the really amazing race !!! “…let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so...

The The REALLYREALLY Amazing Race !!!Amazing Race !!!

“…“…Let us throw off everything that hinders Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”marked out for us.” Hebrews Hebrews 12:112:1


Teams will be Teams will be traveling to the traveling to the country of India country of India where they will be where they will be competing in a competing in a series of games to series of games to see who can be the see who can be the first team to bring first team to bring the Gospel the Gospel message to India.message to India.


Teams will be Teams will be collecting peacock collecting peacock feathers after feathers after successfully successfully completing each task. completing each task. First team to collect 5 First team to collect 5 peacock feathers peacock feathers wins!wins!

(By the way, the (By the way, the peacock is the peacock is the national bird of India.)national bird of India.)


For their first stop, For their first stop, each team member each team member will complete a will complete a rubbing of the Taj rubbing of the Taj Mahal (one of India’s Mahal (one of India’s most famous most famous landmarks) by putting landmarks) by putting a blank piece of paper a blank piece of paper over the template over the template provided and rubbing provided and rubbing over the paper with a over the paper with a crayon.crayon.

The The REALLYREALLY Amazing Race !!!Amazing Race !!! India is known for many India is known for many

forms of transportation!!!forms of transportation!!!

After completing the first After completing the first task, teams will take their task, teams will take their rubbings to Dr. Living rubbings to Dr. Living Stone in the sound booth Stone in the sound booth and exchange them for a and exchange them for a scooter.scooter.

One team member will One team member will “ride” the scooter around “ride” the scooter around their side of the room (one their side of the room (one lap) and return the scooter lap) and return the scooter to Dr. Living Stone at the to Dr. Living Stone at the sound booth.sound booth.

The The REALLYREALLY Amazing Race !!!Amazing Race !!! Next, each team Next, each team

member will eat an member will eat an Indian “meal” of chips Indian “meal” of chips and mango juice (both and mango juice (both favorite snacks in favorite snacks in India). If a team India). If a team member cannot finish member cannot finish the Indian “meal”, the Indian “meal”, their team will receive their team will receive a 15 second penalty.a 15 second penalty.

(By the way, the (By the way, the mango is the national mango is the national fruit of India.)fruit of India.)


Following the meal, Following the meal, each team member each team member will participate in a will participate in a “tiger hunt”. All team “tiger hunt”. All team members will put one members will put one hand behind their hand behind their back and will use only back and will use only one hand to gently sift one hand to gently sift through 30 pounds of through 30 pounds of rice to find a small rice to find a small orange plastic tiger.orange plastic tiger.


Teams must keep Teams must keep the rice and the the rice and the plastic animals in plastic animals in their tubs. No their tubs. No spilling or throwing spilling or throwing rice!!!rice!!!

(By the way, the (By the way, the tiger is the national tiger is the national animal of India!)animal of India!)


Teams will Teams will exchange their exchange their plastic tiger for the plastic tiger for the last clue, which will last clue, which will lead them to an lead them to an important message important message for the people of for the people of India.India.


First team to find First team to find the message, the message, collect their 5collect their 5thth peacock feather, peacock feather, and display the and display the message to the message to the audience wins!!!audience wins!!!


Peacock Feather Peacock Feather #1#1

Rubbing of the Taj Rubbing of the Taj Mahal by each Mahal by each team member.team member.



One team member One team member “rides” the scooter “rides” the scooter board one lap board one lap around their side of around their side of the room.the room.



Each team member Each team member eats an Indian eats an Indian “meal” of chips “meal” of chips and mango juice.and mango juice.



The Tiger Hunt! The Tiger Hunt! Each team member Each team member uses only one hand uses only one hand to feel through 30 to feel through 30 pounds of rice to pounds of rice to find the orange find the orange plastic tiger.plastic tiger.


Peacock Feather Peacock Feather #5 (Final Task)#5 (Final Task)

Follow the clue to Follow the clue to find the location of find the location of an important an important message for the message for the people of India. people of India. Display the Display the message to the message to the audience.audience.


Jesus said, “ ‘I am Jesus said, “ ‘I am the light of the the light of the world. Whoever world. Whoever follows Me will follows Me will never walk in never walk in darkness, but will darkness, but will have the light of have the light of life.’ “ John 8:12life.’ “ John 8:12

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