story could be used as a Sunday School lesson.
- It could be used to help children learn geography.
- The story could be used at a camp or Bible club.
- The story could be recorded on audio cassette with the flipchart pictures.
- The story could be used as a radio script.
- The pictures could be made into a filmstrip and used with the script.
Where to Obtain
Link to Producer or Source Organization
Cost
$14.95 (US) Price listing as of February 2007
Producer/Owners
Author/Artist/Producer
Author: Rose-Mae Carvin Artist: Frances Hertzler
Current copyright owner
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