• Learn from the Joseph story as he arrives in Egypt and starts to rebuild his life. Genesis 39 1-4
• Chose to build their life on God’s principles

• Trust that God has a plan for their lives • Decide to make good choices about their lives • Know that they should be careful about whom they trust DOWNLOAD Child Soldier Lesson #5

AS KIDS ARRIVE PRIOR TO THE LESSON (10 minutes) ACTIVITY
Get children to colour the Bible Verse Visual Aids and GOOD and BAD signs.

Supplies needed:
• Obstacles such as Chairs, Tables, Toys, Cones, Boxes, Rocks etc .
• Black cloth for blindfold, you will need half as many as the number of children.
• Print Nuer 'Bible Verse Visual Aid' for the children of South Sudan and get a child to colour it prior to the class.
• Print Nuer GOOD and BAD signs.
• Print 'A favorite son becomes a slave' Nuer Bible Verse colouring pages for the children of South Sudan
• Print the English 'Activity Book'
• Print the Nuer 'Take Home Bible Memory Verse' for the children of South Sudan
• Print Chapter #5 'And Puppy' for the Story Teller, adapted for the children of South Sudan (if they speak English)
• Print ‘How Anxiety Leads to Disruptive Behavior’ English Adult Educational Handouts

DOWNLOAD Lesson #5 Visual Aids

DOWNLOAD Lesson #5 Nuer Visual Aids for the children of South Sudan

1. GAMES: Research Game (10 minutes) Place the group of children in a circle and the leader says ‘Change places if it’s true for you” ...

“If you rode a donkey, have a big brother, like halawa simsim, ever drunk a KABISA etc”

This can start off as a fun activity and once the children relax you can start to add other things relating to the Hurricane that they are recovering from eg ‘Did you loose your home? Your school? Do you know anyone who died in the war? etc

2. TEAM GAMES: (10 minutes)
‘You can Trust me’ team game:
Divided into two groups. Make sure that both the groups have the same number of players. Divide the children into pairs and blindfold one child from each pair. Each pair should have one kid who has the blindfold and one who doesn’t. Depending on the level and intensity of the activity, you can let the path be regular or add obstacles. The kid who is not blindfolded has to guide his partner carefully through the path and reach a safe zone. Once all kids are in the safe zone, switch the blindfold and put it on the kids who did not wear it earlier.

4.ENGLISH INTIMATE WORSHIP: (5 minutes)
Optional: Download 'In God we trust' video

5. TEACHING:
a. Review (5 minutes)
Where was the caravan of Ishmaelites going to? (Egypt)
What were their camels carrying? (Spices, balm and myrrh)
Who stopped his brothers from killing Joseph? (Judah)
How much did they sell him for? (Twenty shekels of silver)

b. Learn a Bible Verse (5 minutes)

The LORD was with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. Genesis 39:2 DOWNLOAD Bible Verse Visual Aid #1 The LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did Genesis 39:3 DOWNLOAD Bible Verse Visual Aid #2

TUK 39:3 DOWNLOAD Nuer Bible Verse Visual Aid #1 for the children of South Sudan TUK 39:3 DOWNLOAD Nuer Bible Verse Visual Aid #2 for the children of South Sudan

Optional: Download A favorite son becomes a slave' Lesson #5 Bible Verse Reading Video Mute Version to voice over in Nuer Optional: Download 'A favorite son becomes a slave' Lesson #5 Bible Verse Reading Video English Audio Version

Adapted from Bible for Children

c. Teach the Lesson (15 minutes)

Joseph had decided that if life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. He served Potiphar with integrity and industry, and when opportunity came, he would talk to Potiphar about Jehovah God. Even when his godly character was severely tested, he shined.

Joseph was actually a spoiled brat. He was proud and egoistic. His character needed a transformation before God could actually promote him.

The LORD was with Joseph. Those four simple words summarize the entire life of Joseph. God was with him. Regardless of the circumstances that came to his life, regardless of what happened in the life of Joseph, the Bible says, but God was with him. Four times in Genesis 39 the Scriptures say, the Lord was with Joseph. That was the secret of the success of Joseph.

Things came into the life of Joseph that would have discouraged most men. Yet, in the midst of it all, Joseph came through with great victory because the Lord was with him.

Many people became instrumental in Joseph’s character formation. God used Joseph’s brothers, Potiphar’s wife to name a few.

He will do the same with you, sometimes these people that God uses can really hurt you but they develop character in you, just like they did in the life of Joseph. Optional: Download ‘Joseph in Egypt’ English video

When you come to a new place you have to choose your friends. Some will influence you and some you will influence. Some will follow you and laugh when you make a joke. Some will try to persuade you to follow them. Some will tease you. You may want to be popular and do things to fit in. You have to decide what sort of person you are going to be. Will you be known as one who speaks the truth? Refuses to lie? Makes peace or never fights?

DOWNLOAD Lesson #5 Visual Aids

Discussion: Building your life on the solid rock of God's commandments. Loving instead of hating, being kind and not being mean.

6. APPLICATION / ENCOUNTERING GOD:

CLOSING PRAYER:

ENGLISH TAKE HOME BIBLE VERSES:

NEXT WEEK: We are going to learn more bad things happened to Joseph.

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