Cami’s Welcome Video

Hi everyone! I’m Cami, I’m thirteen years old — my family is American, but I was actually born here in Paris, France, and it’s home! I am SO excited because you are about to start the BEST ten days ever. Welcome to Following Jesus!

So what actually is this guide? Over the next ten days, we’re going to read ten amazing Bible stories — stories about kindness, courage, friendship, truth, and a whole lot more — and every single one teaches us something about what it really means to follow Jesus. Step by step. Every day.

Each day you’ll get a story, a memory verse, fun activities, a family challenge, a colouring page, some awesome worship music — and a little video from me! I’ll be right here with you the whole way.

This guide is made with our friends at 2BC — that’s 2 Billion Children — and they believe something amazing: that children, just like you, have the power to change the world! Not when you’re grown up. Now! 2BC’s big dream is for children EVERYWHERE to be on mission for Jesus.

So all through this guide, we’re going to learn to be what 2BC calls Champions — and that just means three simple things: Hearing from our Heavenly Father, Knowing why we’re special to Him, and Sharing His love with our friends and family. Hearing, Knowing, Sharing. Easy to remember, right?

Now, I want to tell you about something really special we’re doing in this guide. Every single day, we’re also going to pray for a real city, somewhere in the world. Some of these cities are huge — like Paris, where I live, or Mumbai, or Mexico City. Others you might never have heard of, like Yangon or Ulaanbaatar or Tashkent. But here’s the thing — in every single one of these cities, there are children just like you. And so many of them have never once heard the name of Jesus. Not once! Can you imagine that?

So when we pray for these cities, we’re not just saying words. We’re asking God to send His love there — through missionaries, through churches, through ordinary families just like yours — so that kids everywhere can know how much Jesus loves them. That’s what being on mission for Jesus looks like — even from your own bedroom, even at age six, even at age twelve.

And there’s one more really special thing we do. Every day, we also pray for the Jewish people — in Israel and all around the world. Do you know why? Because Jesus was Jewish! His family, His friends, His whole upbringing — Jewish. The Jewish people are God’s first chosen family, and the Bible promises that God still loves them and hasn’t forgotten His promises to them. So we pray that more and more Jewish people would come to know Jesus as their Messiah — the One their own Scriptures pointed to all along.

So that’s it — that’s Following Jesus! Ten days, ten stories, ten cities, one big prayer for the whole world including God’s first family the Jewish people, and ten days of becoming 2BC Champions — Hearing, Knowing, and Sharing!

Grab your Bible, grab your family, and get ready to sing our theme song about a hundred times — you’ll know it by heart by Day Three, I promise!

I cannot wait to do this with you. Let’s go follow Jesus together — step by step, every single day. See you on Day One!