WORTHY LIFE PROGRAM HAWKS SPIRITUAL THEME: My Faith and Belief, My Neighbr and My Family (respnsibility, teamwrk and cperatin) Key Gal: T develp faith in the Lrd thrugh learning (discipleship) and activities (wrship and ministry). TRAIL GUIDE INSTRUCTIONS: The requirements listed belw are t help the Trailmen develp their faith in the Lrd thrugh learning (discipleship) and activities (wrship and ministry). The requirements are t be included in regularly scheduled r Hit the Trail! meetings r camputs, at the Trail Guide s discretin. A suggestin in planning wuld be t divide the requirements int sectins s that they will be cmpleted accrding t a certain timeline that can fit in a ne r tw year perid. The Family Values f Faith/Family Pint are created fr the Trailmen t wrk with their Family in these areas f discipleship in the hme. What Yu ll Need: Bible fr the Trail Guide (Required fr each activity) Bible fr each Hawk (Recmmended that each Hawk have his persnal Bible, s that he can learn and practice finding reference pints in Gd s Wrd) See individual requirements fr additinal materials needed HAWKS REQUIREMENTS: Cmplete all 11 Requirements. 1. Perfrm an act f service fr yur church, yur charter rganizatin, r thrugh any ther church ministry. 2. Teach yur family r unit a sng fr grace r a prayer befre a meal. 3. Perfrm r lead grace befre a meal n a camput. 4. The Lrd s Prayer Study (Matthew 6:9-15, Luke 11:2-4) : Explain what the phrase "Frgive us ur debts (trespasses) as we frgive ur debtrs (thse wh trespass against us)" means t yu. 5. Attend a special Christmas, Easter, r ther church hliday service and discuss what yu learned with yur family. 6. PASTOR/MINISTER POINT: D Teaching and Fcus: Faith in Jesus Christ belw. This requirement is t be cmpleted with a member f the clergy frm the Charter Organizatin r yur faith rganizatin. Teaching and Fcus: Faith in Jesus Christ a. Prtestant Talk t the Minister f the church yu attend abut faith in Jesus Christ and what that means. Invite the Minister t a meeting t talk with the Patrl members. 51
b. Cathlic Talk with yur Priest abut faith in Jesus Christ and what that means. Invite the priest t the meeting t talk with the Patrl members. c. Eastern Orthdx - Talk with yur Priest abut faith in Jesus Christ and what that means. Invite the Priest t the meeting t talk with the Patrl members. d. Church f Christ - Talk with yur Minister f the church yu attend abut faith in Jesus Christ and what that means. Invite the Minister t the meeting t talk with the Patrl members. 7. Gd Samaritan Lessn: Knwing and Understanding the principle f the Parable f the Gd Samaritan: Helping my family and my neighbr. These are sme things yu will need fr this lessn: Bibles (Luke 10) Small tube f hand ltin (chse a fragrance-free mild ltin t avid allergies) One bx f adhesive bandages One rll f sterile gauze Play mney Children s clring page frm The Gd Samaritan (find this nline; there are plenty) Teaching the Gd Samaritan Bible Stry: Read the stry frm the Gspel f Luke (Chapter 10) abut the Gd Samaritan. Becme familiar with the stry t s yu are cmfrtable telling it alud. As yu read the Bible stry t the Hawks, emply prps like gauze and ltin t demnstrate hw the Gd Samaritan helped the injured man. Shwing the stry in a visual way engages mst f the senses and helps the Hawks retain the Bible lessn better. Here are sme suggestins: Take turns pretending t be the injured man r ne f the ther characters f the Bible lessn. Have a child lie n the flr and pretend t be hurt. As yu tell the stry, have a priest walk by the injured child and hurry away. When yu tell hw the Gd Samaritan helped the man, rub ltin n the Hawk s hands and say: This is hw the Gd Samaritan put il n the hurt man. Use the gauze and lightly bandage a Hawk s arm while saying: The Gd Samaritan bandaged the man s injury like this. Select a Hawk t be the innkeeper and pay him with the play mney. Say smething like this: My friend is hurt. Please take care f him. If he wes any mney when he leaves, I will pay it when I return. Discussin Questins: Have the Hawks clr the sheet yu have brught with the picture f the Gd Samaritan as a yu lead with these questins. Here are sme 52
suggested pen-ended discussin questins. Listening t the answers allws an understanding f the grup's grasp f the Bible stry and the cncepts taught. What did the priest d when he saw the injured man? (walked by fast) Wh helped the hurt man? (The Gd Samaritan) Where did the Gd Samaritan take the man wh was hurt? (The Inn) Why did the Gd Samaritan help? (varius answers) Which f the men shwed lve and kindness? (The Gd Samaritan) Here is a sample prayer t use as yu clse: "Dear Jesus: Thank yu fr teaching me with yur stries. Help me t be a gd helper just like the Gd Samaritan. Amen." 8. HERO OF THE FAITH: Daniel -Learn abut Daniel in the Old Testament (Daniel 6:1-28) and what he did t stand up fr his faith. The gal is t discuss the imprtance f standing up fr what we believe in. Discussin Questins: 1. What was written in the dcument the king signed? (Anyne wh makes a petitin t any gd r man besides yu, O king, fr thirty days, shall be cast int the Lins Den.) 2. Why did Daniel get int truble? (He brke the new law He prayed t Gd nt the king) 3. What was the king s reactin when Daniel was arrested? (He was upset and cncerned that his friend was in truble) 4. What happened t Daniel in the Lins Den? (Daniel prayed that Gd wuld prtect and deliver him he had faith that Gd was in cntrl n matter what happened t him) TRAIL GUIDE: Act ut the stry. Be sure t assign sme peple t play the part f the lins! Use sund effects, if pssible, fr the lins. At the end f the lessn, take time t sit in a circle and pray with the Hawks. Shw them hw imprtant it is t pray, just like Daniel did. 9. FAMILY POINT TEAMWORK AND COOPERATION DO THIS AT HOME. This is lcated n the last page f this sectin. Make cpies as needed. 10. SUMMARY FOR THE HAWK WORTHY LIFE PROGRAM (Talk t the hawk abut what he learned during this stage f the Wrthy Life Prgram) a) Hw d I live ut my faith at hme? (By being a respnsible part f my family and wrking tgether and keeping Gd first as a family Gd likes it when I bey my parents) b) b. Hw d I live ut my faith in my cmmunity? (By helping thers like the Gd Samaritan I have respnsibility t help thers.) 53
c) c. Hw d I live ut my faith at church? (By participating in wrship with ther believers, ministering t the church and the cmmunity, grwing thrugh Bible study r Sunday Schl and/r children s ministry prgrams, pray and read the Bible.) 54
FAMILY TEAMWORK AND COOPERATION ACTIVITY Tw are better than ne because they have a gd return fr their labr. Fr if either f them falls, the ne will lift up his cmpanin. But we t the ne wh falls when there is nt anther t lift him up. Furthermre, if tw lie dwn tgether they keep warm, but hw can ne be warm alne? And if ne can verpwer him wh is alne, tw can resist him. A crd f three strands is nt quickly trn apart. (Eccl. 4:9-12 NASB) D yu think f yur family as a team? Have yu ever wanted yur children t be a little mre supprtive f each ther? D yu believe cperatin is imprtant when accmplishing family gals? Hw des each family member cntribute t the family? Are yur children aware f their skills and talents? D yu ever feel as if yur family is running in several different directins? Mst families have several different cmmitments s there isn't as much time t spend tgether. Fr this reasn, it is imprtant, nw mre than ever, t spend fun time tgether! When families are willing t listen t each ther and wrk tgether t achieve a cmmn gal, it creates a bnd that lasts fr a lifetime. The family unit is the perfect place t practice the fllwing teamwrk skills: trust, cmmunicatin, listening, and cperating with each ther. The Water Game is ideal t practice valuable life skills; yu will need tw blindflds, tw plastic cups, and a bttle f water. a) Blindfld tw family members; have ne sit dwn and hld the plastic cup n their head r lap. The ther family member will hld the plastic cup with the water and stand apprximately three r fur feet away. b) The third family member, using cmmunicatin skills, will direct the family member with the cup f water t pur it int the ther family member's empty cup. c) Everyne in the family will get a turn hlding the empty cup, puring the water int the empty cup, and directing where and hw t pur the water int the empty cup. T encurage children t talk abut their feelings, try asking these questins: Hw did yu feel when yu were waiting fr the water t be pured int yur cup? What were yu thinking when yu pured the water int the empty cup? When yu gt wet, hw did yu feel? Hw d yu think the ther family member felt when they gt wet? The definitin f teamwrk is many hands, many hearts, many minds, ne gal. Thrughut their lives, children will be invlved in many different grups. Since the family unit is where yur children will learn abut teamwrk, belw are three fun activities yu can d t practice wrking tgether. a) Make a cllage f varius grups r teams! Yu will be able t get sme ld magazines at yur lcal library t use. Have yur family lk fr and cut ut pictures 55
f children r adults wrking as a team; then glue them nt a pster bard. This will give yu the pprtunity t discuss hw each persn brings his r her wn special talents and skills t the family, team, r grup he r she is invlved with. b) Write a stry tgether! Have an adult start the stry; then each child will take a turn adding t the stry. Either a child r adult will finish the stry. With yunger children, have them draw pictures and write what they say under the picture. c) D a randm act f kindness fr smene else! Have the family decide what yu want t accmplish; what might stp yu; hw will each family member cntribute, and when d yu want t achieve yur gal? Hw will each family member cntribute? Since children smetimes have difficulty seeing their talents and skills, play the M&M Game. Put a dish f candy in the middle f the table and spin an empty plastic bttle. When it stps in frnt f a family member, everyne else states ne skill r talent the family member has. Then they take an M&M. Keep playing the game until all family members have an idea f their skills and talents. Family night is a gd time t try sme f these games and activities! As a Family, plan several family nights where yu can wrk n teamwrk and cperatin. Use the Bible verses prvided abve t talk abut hw they fit int the family and hw Gd really wants families t wrk tgether. 56