We learn to rid ourselves of prejudices and enjoy God's palette of skin colors. Visual exposure at an early age goes a long way in growing world Christians. Gyo Fujikawa is an illustrator of children's books that show children of many races. Jig-saw puzzles with his pictures are also available. Standard Publishing has the Happy Day Book series with a variety of faces pictured.
Some neighbors live far away.
Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy World takes a child on an exciting world tour which starts in London and visits a total of 33 places. Television is an obvious tool for exposing all family members to life outside of mainstream America. The older the children get, the better TV is for holding their attention on the quality programs. Our kids especially liked a series on train trips in different parts of the world. Those trips gave us opportunity to point out many things about the people, their way of life, and the state of the Christian witness in each place.