Summer Girls Study - Session 2

7/28/2019 Summer Girls Study - Session 2

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Welcome back! I hope you have been

enjoying the book and the study so far.

Ice BreakerLets go around the room and introduce

ourselves again. One person starts by

introducing herself, choosing a nickname

that begins with the same letter as her

first name, and telling the group why she

selected that nickname. Move around the

circle by the next person first repeating the

nicknames of those before him, and thenadding his own at the end.

Here's an example: Her name is Crazy

Carla, she's Funny Fan, she's Mellow

Melanie, and my name is Jazzy Jo (because

I love music and used to play the clarinet

in a jazz band).

Who can recap what we talked about last

week?

Our Bible memory verse for the study is

Psalm 139:14. Who has memorized it?

What does this verse mean?

Review ReadingAssignment fromLast Week

Chapter 1: Heart

Chapter 2: Space

Activity Brainstorm ways we canpractice putting God first (add to the

list from page 16 & 17 in our book).

Think of some tips we can all

do.some ways our temperature

toward God could become more hot.

Discussion Discuss your list and

ideas with the group.
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Being the Hands & Feet of Jesus

Last week we also talked about being the

hands and feet of Jesus.

It is important to remember that no body

is perfectJesus was, and is, the only

perfect person to live. We will all makemistakes and we cant beat ourselves up

for not feeling like we are good enough.

God has given us everything we need to

live the lives he created us for.

The Bible says that we are saved and are

going to heaven forever by believing and

putting our trust in Jesus. We arent saved

by being good or doing good things. But,

the Bible also says that as Christians who

are saved we will WANT to do good things.

We will want to help those people that

God loves, we will love people that God

loves and we will work to accomplish

Gods plans during our time on earth.

So doing good things, does a couple of

things:

It demonstrates our love for God and

the result of being saved.

It helps take our focus off of ourselves

and puts it on other people. Just as

Jesus came to serve and not be served,

we are to do the same and serve/help

others.

Kids Making A Difference

Here are a few stories of kids making a

difference*, using their unique skills and

circumstances.

I am hoping and praying that this group of

girls will be leaders among our friends to

show Gods love and make a difference in

our schools, neighborhoods and

communities.

Connecting Through Music

Abigail Lupi, Age 10,

Stockholm, NJLots of children like to put on shows. Few

are as enterprising as Abigail. She

performed her first musical revue three

years ago at an assisted-living center, in

honor of her great-grandmothers 100th

birthday. Thats when I discovered many

of the elderly didnt have visitors, she

says. Abigail figured she could remedy that

by inviting friends to perform with her atassisted-living residences, nursing homes,

and childrens hospitals throughout the

state. Today, CareGirlz, Abigails ensemble

of 13 girls ages 6 to 13, has a repertoire of

more than 90 Broadway and pop songs,

and theyve performed in 20 different

locales so far. I like to brighten up

peoples days and help them have a fun

time, says Abigail. If I do my best, theyllhave a smile on their faces by the end.

* Stories on following pages from www.Parenting.com, 2012.
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Hugs for Haiti

Blare Gooch, Age 13, Grand Rapids, MI

Two days after the devastating January

2010 earthquake in Haiti, Blare saw a little

boy crying in a pile of rubble on a

newscast. The story brought him to tears.

The next day, still thinking about what hed

seen, Blare remembered the teddy bearthat always comforted him. Then I

thought, We could start a drive for Haiti,

says Blare. At school, his teachers let him

announce his plan over the PA system and

ask other kids to donate bears. Soon a

local TV and radio station got wind, and,

via Facebook, other schools joined in. The

result? Blares Bears for Haiti gave 25,000

teddy bears to the island nation and about22,000 more to nonprofits. This year

Blares group will collect toys and school

supplies, too. Blares advice to other kids is

simple. It doesnt really matter how small

or old you are, he says. If youre young

and think you cant make a big difference

in the world, well, you actually can.

Spreading World Peace,

One Blanket at a Time

Charlie Coons, Age 13

Simi Valley, CA

In 2008 Charlie Coonss big brother

volunteered at an orphanage in Jordan, and

he returned with stories about dirt floors,

children who had no shoes, and cold, cold

nights. Charlie, 11 at the time, was so

affected by this, she immediately decided to

send them fleece blankets, creating one

from a kit and inviting friends to make some,

too. Soon the sixth-graders and other

volunteers in her town had crafted 50

blankets to ship. The orphanage sent back a

photo of a child with one of the gifts. Ithought, Oh my gosh, I made that blanket

and now it s helping someone, Charlie

says. Still, she was pumped to do more. Her

dad, Ron, a Rotary Club member, lined up

speaking engagements in their area for

Charlie so she could raise money for her new

group, which she called HELP (Hope

Encouragement Love Peace). Her goal: to

send blankets to orphanages around theworld. Ambitious, yes, but just a few years

later, HELP has sent some 700 blankets to

nine nations with the help of several

international childrens groups. Her next

goal: to establish HELP chapters in all 50

states (Oklahoma, North Carolina, and

California are already members). Want to get

your state on board? All you have to do is

drop Charlie a note [email protected].


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Packing Brighter Futures

Jackson Kelley Age 11, Tristan Kelley Age 9,

West Roxbury, MA

How many boys get excited about school

supplies on sale? These two. When

Jackson and Tristan were researching local

charities for their annual Christmasdonations, they learned that many kids in

the area needed backpacks. So when they

noticed a huge sale on school supplies,

they begged their parents to let them buy

things for kids who couldnt afford them.

We thought that to get good jobs and

have a good life, you need a good

education, says Tristan. They each used

$50 of their own money, and their parentsoffered a match. That was the beginning of

Backpacks for New Beginnings. Since 2009,

the nonprofit has donated more than 400

new backpacks stuffed with school

supplies to local social-service agencies.

Their goal this year: 300.

Racing Against Cancer

Winter Vinecki

Age 12,

Salem, OR

Everybody in Winters family likes to race, soits no surprise that by age 8, shed run a

10K. More eye-opening: She raised $1,100 in

donations for cancer research. Soon after,

she had a brainstorm: She and other athletes

could raise even more money for health

causes by competing in races and triathlons

together. So she decided to form a nonprofit,

Team Winter. But her early interest in cancer

research would soon hit terribly close tohome. In 2008 her dad, Michael, was

diagnosed with prostate cancer. Only 9 years

old then, she swam, cycled, and ran her way

through a triathlon and, with other Team

Winter athletes, helped raise more than

$100,000 for prostate cancer awareness and

research.

Her website, Facebook, and Twitter pageshelped Winter spread the word, and today

Team Winter counts some 200 athletes, who

have brought in more than $250,000. Im

determined to make Team Winter

synonymous with prostate cancer, says

Winter, now 12. Well have blue ribbons

instead of pink.


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Discussion What do you think aboutthis list of kids and what they have done?

Does it inspire you? Talk about what kind

of impact a group like this could have in

our community, our schools, among our

friends, in the world. How can this group

be leaders, not followers? What kind of

difference could that make? Read chapters 3

(My Parents) and

4 (My Family) of

our study book. We

will talk through the

discussion

questions when we

get together next

week.

What to do this week before we meet

again

Think some more about what type of

activity you want to do over the course

of our study. Talk about it with your

friends and your parents. Make sure

your parents are okay with it.

Pay attention this week to what you are

focusing on, worrying about, distracted

by. Say a little silent prayer every time

you feel like you are getting pulled

away from how God wants you to live.

Work on memorizing Psalm 139:14

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