Have and Need - An Awareness Activity Review the following list and draw a circle around each thing you need—those things you would find it hard to do without
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Air conditioning A college education Wearing the latest fashions Being part of a church Pets Expensive pet food Sports A family to belong to I-Pod Christmas presents Hearing or playing music Throwaway bottles/cans Bike More than five shirts/blouses Disposable plates/cups More than 10 toys/gadgets
| - Hair dryer/curler
- Several close friends
- Playground
- Television
- Candy
- Health
- Water
- Daily newspaper
- Dishwasher
- Three meals a day
- Opportunities to travel
- Daily baths/showers
- Doctor/dentist
- Public transportation
- Housing
- Cell phone
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Draw a line under all the things you actually have. Put a check mark in front of the things you think a child in a developing country overseas cannot do without. Is there anything that you circled but did not check? If so, what? Look at the items that are underlined only. These are things you have but could do without. Which would be hardest for you to give up? What have you learned from doing this exercise?
Adapted with permission from Helping Families Care, Institute for Peace and Justice by Bread for the World. |
Middlebury United Methodist Church 
