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Christian Children’s Book “No Shoes Petra”: A tool for reflection OVERVIEW This Christian children’s Book, No Shoes Petra, is about a little girl who does not have any shoes. The book keenly illustrates an instance of someone meeting the need of the little girl (Petra) by providing a pair of new shoes. This simple example will lead us to the question “What can I do?” on Orphan Sunday since, as Christians, we are called to be the hands and feet of Jesus Christ. Our starting point is being aware of how greatly we are blessed. The exercise below is designed to cultivate that awareness. In the book, Petra comes to this awareness with the help of her grandmother. PREPARATION 1. Get the book No Shoes Petra through Barnes & Noble or Amazon (see details below). 2. Please photocopy the cover page and the last two pages of the book. The last two pages have designated areas for children to draw or write. Make at least one photocopy for each student in the class. Staple together all three pages. 3. Ensure an adequate number of pencils and coloring pencils/crayons are available to accommodate the group. EXERCISE and DISCUSSION 1. Read the book to the class. To add visuals, the book’s pages should be put on a larger screen while the reading occurs. If the class is small and all the children can easily see the reader, then the images inside the book can be shown directly to the children. 2. After the book has been read, the leader will ask for a volunteer to summarize the story. 3. The leader will then ask for two other volunteers to give their impression as to what is the key message of the story. The answer could be wide-ranging; therefore, many thoughts should be accommodated. For example, one child succinctly said that the story tells us that no matter what your circumstances are, Jesus is with you. Others may tell you about their own circumstance at school when they did not have all they needed or when they were bullied. One girl explained how her grandmother told her (just as in the book) she had only one uniform to wear when she was going to school.

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Page 1: Christian Children’s Book “No Shoes Petra · Christian Children’s Book “No Shoes Petra”: A tool for reflection OVERVIEW This Christian children’s Book, No Shoes Petra,

ChristianChildren’sBook“NoShoesPetra”:AtoolforreflectionOVERVIEWThisChristianchildren’sBook,NoShoesPetra,isaboutalittlegirlwhodoesnothaveanyshoes.Thebookkeenlyillustratesaninstanceofsomeonemeetingtheneedofthelittlegirl(Petra)byprovidingapairofnewshoes.Thissimpleexamplewillleadustothequestion“WhatcanIdo?”onOrphanSundaysince,asChristians,wearecalledtobethehandsandfeetofJesusChrist.Ourstartingpointisbeingawareofhowgreatlyweareblessed.Theexercisebelowisdesignedtocultivatethatawareness.Inthebook,Petracomestothisawarenesswiththehelpofhergrandmother.PREPARATION1. GetthebookNoShoesPetrathroughBarnes&NobleorAmazon(seedetailsbelow).2. Pleasephotocopythecoverpageandthelasttwopagesofthebook.Thelasttwopageshave

designatedareasforchildrentodraworwrite.Makeatleastonephotocopyforeachstudentintheclass.Stapletogetherallthreepages.

3. Ensureanadequatenumberofpencilsandcoloringpencils/crayonsareavailabletoaccommodatethegroup.

EXERCISEandDISCUSSION1. Readthebooktotheclass.Toaddvisuals,thebook’spagesshouldbeputonalargerscreenwhile

thereadingoccurs.Iftheclassissmallandallthechildrencaneasilyseethereader,thentheimagesinsidethebookcanbeshowndirectlytothechildren.

2. Afterthebookhasbeenread,theleaderwillaskforavolunteertosummarizethestory.

3. Theleaderwillthenaskfortwoothervolunteerstogivetheirimpressionastowhatisthekeymessageofthestory.

Theanswercouldbewide-ranging;therefore,manythoughtsshouldbeaccommodated.Forexample,onechildsuccinctlysaidthatthestorytellsusthatnomatterwhatyourcircumstancesare,Jesusiswithyou.Othersmaytellyouabouttheirowncircumstanceatschoolwhentheydidnothavealltheyneededorwhentheywerebullied.Onegirlexplainedhowhergrandmothertoldher(justasinthebook)shehadonlyoneuniformtowearwhenshewasgoingtoschool.

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4. Allthreepageswillbedistributedtoeachchild.Thechildrenwillbeaskedtoeitherdraworwriteoneormoreblessingsonthesepages.

5. Aftertwentyminutesorso,eachchildwillbeaskedtoshowitsdrawingortosharewiththeclasswhattheyarethankfulfor.

Usuallythemajorityoftheclassiswillingtodothis.Forthosewhoareshy,justaskiftheywantsomeoneelsetopresenttheirworktotheclass.

6. Aftereachpresentation,theleaderwillapplaudforthechildandprovideashortprayerof

thanksgivingforwhatwasspoken.Forexample,ifaJanesaysIamthankfulforthefoodthatIhave,theleaderechoesthatinaprayerthatoffersathankyouforprovidingJanewithfoodeveryday.

7. Aftereveryonehasspoken,theleadercanremindthechildrenhowgoodGodis.Petra(maincharacterinthebook)didnothaveshoes,butshehadmanyotherthings.Somethingswereobviousandsomewerelessso.Orphansdonothaveparents,buttheLordisstillwiththem.ThatiswhywecelebrateOrphanSunday.WetakethistimetotouchthesechildreninonewayoranotherinorderforthemtoalsoseehowgoodGodis.WECANBETHEMIRACLETHATSOMEONEISPRAYINGFOR.

ACTIONWhatwecanalldoisprayfororphansinourneighborhood,inourcountryandaroundtheworld.Theleadermayopttoinformtheclassofwhattheirchurchwilldotosupportorphans.Theleadercandecidetopurchaseacopyofthebookforchildrennearbygrowingupinfostercareorothersthatfacelifewithouttheirfathersand/ormothers;forsocialworkersandofficialsservingfosteryouth;orforchurchesandnon-profitswithadoption/foster/globalorphanministries.

Purchasethebookhere:

https://www.amazon.com/No-Shoes-Petra-Donna-Clarke/dp/1770698000/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505436884&sr=8-1&keywords=no+shoes+petra

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/no-shoes-petra-donna-clarke/1117442575?ean=9781770698000


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