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Seed Sowers: Gospel Planting
Adventures
Gwen Toliver
www.SeedSowerstheBook.com
Members;of;the;Schoolhouse;Review
Crew have been reading a book au-thored;by;one;of;their;own.;Seed Sowers: Gospel Planting Adventures,;is;the
brainchild;of;Gwen;Toliver.;In;addition
to;homeschooling;her;own;family,;she
has;been;serving;with;Wycliffe;Associ-
ates;since;2010;where;she’s;been;sur-
rounded by retired missionaries and
Bible;translators;from;every;corner;of
the;globe.;According;to;Gwen,;“Most
of;them;possess;this;amazing;wealth;of
spiritual;knowledge;and;mission;field
experience;that;[would];be;lost;if;it’s
not recorded for future generations.
Only;a;few;had;written;or;told;their
stories.”;Thus;began;Seed;Sowers,;a;two
year;project;of;gathering,;writing,;and
editing;twenty-one;of;these;stories.
Each;chapter;of;the;165;page;book;fea-
tures;an;individual;or;couple;that;played
a;prominent;role;in;bringing;God’s;writ-
ten;word;to;a;new;people;group.;Even
in;today’s;fast-paced world;of instant
downloads;and;microwave;dinners,;the
translation;of;the;New;Testament;can
require;20+;years;of;hard;work:;learning
a;new;language;and;adapting;to;a;new
culture.;The;chapters;end;with;a;note
on;when;the;translation;was;completed
and what the missionaries are doing
now.;In;some;cases,;the;names;and;loca-
tions;have;had;to;be;changed;to;protect
workers;in;countries;not;receptive;to;the
Gospel.;Although;images;appear;on;the
cover,;the;quality;of;most;pictures;made
available;during;the;interviews;was;too
poor for their inclusion in the book.
Curious;readers;can;visit;the;Seed;Sow-
ers;website;to;put;faces;to;some;of;the
names.;The;book;is;written;on;a;sixth-
grade;reading;level,;but;could;be;used;as
a;read;aloud;for;the;entire;family.;It;is
available;in;several;formats.
You can read the Crew reviews here!
The Presidential Game
www.ThePresidentialGame.com
Many;homeschool;families;love;to;have
fun;and;play;games;as;they;learn.;The
Presidential Game is designed to do
both.;Teach;your;children;the;ins;and
outs;of;politics;as;you;race;to;be;de-
clared President. Played in teams of
Democrats and Republicans, players
have;to;decide;whether;to;campaign;or
go;fundraising.;As;each;state;is;visited
candidates;have;a;chance;to;earn;votes
or;money;for;their;campaign.;Red;and
blue dots keep track of which states
have;been;won;by;each;party.
Aimed;at;ages;11;and;up,;The;Presi-
dential;Game;is;suitable;for;kids;and
adults.;When;you;buy;the;game;you
are;also;given;a;special;code;that;gives
you;access;to;an;interactive;web-map.
Use;the;map;to;enter;the;results;as;each
state;votes.;This;creates;a;map;display
with;red;and;blue;states;that;you;can
monitor;as;the;game;is;played;;just;like
the;ones;many;news;organizations;use
to report election results. Directions
for;how;to;use;the;map;come;with;the
game;and;are;available;on;the;compa-ny’s;website.;As;competition;heats;up,
teams;have;to;strategize;which;states
to;focus;their;efforts;on,;just;like;in;a
real;campaign.;The;team;to;earn;the
necessary;270;or;more;electoral;votes;is
declared;the;winner.;Enjoy;the;thrill;of
playing;to;win;the;most;powerful;job;in
the;world!;The;Presidential;Game;can
be;purchased;from;the;website;for;$35,
plus shipping.
You can read the Crew reviews here!
Happy;New;Year!;I;hope;you;had;a;lovely;Christmas;season!;Welcome;to;the;brand new;year;and;the;new;issue;of;The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine’s Lab!;Below;are some;of;the;amazing;products;our;team;has;reviewed;over;the;past;year.;We;hope
you;find;something;helpful!
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