IN Kids "YES! 2026" Global Missions Experience
A Kid-Safe, Parent-Partnered 3D & 360° VR Discipleship Tool That Launches Kids Off the Screen Into Real-World Generosity
🔄 The 8 Core Game & Discipleship Loops
📧 Parent Registration & Safety Pack
Before playing, parents register via INChurch to receive our Parent Discipleship Guide ("How We Keep Your Kids Safe Online"), our Safe Church Privacy Policy, and their emailed Parent Access Code.
🌙 Night Hours Curfew (19:30 to 06:30)
From 7:30 PM to 6:30 AM, active video-game play automatically locks! During Night Hours, families can still open the calm Evening Missions Story, Video & Bedtime Prayer Reader (or parents can unlock with their Parent Code).
👨👩👧 Parent Co-Login & ☕ "$5 Coffee Match"
Parents log their child in, help set a weekly Faith Promise, and are invited to forgo one $5 coffee a week to match or boost their child's missions giving as a family team!
🏡 Penrith 3D Hub & 4 Quick Chores
Four 30-second, 3-step chore games in Penrith (🚗 Car Wash, 🧁 Cupcake Stall, 🌿 Lawn Mowing, 🍋 Lemonade Stand) spark practical ideas for how kids can earn real pocket money at home.
⛪ Church Altar Crowdfunding & 2026 Benchmark
Kids pool their coins on one shared INChurch server alongside a live Real 2026 INChurch Missions Benchmark Thermometer updated regularly by church leaders.
📅 19-Week "Project of the Week" Unlocks
Across 19 weeks, one new project from the 2026 INK TV Padlet unlocks each week via the iconic Banknote Paper Aeroplane flight across the 3D Globe!
🥽 3-Tier Camera: Diorama ↔ Walk ↔ 360° VR
Tier 1: Macro 3D Diorama (see the distance/need) ↔ Tier 2: Walkable Ground View (build the project) ↔ Tier 3: 360° VR Look-Around with real Padlet photos & iPad gyroscope!
🚀 "Say YES! & Go Do It For Real!" Off-Ramp
After 10–15 minutes, the game challenges kids to close the screen and do a real chore/prayer at home. Next week, their parent verifies it at login for a 🌟 Golden Real-Life YES! Star!
🌍 19-Week "YES! 2026" Missions Curriculum & Padlet Master Sheet
All 19 real projects from the INK TV 2026 Padlet. Edit any cell below—or switch between Spreadsheet View and Visual Photo Cards!
Wk |
Real Photo |
Nation & Partner |
2026 "YES!" Goal & Story |
3-Step Mini-Game |
Bible Memory Verse |
Dinner Question & Prayer |
Real-Life Kid Action |
Status |
Rebecca's Notes |
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🏡 How Kids Earn Practice Coins & Get Sent Into Real Life
Each mini-game takes only 20–30 seconds (3 simple steps) so kids get the idea of how to earn money for their Faith Promise—and then go do it in real life with Mum & Dad!
Chore Mini-Game |
Step 1 |
Step 2 |
Step 3 |
Reward |
Real-Life Home Action Challenge |
Rebecca's Notes |
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🚀 How the "Say YES! & Go Do It For Real!" Off-Ramp Works
- 10–15 Minute Intentional Session: Kids log in with their parent, explore this week's new mission nation in 3D & 360° VR, and play a quick chore mini-game in Penrith.
- Pick Your Real-Life YES! Mission: A celebratory popup asks: "How will you say YES in real life this week?" (Wash the family car, mow the grass, bake cupcakes, tidy your room, or pray for this nation at dinner).
- Close the Screen & Go Do It: The game cheers them on to put the iPad away and go do their chore with Mum & Dad!
- Parent Verification Next Week: Next time they log in, the Parent Gate asks Mum or Dad: "Did your child complete their Real-Life YES! Action?" Clicking YES! awards a 🌟 Golden Real-Life YES! Star that gives a huge boost to the church's mission goal!
⛪ Doctrinal Foundation, Safe Church & Privacy Policy
Click any section below to edit wording for Senior Leadership, Safe Church Officer, or Missions Board sign-off.
📖 5 Theological Guardrails for Kids (Ages 5–12)
- 1. Grace, Never "Pay-to-Earn God's Love" (Eph 2:8–9): Explicitly reminds kids that God already loves them 100% as a free gift through Jesus! We give cheerfully because He first loved us (1 John 4:19).
- 2. Equal Partnership, Never "Saviourism" (Phil 1:3–5): Honours national leaders (Ps Paulus, Dr Sosthene, New Life Fellowship, Varlow family, etc.) as heroes of the faith whom we partner with as one Church family.
- 3. Age-Appropriate Redaction of Trauma: Projects involving rescue or conflict (Nepal, Philippines IJM, Kenya, DR Congo, Burundi) use gentle, age-appropriate wording focused on safety, refuge, homes, and education.
- 4. Prayer Before Coins (Acts 1:8): Every mission station can be supported through Prayer as well as Faith Promise coins.
- 5. Parents as Primary Disciplers (Deut 6:6–7): Built around Parent Co-Login, Dinner-Table Bible Verses, and the $5 Coffee Match.
🛡️ Safe Church & Privacy Policy Summary
- Zero PII Collected from Minors: No surnames, emails, home addresses, phone numbers, or child photos are ever requested or stored.
- Pre-Game Parent Registration Loop: Parents register first via INChurch to receive the Parent Guide, Privacy Policy, and emailed Parent Access Code.
- Zero Free-Text Chat (Kindness Emotes Only): No keyboard chat box exists. Players can only click 7 pre-approved kindness phrases ("👍 Great job!", "🙏 Praying for this nation!").
- Missionary Field Security (Restricted Nations): Protects the Middle East Aussie Missionary Family behind family access codes and search-engine
noindexheaders. - Strict Financial Separation: Zero credit cards or real money in-game. All real Faith Promise giving happens through official INChurch offering channels.
🌍 Saying "YES!" Together as a Family
Welcome to the Imagine Nations Kids 2026 Missions World!
This year in IN Kids, our children are stepping right into the story of our 19 real global missions projects! Even better: this isn't a video game designed to keep your child glued to a screen—it's a 10–15 minute weekly family launchpad that helps your child discover how they can earn, pray, and give in real life!
👨👩👧 How Your Family Participates:
- Register & Get Your Parent Access Code: You receive this guide, our Safe Church Privacy Policy, and your family's Parent Access Code to log your child in.
- Practice Chores in Penrith → Do Them at Home: Kids try 30-second Car Wash, Cupcake, Lawn Mowing, and Lemonade mini-games, then pick a real chore to do at home with you!
- Verify Their Real-Life Chore Next Week: When you log them in next Sunday and confirm they did their real chore, they unlock a 🌟 Golden Real-Life YES! Star!
- Explore 1 New Nation Each Week in 3D & 360° VR: Fly the Banknote Paper Aeroplane across the globe, see real field photos in 360° VR, and read the weekly Bible verse together!
🌙 How Night Hours Lock (19:30–06:30) Works
To make sure kids never play video games in bed late at night, the platform enforces an automatic bedtime curfew from 7:30 PM (19:30) to 6:30 AM (06:30):
🌟 Shhh... Penrith & The 3D Game Are Sleeping!
Active gameplay is locked from 7:30 PM to 6:30 AM so explorers can get a great night's sleep! While the game sleeps, you and Mum & Dad can:
- 📺 Watch our 2026 Missions Project Videos & Real Photos
- 📖 Read tonight's Mission Story & Bible Verse
- 🙏 Pray tonight's Family Bedtime Prayer for the nations
- 🔑 Parents: Enter your emailed Parent Access Code anytime to override Night Hours.
✅ Open Questions & Leadership Sign-Off Tracker
Use this interactive table to record your decisions and track department sign-offs before we build the game code.
Done |
Area / Department |
Question or Governance Item |
Recommended Option |
Our Decision / Rebecca & Isaac's Notes |
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