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Drawing Upon the Future

In thIs act IvIty, participants will envision aprobable, possible, and preferred vision for the future.

t i m E r E q u i r E d : 3 0 m i n u t E s | i n t E n d E d F O r G r A d E s 6 - 8

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» Newsprint and markers

» Sheets of blank paper, one for each participant

» Markers and or crayons, enough for each participant to have a few

Activity StepsProvIde each PartIcIPant with a sheet of blank paper and a few markers or crayons.

Ask the participants to imagine and then draw a vision of the future. They may use images

and words. The participants can interpret the task in their own way and decide how to

represent their visions on paper. Note that the quality of the artwork is not as important as

their depiction of ideas about the future. Allow about 10 minutes for the participants to

complete their drawings.

InvIte the PartIcIPants to for m PaIrs or small groups to share and explain their

visions for the future. Allow about 10 minutes for the sharing.

Gather the PartIcIPants Into one GrouP and introduce the concepts of

probable, possible, and preferred futures using the following key points:

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» A probable future is the future that is likely to happen if people continue to act as

they do today.

» A possible future is the future that could appear if certain behaviors or conditions

changed.» A preferred future is the future that we would ideally like to see come about.

enGaGe the PartIcIPants In a larGe-GrouP discussion using the following

questions:

» What things were common to most of the drawings you saw?

» Were the visions mostly positive or negative?

» Classify your personal vision as a probable, possible, or preferred future. In your

» Did you focus mainly on personal futures, the future of the community, or national

and global futures?

» What do our visions of the future tell us about ourselves?» How can we each contribute to the future we desire (i.e., the preferred one)?

» How can we prevent negative future scenarios from happening?

dIscuss wIth the PartIcIPants examPles (from your community, from the news,

etc.) of people and events that could lead to a preferred future. List these ideas on a sheet of

newsprint under the following headings: Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

InvIte the PartIcIPants to dIscuss what they can do as a group and as individuals

to work toward the preferred futures they created.

conclude by InvItInG the PartIcIPants to join you in prayer. Pray that the

future of all young people [editor’s note: is there content missing?]

» Pray for a future where all people are loved and cared for.

» Pray for a future where all children are able to live out their God-given abilities.

» Pray for a future where all people live in peace.

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