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Longtime youth speaker/leader Mike Yaconelli also engages viewers with comments about faith and finding your calling in this video for youth-and the vocationally challenged of any age (that's the rest of us).

Short interviews with a bunch of youth and adults regarding their career choices, and thoughts on vocation round out the 14 minutes video. A study guide adds Bible passages and thought-provoking questions to help lead youth-and any interested adults-into a meaningful and perhaps life-changing discussion.

Copyright 2003.

For prisoners, the Victims' Voice program has given them the change in the healing process for victims' families.

From victimization to compassion...a story of hope. Discussion questions included.

"The death penalty is an act of rage. It is an act of revenge. But we have to remember truly what the death penalty is. The death penalty is...a staged political event."

"If you do forgive it doesn't make you weak. It doesn't make you have any less respect for your loved one that was killed. If anything, it respects their lives more."

Wether you believe the death penalty is the ultimate punishment for murder or taking another's life is always wrong, Bud's story moves the debate over capital punishment from a philosophical discussion to a real-life level. Bud experienced terrible loss, yet opposes the loss of additional lives through the death penalty.

Discussions questions included.

Wangerin describes Elijah, a much-loved and very soft-hearted African American school principal, and his wife Mary, a strong and independent third-grade school teacher. We meet Elijah in his role as a school principal telling a student that he can't give her what she wants, but "I can give her the getting."

When Elijah undergoes surgery, he is told he has cancer and only a short time to live. As he wastes with surprising speed, he tells Pastor Walt, "You and I know what (my wife) needs. I can't give her what she needs, but I can give her the getting'. Pray with me." So Walt prays the Lord's Prayer, one step which leads toward the beginning stages of acceptance, forgiveness, and resolution.

A real life story that will grab your heart. Discussion questions included.

The study guide is a teacher's dream with multiple activities, discussion questions, and resources as well as back ground information. The video is designed for use in three separate segments featuring one country and two stories in each. Closed Captioned.

A free map and rulers (up to 25) also available

Stories include: Strength of the Wolf-Three friends learn cooperation in this tale of a wolf, a campfire and a game.; The Girl-A middle school immigrant girl feels left out because of language and dress barriers. Encourages empathy for those who are different.; Power of a Cookie- Winning a friend sometimes takes persistence.; Someone Else Decide-Singer John McCutcheon adds his heartwarming music in this piece illustrating the importance of asking for help in conflicts.; and Canoe Journal-While building a canoe, a father talks with his son about having peacemaking heroes.

A free poster and pencil (up to 25) also available.