Patti and the Weegors
From SPARK
One-sentence summary
A girl in China discovers the love of God.
Description
This true story was written and illustrated by a young Chinese woman. The phonetic spelling of Weegor is used in the book instead of the actual spelling of Uighur. This makes it easier to pronounce. The Uighur people live in the far northwest of China in the province of Xinjiang.
Patti grew up in a little town in this part of northern China. She loved her town and her parents. She also loved to dance and sing and listen to music. Her life was very good.
But things started to go wrong when her father died. Patti felt that her religion was no help with her problems. There did not seem to be any hope or any caring interest from anyone.
Patti left home to go away to school. She met Christian students who told her the Good News about Jesus. She became a follower of Jesus and understood that God was involved in her life. God knew how she felt and he cared about her.
Considerations
- Asian children and especially those who live in China will enjoy this 32-page book. It will also interest children who live in countries nearby the Chinese province of Xinjiang
- It was written for children ages nine to twelve years. It might also interest older children.
- Each page has a colored picture at the top with the story written below.
- The colored pictures help tell the story. They show the life style of these people. They show a traditional Weegor (Uighur) house and its furnishings. The pictures also show how the Weegor people show hospitality to guests.
- At the end of the story, there is a report of Patti’s life and witness two years after she became a follower of Jesus.
- Maps of China and the province of Xinjiang are included.
- There is a list of new words, foreign language words, and their meaning on the final pages.
- Most of the pictures are full views of the scenes. However, pages fifteen and seventeen show only partial views. This might be confusing for non-picture literate children.
- The picture on page seventeen might be offensive. It shows Patti being sick into a basin.
- Page eighteen shows her with an IV in her arm. She is in the hospital of the school she attended. This picture will probably need to be explained to the children.
- Although the author/illustrator is Chinese, the pictures don't always show people with Chinese features. The ancestors of the Uighurs came from another place, where the people do not have Chinese features.
Limitations
Guidelines for Use
- This short story could be used in any of the following media formats: audio cassette, filmstrip, flipchart, or radio broadcast depending on the people group it is being translated for.
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Current copyright owner
Resource Owner/Copyright holder: This book is co-published with OMF International and Christian Focus Publications. OMF International and Christian Focus Publications
The 2001 copyright belongs to Christian Focus Publications. If you are interested in translating this material for a minority language, contact Christian Focus Publications Ltd. Working together you will make a Creative Commons License agreement.
