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Plan
Getting Started 5 Minutes
Greet the participants as they arrive. Review the names of
all group members. Review the theme and some activities from
the first module. Ask if anyone can recall any key words from
the first module. Write these words on newsprint.
Story 20 Minutes
Read aloud the story about the Sandez family in Big Muddy on
page 5 of the Activity Guide as group members follow along.
Use the discussion questions included with the story.
Ask: What different kinds of help do you think the Sandez family
or others might need after being involved in a disaster?
Write all answers on a sheet of newsprint. The categories mentioned
will probably include: food shelter, clothing, medical attention,
resuscitation, psychological counseling, child care, water,
money, etc.
Ask the following questions:
Which of these needs are immediate the time of the disaster?
Which are long term needs?
Mark each item with a T for immediate need or an LT for long
term.
Ask: Who do you think provides for all of those needs?
Some people in the group may be aware of organizations that
help out during disaster. If so, write the names of those groups
on the chalkboard or newsprint. If not, explain that your group
is about to find out who responds to disasters,
Turn to page 8 of the Activity Guide, "Stages of Disaster."
Have a volunteer read it aloud as others follow along. Explain
that there are such a variety of needs after a disaster that
no one group, church, or individual can respond to all of them.
You are about to investigate how some of these needs are met.
Emergency Services Search 15 Minutes
Introduce this activity by saying that your community already
has some emergency services. Many churches and church-related
organizations also have programs and services that help people
in need. There are also national organizations that are known
for their work in disaster response. Ask whether anyone in the
group has ever been involved with disaster response work. If
so, ask what organizations they worked for and what they did.
Turn to the EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION form on page 9 of
the Activity Guide. Ask the group members first to write down
the names of emergency response organizations or community services
that they know about. Then turn to page 10 of the Activity Guide,
WHO RESPONDS TO DISASTER? to find names official and national
organizations that are known for their work in disaster response.
Using the telephone directories, find out which organizations
have programs in your city or community. Write down their names
and telephone numbers on the EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION
sheet. If you have the time and several telephone lines available,
you may want to divide up the list and make the phone calls
at this time. The object of the Telephone calls is to try to
obtain the necessary information to fill out the rest of the
chart. You may also choose to divide up the list and give each
participant or each small group of participants the assignment
of making the phone call and obtaining the information before
the next meeting.
Some of the organizations listed are national or international
organizations and may have no local listing. Consult the Resource
List on page 41 of this Leader's Manual for information on how
to get in touch.
NOTE TO LEADER: You may want to spend some time helping the
participants prepare to make the phone calls. They will need
to decide how to introduce themselves on the telephone, what
to say about your group, and what questions to ask. Together
with your group go over the TELEPHONE GUIDE on page 11 of the
Activity Guide. You may want to try role-playing a few telephone
conversations until group members feel comfortable making the
call
Bible Study 15 Minutes
The apostle Paul writes that Christians are all part of the
one body of Christ. Read aloud I Corinthians 1 2. 12-3 1 as
the rest of the group follows along. Ask participants to respond
to the passage by individually completing the sentences on page
12 of the Activity Guide (BIBLE STUDY. 1 CORINTHIANS 12:12-31).
When they have had about 5 Minutes to write down their answers,
ask volunteers to tell how they responded to each of the questions.
Conclude by asking each person to think about which part of
the body he/she is most like. Ask each person to share a response.
Discuss: Considering the individual talents that exist in this
group, what aspect of disaster response do you think your group
would be most affective in undertaking?
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
Journals
In their journals, have participants respond to one of the
following questions:
- What part of the body of Christ are you?
- How do you think God might be able to use your unique talents
in helping others?
Poem
Turn to the poem, TRIUMPH OF TENDERNESS, in the WORSHIP RESOURCES
section of the Activity Guide, page 35. Provide each person
with a sheet of paper for notes. Invite participants to close
their eyes and listen as you read the poem aloud. After the
reading, ask the youth to write down any words or images that
they remember. After people have had about a Minute to write
what they remember, ask them to share the words and images with
the group. Write the responses on newsprint or chalkboard so
that everyone can see the variety of images recalled. Ask participants
to read the poem again quietly to themselves. Lead a group discussion
using the following questions:
- Why did the author write this poem?
- What images show how creation comes from chaos?
- Why do you think the author chose the images that he did?
- How can you express the ideas of the poem in your own words?
- How can people be a part of God's healing work in a disaster
situation?
Closing 5 Minutes
Choose a hymn from the worship resources section of the Activity
Guide and pray the unison prayer on page 32 of the Activity
Guide.
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