Give something up
for others!
Lenten Pack
The Leprosy Mission is a Christian charity, that gives help in a practical way. It
does this so that people will not just hear of the love of God, but they will know
by our actions just how much Jesus cares for them.
The Leprosy Mission Lenten Pack is
inspired by the strap line of our logo:
‘A Channel for God’s love to people
with leprosy.’
Lent is the time of year in the
Christian Calendar when we reflect
on Jesus’ sacrifice and contemplate
giving up something we enjoy.
During Lent this year The Leprosy Mission is challenging you not to just give
something up, but to give something up for others! We are asking you walk
alongside young people with leprosy, to help young people escape poverty and
enable them to go to school. For just £10, you can buy the stationery, books and
school bag that a child needs in order to be enrolled in a school in India.
This resource focuses on the John 6v1-14, how a young boy gave something up
for others and Jesus was able to do great things with that small sacrifice. The
Leprosy Mission NI strives to follow this example and provide people affected by
leprosy with a hope and a future.
The lesson plan includes: Bible Lesson
Reflection
Story
Activities
Prayer
Lenten Challenge
Request a visit: If you would like someone from TLM to come out and share a
little more about leprosy with your Sunday School Class contact the office on
02892 629500 or email lesley@tlm-ni.org
Thank you so much for participating in this resource, we hope you will find it
useful in encouraging your young people to share God’s love with others.
Give something up for others!
Lenten Stories
Bible lesson: Giving what we have to God - John 6:1-14
Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is,
the Sea of Tiberias), and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the
signs he had performed by healing the sick. Then Jesus went up on a mountainside
and sat down with his disciples. The Jewish Passover Festival was near. When
Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip,
“Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to test him,
for he already had in mind what he was going to do.Philip answered him, “It would
take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a
bite!” Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, “Here is a
boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among
so many?” Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that
place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). Jesus then took
the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they
wanted. He did the same with the fish. When they had all had enough to eat, he said
to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” So
they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley
loaves left over by those who had eaten. ”
Reflection: The little boy in the story gave a small amount, but in God’s hands it
was used to do really great things. When we choose to give to God what little we
can, we know that God will use it to help people in really great ways. To give
something up for others might seem very tough, but as this little boy showed, it
will be very worthwhile!
Life Lesson: Helping others
Meet Pooja. She is 18 years old, when she was a
child Pooja was diagnosed with leprosy. Leprosy is
a disease associated with poverty. Leprosy starts
by damaging the small nerves on the skin’s
surface resulting in a loss of sensation. Without
the gift of pain, everyday activities are fraught
with danger. Unnoticed burns and ulcers can lead
to permanent disability. Due to the inability to
detect grit in the eye, blindness is a common
consequence of leprosy. She was successfully
cured.
Her dad works at a roadside tea stall, and could not afford to send her to school.
That’s where The Leprosy Mission helped. TLM funded her schooling, now she is
hoping to study further and become a teacher.
Pooja is very grateful to The Leprosy Mission both for providing a cure for her
leprosy, and giving her the opportunity to get an education. As a
result she has been able to lift herself and her family out of poverty.
Give something up for others!
Lenten CHALLENGE, CRAFT AND PRAYER
Lenten Challenge
THE HARD BIT! We are asking you to give up chocolate or
something you like during the 40 days of Lent, and to save
up the money you might have spent.
You never know, by the end of Lent you might have enough money to buy a full £10
stationery, book and school bag set for a child in India who has leprosy.
jellybean prayer
Red is for the blood He gave
Green is for the grass He made.
Yellow is for the sun so bright.
Orange is for the edge of night
Black is for the sins we made.
White is for the grace He gave.
Purple is for His hour of sorrow.
Pink is for each new tomorrow.
A bag full of jellybeans
colourful and sweet,
is a prayer, is a promise,
is a special treat.
Craft Idea
Prayer
Using this prayer and a packet of
Jellybeans lead your young people
in a prayer for Lent.
Begin by giving out the Jellybeans.
As you give them out, explain what
each colour represents.
Then pray the prayer through, and
allow the children to eat the
sweets once your done!
Something Fishy
What you need: toilet roll tubes, string, felt
tips, cello-tape, sheet of A4 card, scissors
Step
by step
guide
What you do: This is a simple craft. Take a
cardboard tube (such as a toilet paper roll) and
flatten it. Then cut it into strips. You’ll end up
with rugby ball shaped rings. Cut the ring
apart at one fold, cut 2 slits, and fit together in
the shape of Jesus fish. Once you have your
basic Jesus fish shape, you can decorate it
however you want. To make your own mobile,
just cut a strip of card and staple it into a loop.
Then punch some holes for hanging. Just tie
some string around the fish. Hang them from
the holes in your card at different heights.
You’ll need to punch 3 holes in the
top as well and suspend it from
more string so you can hang it
up.
Give something up for others!
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memory verse
Jesus then
took the
loaves, gave
thanks, and
distributed to
those who
were seated
as much as
they wanted.
john 6v11
Would you give up what’s in your lunch box
and share it with others? The boy in the story
showed that God can do great things even with
the little things we can offer.