child health now - congregational session

8/8/2019 Child Health Now - Congregational Session

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OvvwThis session explores he auses o under-5 moral around he world, and nes

ongregans o ree on he haraer and promses o God whn hs onex and o akeaon allng or an end o preenable hld deahs.

» Key ConCepT

Hang he ah o sand up and sand ou brngs healng.

» Key passage

Mahew 8:1-17

» inTended audienCe

As hs sesson s nerae should work well wh all ages. For hldren, ou ma wsh

o ondu separae aes or presenaons durng he Bble alk poron o he sesson.

A ConggaonSsson

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P A G E 2 O F 1 2

» leader noTe

Feel ree o pk, hoose and adap he a deas proded and o add n meor praer and worshp. We hae nluded suggesed mng and reerred o an

preparaon ha wll be requred. Alhough hld moral s a sense subje, he

sesson s nended o be un, engagng, nerae and hough prookng.

» sChedule:

Activity 1: crme Sene inesgaon 20 mnues

Activity 2: Sand Up, S Down 20 mnues

Activity 3: Bble talk 20 mnues

» t-shr

» Map o Ara wh Zmbabwe rled

» A medne bole labeled ‘Anbos’

» Bab doll labeled ‘Man hldren de beore her fh brhda’

» Fl swaer labeled ‘Mosquoes’

» A up o dr waer

» AiDS rbbon (red rbbons are fne)

» Fe opes o Resoure 1, “crme Edene,” ound on page 9

» Plang ards (enough ha eah parpan has one)

» three opes o Resoure 2, “Praer inspraonal Sores,” ound on page 10

» Blank shees o paper, one or eah parpan

» Pens or penls, one or eah parpan

» Bbles (oponal)

» copes o Resoure 3, “Praer cards,” ound on page 11, prned on ardsok (one ard or eah

parpan)

Ppaaon» plaCe The mediCine boTTle, bab doll, up o waer, swaer, rbbon, map

and -shr on a able n he ron o he meeng spae.

» inviTe Three parTiCipanTs o asss n he praer poron o hs sesson b

prodng hem wh a op o Resoure 2, “Praer inspraonal Sores,” and ask hem o wre a

praer or hldren wh smlar llnesses.

M a t e r i a l s

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Ssson Spsbegin by noTing ha he Bble s ull o rmes and onsequenes. the group wll hae he

hane o pla deees, b nesgang a modern-da mser.

seleCT six volunTeers o hoose and desrbe one o he lues on he able. Hae

he oher parpans ake urns guessng wha eah lue represens. then ask hem o use an

ombnaon o lues o ome up wh a reae heor abou wha he rme was and how was

ommed. Falae eedbak on heores.

disTribuTe To five volunTeers opes o Resoure 1, “crme Edene,” and ask eah

o read aloud one o he desrpons noed on he resoure.

asK and disCuss:

» How deren were he rmes o people’s heores?

presenT an overview o he ssue o hld moral usng he ke pons noed below:

» Eer da, more han 22,000 hldren de beore reahng her fh brhda. Mos

o hese hldren le n deelopng ounres and de rom auses ha are preenable orreaable.

» the man denfed auses o deah are: pneumona, darrheal dseases, pre-erm brhs,

asphxa and malara. in man o hese deahs, malnuron s an underlng aor.

» Man aors make dful o redue hld moral. Lesser-deeloped ounres

sruggle wh nadequae healh seres, lak o lean waer and sanaon, llera

(espeall among women and grls), gender dsrmnaon, and solaon o ommunes

due o poor nrasruure, naural dsasers and on.

» A sgnfan proporon o under-fe hld deahs our n he newborn perod, he frs

28 das o le. O an esmaed 8.8 mllon deahs o hldren under fe n 2008, more

han 40 peren ourred n he newborn perod. tha s more han 2 mllon hldrendng he da he are born, and anoher wo mllon n he frs monh.

» Preenng he deahs o mllons o hldren requres an negraed approah and low

os nerenons suh as: nuron ranng; dsrbuon o vamn A, odzed sal,

and ron; eduaon n breaseedng, hgene, and sanaon praes; brh spang

and sklled brh aendans; aess o anbos and mmunzaons; oral rehdraon

herap (ORt); and read-o-use herapeu oods (RUtFs).

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» changes are also needed o mproe healhare ales and ssems, remoe soal

barrers or women, and address ndre aors, suh as llera, ha ause poor healh.

» Chd Hah Now s World vson’s frs global ampagn oused on a sngle ssue:redung he preenable deahs o hldren under fe. in wo mnues, more han 30

hldren under he age o fe wll de. Mos o hem wll suumb o preenable auses,

suh as darrhea, pneumona, hldbrh omplaons, and malara.

» ths s more han jus a problem ang he deelopng world. i’s a “slen” emergen.

And s he greaes hld rghs olaon o our me.

» tha’s wh World vson has launhed s Chd Hah Now ampagn, a fe-ear

ommmen o redung hese deahs. Our ampagn wll draw on he lessons learned n

our 1,600+ ommun programs where our deelopmen sraeges are ull lnked o

our adoa eors wh loal and naonal goernmen bodes.

» through hs ampagn, World vson enourages ommunes o rase her oesabou her rgh o qual healhare and press naonal goernmens o mee her

responsbles o hldren, mohers, amles, and ommunes hroughou her ounr.

» We wll also jon hands wh loal goernmen and NGO parners o ooperael

address he ral healh-relaed ssues n spef ommunes.

» Bu workng loall won’ be enough. As chrsans we mus also urge wealh naons

o ulfll her promses o mproe ondons n he deelopng world. More han 190

world leaders hae ommed o ahee he UN’s Mllennum Deelopmen Goals b

2015. World vson’s Chd Hah Now ampagn alls on he nernaonal ommun

o rededae sel o hese goals.

» World vson wans ou o jon hem b hen urgng our eleed leaders o pu hldhealh a he op o her agendas. Le hem know we belee 22,000 hld deahs eer

da are no aepable, and ask hem how he’re gong o help.

OPtiONAl BiBle-SeArCH: inv h pacpans o wok n pas o sma goups

and o dnfy on o wo ‘cms’ fom anywh n h Bb. lad a dscusson

gadng h Scpu vss chosn.. Cos wh a Bb vs ha xpans God’s

aud owads njusc.

disTribuTe a playing Card o eah parpan. then noe he ollowng:

» Alhough hs senaro s fonal, he haraers are real beause eerone wll be

plang hemseles.

» i s Monda mornng and ou are runnng lae. As ou are abou o leae he house,

anoher aml member ells ou ha he are eelng ll. you are he onl wo people

le n he house. vsualze who he aml member s.

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» Sa sandng ou, or he aml member, hae been anaed o preen serous llness.

» Sa sandng ou an hoose o bu our aml member an-nammaor drugs, or

pan-kllers.» Sa sandng ou an hose o ge normaon and ade abou her smpoms.

» Sa sandng ou an hoose o keep our aml member warm and omorable.

» Sa sandng ou an hoose o mss a da’s work/shool o look aer hem.

» Sa sandng ou an hoose o all a door’s ofe.

» Sa sandng ou an hoose o ge an apponmen or our aml member whn

he nex week.

» Sa sandng ou an hoose o ake hem o see a door whn a 20-mle radus.

» Sa sandng ou an hoose o ake our aml member o a ree hospal, or all

or emergen help.

noTe The following:

» So ar he game has been dependen on our abl o make our own hoes.

» Mos people/eerbod s sll sandng.

» Now le’s see wha would eel lke our hoe was lmed b exernal ores

beond our onrol. i wonder who wll sll be sandng a he end o he game hs me.

repeaT as above. Bu hs me ask people o pk up he plang ard ha ou hae

dsrbued frs. Aer eah queson, ask all he people wh a parular ard o s down .e. all he

queens, all he aes e. Eah me explan b sang: “i’m sorr bu ou le n a ounr where he

major o he populaon s oo poor o hae hese hoes aalable o hem.”

noTe The following:

» Where we are born s somehng ha we hae er lle onrol oer e aes eer

aspe o le, nludng our abl o make hoes.

» you ould all he ard ha we hae been deal b le. Bu, all o us, whaeer le we

were born no, are gen he hoe o ollow he all o God.

» i we happen o be born or le n a ounr where resoures are plenul we are

also gen he hoe o sand up agans he njuses we see happenng all around us.

injuses agans human, lke hunger, lak o medal are and preenable hld deahs.

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» We are gen he opporun o be lke chrs. We an sand up agans njuse and

sand ou, on behal o hose who hae ewer fnanal resoures han us, bu who need

he same hngs.

inviTe The parTiCipanTs o open her Bbles o Mahew haper 8. Read aloud (or

ne someone o do so) erses 1-17. then oer he ollowng ommenar:

» Followng he message o he muludes n the Sermon on he Moun, reang as

does a real pure o he prnples and alues o he Kngdom o God, Jesus goes on o

show hs ollowers ha hs mnsr wll be abou so muh more han a seres o hear-

srrng sermons. He les ou God’s plan o salaon n boh praal and sprual

erms. in so dong, Jesus prodes hs dsples wh edene abou he allng o he

hurh and ges hs modern-da ollowers and example o le b.

» Mahew’s Gospel shows Jesus mong rom eahng large rowds o mnserng opeople’s nddual needs. the shor enouner wh he leper, n erse wo, mmedael

hghlghs:

» the leper’s ourage n sandng ou n ah

• Jesus’ compassion for human need

• Jesus’ authority over both spiritual and physical disease

• Jesus’ holistic ministry and his concern with both body and spirit

» the leper onl has o sand ou o he rowd and speak up, or Jesus o brng hm

reedom rom hs ondon. When he leper sas, "i ou are wllng, ou an make melean," he demonsraes mmense ah and ourage bu also a radal reusal o aep

he barrer o hs ouas saus. i Jesus had been augh up n Jewsh legalsm, hs

own sae o healh and remanng ruall ‘lean,’ he would hae reused o ouh he

man. insead hs response s mmedae and unsnng. When he sas "i am wllng," he

aknowledges he leper’s ourage, breaks down an remanng barrers o relgos and

prodes, no jus phsal healng, bu also sprual leansng.

» the eens ha ollow he healng o he leper shou loud and lear ha Jesus’ mnsr

s gong o be a hols one. Hs gudane o hose around hm s no jus abou sprual

nourshmen or he masses. i s also abou mmedae ‘le applaon.’ B mnserng

o boh he sprual and he phsal needs o he los and hurng. chrs’s aons eah

us abou balanng he phsal and sprual needs o hose around us, as we le ouour allng o ollow hm.

» i s possble ha Mahew’s purpose n hghlghng hs enouner was o show how

Jesus relaed o he people ha led ousde he Jewsh box marked ‘soall

aepable.’ Mahew ma hae wshed o hallenge Jewsh legalsm and o enourage

he ah o he non-Jewsh beleers n he earl hurh. He ma also hae been

remndng he ‘chrsan’ Jews, ha non-Jewsh beleers had a al par o pla n he

hurh’s msson. i so, Mahew’s message s renored b he mrale ha happens

when Jesus s sopped b a Roman enuron.

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» When Jesus helps he enuron, he power o God whn hm s so grea ha he does

no need o ouh he sk man o brng healng. He does no een go o he sk man

n person. insead, he onl has o sa he word and a man, lng ll mles awa, s healed

» As wh he healng o he leper, hs bre exhange beween Jesus and he enuron

esfes o a healng God who s onerned wh he well-beng o hs hldren,

regardless o her raal or relgous bakground. i s sgnfan ha he enuron

who shows suh ah should be anoher o hose men would be all oo eas or he

dsples o hae. As an unwaned remnder o he oregn oupers rulng he roos n

Palesne, he enuron was par o an arm responsble or quellng Jewsh uprsngs

and mananng he Roman rule o law and order.

» From he perspee o boh he ommon man on he sree and he relgous leaders o

he da, a non-Jewsh seran, espeall one emploed b an enem solder, was abou

as low down he soal pekng order as ges! Anoher person, anoher suaon,

and e anoher reall good reason no o ge noled. For relgous Jews o he me

would be unhnkable o do a good deed or a man lke hs. the enuron mus hae

known hs bu he had he ah o sand up and sand ou, n order o help someone else

and hs ah brough healng.

» When he enuron frs ells Jesus abou hs seran, Jesus does no wase me askng

he solder or redenals, or demandng ha he Roman jus hs reques or help

rom a Jew. insead hs response s boh a es o he enuron’s ah and anoher

ompellng example o ‘long our enem.’

» the Niv ranslaes Jesus’ response n erse 7 as ‘Jsus sad o hm 'i w go and ha

hm,’ bu Jesus’ response n he Greek s ranslaed nsead n he orm o a queson,

‘Sha i com o hm?’ Perhaps when Jesus asks he enuron hs, he s also speakng

o hs dsples? Perhaps he s remndng hem ha, whle Jews were areul no o enerhe homes o Genles, he was more han wllng o do so? Reonlaon was, aer all a

major par o God’s plan! Or perhaps he smpl waned he enuron o be lear abou

wha exal he was askng Jesus or.

» Durng hs onersaon he enuron, unheedng o he rowd o onlookers, openl

onesses hs own unworhness, ‘lod i do no dsv o hav you com und my

oof.’ He aknowledges ha Jesus wll render hmsel unlean, under Jewsh law, b

omng o hs house. the enuron’s huml, oupled wh hs experene o hs own

auhor and an mmense ah n Jesus’ dng auhor, allows hm o nal he ssue on

he head. He sas, “…jus say h wod, and my svan w b had.’ A he hear o

hs wllngness o sand up, sand ou, and pu hs ah no aon, s hs reognon o

he dn o chrs.

» As o leae us n no doub o he sgnfane o wha has jus aken plae, Mahew

loses hs aoun wh hs ommen ha Jesus’ mnsr ulflled he prophees o

isaah who sad: ‘H ook ou waknsss and h bo ou dsass.’ isaah 53:4

» Jus as he parable o he Good Samaran shows phsal salaon as a preursor

o sprual salaon, so he healng o boh he leper and he enuron’s seran, show

phsal healng as a preursor o he sprual healng o he ross.



P A G E 8 O F 1 2

» As wh he Parable o he Good Samaran, Jesus uses an epsode ha brngs phsal

healng o eah a moral and sprual lesson abou all people beng equal n he sgh o

God.

» Hang he ah o sand up and sand ou n he rowd s wha brough healng. the

enuron lamed he word o le or hs seran. Hs ah and ourage were

abundanl rewarded.

» in a world o poer and njuse, where hldren wll onnue o de needlessl

unless people hae he ah o sand up and sand ou on her behal, hs epsode

remnds chrsans ha we mus use ogeher our ‘beleng’ le and our ‘dong’ le.

» the enuron ddn’ jus belee n he power o God and leae a ha—he wen ou

and lamed n he bes neress o someone else.

» the enuron’s ah was bul on sold oundaons. He was uerl onned o he

power and ompasson o Jesus. He was also uerl sure o reeng dne juse andmer. We an be jus as sure o hs oda.

» Do we hae he ourage o be lke he enuron b sandng up and lamng a beer

le or ohers?

ConClude The session b nng he oluneers o read her praers n ron o he

group. then dsrbue a op o he praer ard o eah parpan and pra he praer ogeher.

ths ssson s adapd fom soucs cad by Wod Vson Und Kngdom.

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1973, 1978, 1984 b inernaonal Bble Soe. Used b permsson o Zonderan. All rghs resered.

Durng he preparaon o hs resoure, all aons, as, fgures, inerne URLs, and oher ed normaon were

erfed or aura. World vson Resoures has made eer aemp o reerene urren and ald soures, bu we

anno guaranee he onen o an soure and we are no responsble or an hanges ha ma hae ourred sne our

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Pay inspaon Sosinsruons: Read he sor and hen wre a praer or all he hldren suerng rom a smlar llness.

» sTory 1

'H. i am Ma. i am seen ears old and i le n camboda. M aml s er poor. in m

llage, we ddn’ alwas hae enough lean waer or soap or washng our hands. We dd

no hae proper oles o go o. the bugs rom he dr waer made me sk and gae me a

umm ahe. i was er ll. i ouldn’ ea anhng or pla wh m rends. then a har

alled World vson helped me and he people n m llage. the gae us speal drnks o

make our somahs beer and o noursh us. the raned lades rom he llage o eah us

abou washng our hands. the worked wh he men rom m llage o buld proper oles

and drans. Now, i am no weak or ll anmore.'

» sTory 2

‘Hello. M name s Jend. i am 12 ears old. i le n Uganda. Man people ha le n

Uganda are poor. M aml does no hae muh mone. Onl a ew weeks ago i was n so

muh pan ha i ouldn’ ea and i ouldn’ sleep. No one knew wha was wrong! When i frs

beame ll m mom hough i jus had a old. then, one da, m ees wen a srange, ellow

olor and mom realzed i had a horrble llness alled malara. you ge malara rom beng

ben b ng nses, alled mosquoes. Mom asked Selna o ome and help me ge beer.

Selna s a lad who les n m llage. She has been raned b a har alled World vson.

Selna looks aer hldren wh malara. She ook me o a ln o ge medne. She saed m

le! World vson also gae mosquo nes o he res o m aml. M aml dd no hae

enough mone o bu he nes hemseles. the nes help o make sure ha we don’ ge ben

b mosquoes whle we are asleep!’

» sTory 3

‘Hello. M name s Felx. i ome rom Zmbabwe. i le n a llage where man people are

poor. M dad does no hae a job. i am hungr a lo o he me. the longes i hae gone

whou eang s fe das. When ha happened, all i ould hnk o was ood. M umm

hur, so m mom old me o ea he leaes rom he ree ousde our house. She hough

would fll m somah up, bu i go darrhea. Now a har alled World vson, s helpng us

o grow egeables. the hae also gen us pneapple seeds and ools. Pneapples grow welln ho ounres lke Zmbabwe and don’ need los o waer. ths has proded m aml

wh anoher soure o ood. We an also sell he pneapples or mone or swap hem or oher

hngs we need.’

Permsson o reprodue s graned. © 2010 World vson, in.



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Chd Hah Now Pay Cad

Gran us, Lord God, a son o our world as onl our loe an make :

A world where he ulnerable are proeed,

Where he hungr an ea her fll,

Where he oppressed fnd omor and res,

And where he poor hae he same hanes as he rh.

Please ge us ourage o sand up and work or a beer world,

And help us o make a plae where peae s bul wh juse,

And juse guded b our loe.

Amen.









Amen.









Amen.

Gran us, Lord God, a son o our world as onl our loe an make :A world where he ulnerable are proeed,







Amen.

Permsson o reprodue s graned. © 2010 World vson, in.



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Abou Wod Vson

world vision s a chrsan humanaran organzaondedaed o workng wh hldren, amles, and her ommunes

worldwde o reah her ull poenal b aklng he auses o

poer and njuse. Moaed b our ah n Jesus chrs, World

vson seres alongsde he poor and oppressed as a demonsraon o

God’s unondonal loe or all people. We see a world where eah

hld experenes “ullness o le” as desrbed n John 10:10. And we

know hs an be aheed onl b addressng he problems o poer

and njuse n a hols wa. tha’s how World vson s unque:

We brng 60 ears o experene n hree ke areas needed o help

hldren and amles hre: emergen rele, long-erm deelopmen,

and adoa. And we brng a o our sklls aross man areas o

experse o eah ommun we work n, enablng us o are orhldren’s phsal, soal, emoonal, and sprual well-beng.

Parnerng wh World vson prodes angble was o honor

God and pu ah no aon. B workng, we an make a lasng

derene n he les o hldren and amles who are srugglng o

oerome poer. to fnd ou more abou how ou an help, s

www.worldson.org.

Abou Wod Vson rsoucsending global poverTy and njuse begns wh eduaon:

undersandng he magnude and auses o poer, s mpa on

human dgn, and our onneon o hose n need around he world.

World vson Resoures s he publshng mnsr o World vson.

World vson Resoures eduaes chrsans abou global poer,

nspres hem o respond, and equps hem wh nnoae resoures

o make a derene n he world.

mo nfomaon abou ou

soucs, conac:

World vson Resoures

Mal Sop 321

P.O. Box 9716

Federal Wa, WA 98063-9716

Fax: 253-815-3340

[email protected]

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