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How are you encouraging young people to think the giving vibe?

<typohead type=1>movies to watch...</typohead>

<typohead type=4>Amelie</typohead>

Plot: Amelie tells the story of an introverted, creative, impulsive young girl who discovers the joy of performing anonymous good deeds for lonely, despondent, troubled souls.
Theme to explore: Changing the world by caring for those around us.

<typohead type=4>Billy Elliot</typohead>

Plot: A talented young Irish boy struggles to develop his talent as a ballet dancer in the face of resistance from his family and peers.
Theme to explore: Expressing the gifts that God has given us without being ashamed!

<typohead type=4>Boiler Room</typohead>

Plot: The rise and fall of Seth, an enterprising college drop-out who tries to earn his fortune and gain his father's respect in a small brokerage firm, but finds himself quickly drawn into a world of corruption and greed.
Useful Theme: How destructive money can be if used selfishly and not generously.

<typohead type=4>Chariots of Fire</typohead>

Plot: The story of two Olympic athletes, one a Christian who runs to honour God, the other a scholar who runs to prove his worth as a person.
Theme to explore: Using the gifts we've been given to honour God. Check out the study on this movie in Reel to Real 1:4 (PRO133 in the PYM Library)

<typohead type=4>Molokai</typohead>

Plot: A Roman Catholic priest goes as a missionary to an isolated lepers colony, and dedicates his life to helping the sick there.
Theme to explore: Giving to others as a way of life.

<typohead type=4>Patch Adams</typohead>

Plot: A depressed man discovers he has a gift for helping people, and trains to be a doctor.  His optimistic and unorthodox approach to medicine meets much opposition.
Theme to explore: Using our gifts to genuinely help others, even when our society tells us to do the opposite.

<typohead type=4>Pay it Forward</typohead>

Plot: A young boy tries to change the world by 'paying it forward'. He does good deeds for three people, who must not return the favour, but instead help three other people.
Theme to explore: Growing the giving vibe in ourselves and our communites can change the world...