Over a Game
By Chia Poh Fang, Singapore
It is a Sunday afternoon. Most of the church members have left the church after the morning service and afternoon classes. However, a group of 5 to 8 young people is hanging around. What’s going on?
They have an appointment they wouldn’t want to miss—their weekly round of board games. It is an activity that brought the youth to have fun together and build meaningful relationships with each other.
28-year-old Narit Phusitprapa is the person who initiated this activity two years ago. He is the guy in the black shirt in the picture below.
He shared, “I noticed that a lot of young people in Thailand like to play computer games. And such games are pretty much a solo activity. It does not encourage interaction with other people. Hence, I introduced board games to them. I purchased a few sets of board games that are fun and encourage critical thinking. The games also teach the young people to observe and wait. It is good for character building.”
“As we play together, we bonded. Now, after the game, we share God’s Word with one another.”
Many other good things have also spun off. Some of the young people have taken a renewed interest in the bible and have requested for bible study in the weekdays. As a result, the older ones are leading and guiding the younger ones.
Imagine: What will this group of young people who are digging into God’s Word together and having a role model in their life, become? Yes, the potential is unimaginable. Perhaps, among them, there will be a Jeremiah, Daniel or Jim Elliot of our day.
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would like to know what sort of board games please?
cheers,
natasha
Natasha: I don’t recognize the game in the photo above, but popular games for a ministry of this kind include Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, and Ticket to Ride. These are all relatively simple games that are easy to learn and play in about 45 minutes. There are also some games published by Christians such as Crossroads: http://www.crossroadsthegame.com/ and the portfolio of Cactus Games: http://www.cactusgamedesign.com/
A lot of Cactus’ games are simply remakes of existing games with a Christian veneer, though.