(To be translated)

• Sympathise with Joseph’s father who grieved the death of his son. Genesis 37: 31 – 36 • Relate to Joseph's fear, anxiety, betrayal and bewilderment. • Realize that connecting with others helps them to overcome fear and loneliness • Realize that God never abandons us even if everyone else does • Know it is ok to feel bad • Realize God has a plan for their lives. • Understand that children need to be protected but this does not always happen

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AS KIDS ARRIVE PRIOR TO THE LESSON (10 minutes) ACTIVITY
Get a child to colour the Bible Verse Visual Aid before class begins.

HAPPY FEEL GOOD WORDS !
Get the children to sit in a circle (3-6 foot apart) talking about things that make you “feel happy or good”!

Start off with what makes you happy ---and then take turns calling out things such as: Sunny days make me happy; Mbatata, Mandasi etc.

When done in a light-hearted manner, the children will join in and share!

Supplies needed:
• Beans.
• FEAR written on a rock.
• Chalk, Crayons. Small pieces of paper, pencils.
• Balloons and marking pen.
• Print the review colouring page.
• Print out musical lyrics.
• A multi-couloured piece of cloth torn up and dipped in red paint for dramatized Bible Verse.
• Print the road map.
• Print the 'Bible Verse Visual Aid' and get a child to colour it prior to the class.
• Print the English 'Activity Book'
• Print the 'Take Home Bible Memory Verse'
• Print Chapter #4 'And Puppy' one for each child.
• Print English ‘Helping Children Cope with Emergencies' Adult Educational Handout
• Print English ‘How to Help Your Grieving Children' Adult Educational Handout
• Create a ‘Heaven Corner’ with a gold cloth on a chair with Jesus’ crown, a wooden cross, covered with a red cloth representing His blood.

2. TEAM GAMES: (10 minutes)
Divide the children into two groups, boys and girls. Blow up balloons and write various emotions on each balloon, Fear, Anxiety, Bewildered, Grieving, Betrayal etc the children pass the balloons from one to the other until they find a balloon that best describes how they may have felt or are feeling the first team to identify the various emotions is the winner.

.5. TEACHING:
a. Review (5 minutes)

Remember Joseph had a terrible experience at the hands of his brothers he probable felt all these emotions. When was Joseph happy? (When his father gave him a coat of many colours.) When was Joseph sad (When his brothers threw him in the pit) When was Joseph scared (When he was sold into slavery) When was Joseph mad (When he realized he was no longer free) When was Joseph proud (When he had the dreams of his family bowing down to him)

Optional: Download ‘Nkhani ya Yosefe Gawo #2' video Bible Reading: Genesis 37:31-35

b. Learn a Bible Verse (5minutes) Ndipo ana aamuna ake onse ndi ana aakazi onse anauka kuti amtonthoze: koma anakana kutonthozedwa; ndipo anati, Pakuti ndidzatsikira kumanda kwa mwana wanga, ndilinkulirabe. Atate wake ndipo anamlirira. Genesis 37: 35 DOWNLOAD Chichewa Bible Verse Visual Aid

Dramatize this Bible Verse with the children playing the sons and daughters, someone being Israel (Joseph’s dad) and an old coat dipped in red paint.

c. Teach the Lesson (15 minutes)
Introduction:

People are going to fail you, disappoint you, leave you hanging out to dry. Let that drive you to God.

Notice that through all of Joseph's troubles, God remained with him.

Paul told the church in Rome

"Nasi twajua ya kuwa katika mambo yote Mungu hufanya kazi pamoja na wale wampendao katika kuwapatia mema"

Warumi 8:28

All things, even the bad things we face, will be made to work for the good of God's children.

Joseph's loyalty to God was tested by his troubles and Joseph passed the test. Even though everything appeared to go wrong for thirteen years, Joseph managed to hold on to his faith. However, also notice that Joseph was being trained during this time to run a nation by first running a household and then a prison.

This is not the end of the story of Joseph and his brothers. There is a happy ending when Joseph is reunited with his father and brothers. But for today, we learn the lesson of the terrible things that happen because of the sin of jealousy and hatred.

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Discuss: After the Storm people felt worried and even grown ups cried as they did not know what was going to happen. But God does know. He has a plan. Nothing surprises Him.

6. APPLICATION / ENCOUNTERING GOD:
Have the children write down times when they have felt afraid, sad and grieving. Create a ‘Heaven Corner’ with a gold cloth on a chair with Jesus’ crown and a wooden cross covered with a red cross to represent His blood. Get them to come and place it the papers at the foot of the cross.

CLOSING PRAYER:
Lord I place my life in your hands. I want to serve you and do what you want me to do. Lead me in the right path and remind me you are always there. In Jesus name we pray. Amen

TAKE HOME PAGE/ACTIVITY:

ENGLISH ADULT EDUCATIONAL HANDOUTS:

Optional: Download 'Helping Children Cope with Emergencies' Adult Educational handouts

Optional: Download 'How to Help Your Grieving Children' English Adult Educational handouts

NEXT WEEK:
Joseph arrives in Egypt, he trusted that God had a plan for his life.

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(Sourced from Healing Hearts Club but adapted for a flood in Africa)

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