Aim to learn that Father made a very humble home into a holy place
Aim
* To learn that Father made a very humble home into a holy place
* To understand that our home should also be a holy place
* To appreciate having our own home, in a world where many don’t have
Materials
* A House built on a Rock, by Linna Rapkins
* Sun Myung Moon: the Early Years, by Mike Breen. Ch. 10 – The Rock of Tears p.142
* Visual aids
– photo of mud-wall hut at Pomnetkol, Pusan,
– Rev. Moon in front of the mud-wall hut, with the first American to hear his teachings
– Photo of Duk Moon Eum , first person to join in Pusan
– a picture of homeless people/refugees
– a picture of a shack
* Cardboard boxes to build a hut or masking tape
* Children’s worksheet
Lesson Outline
1. Introduction
2. Tell the Story
3. Questions about the story
4. General Questions
5. Activities – worksheet, build a house
6. Review the lesson
7. Prayer
1) Introduction
In the last story Father and Won Pil Kim arrived in Pusan, they were tired, dirty and very hungry.
Won Pil Kim found work in a restaurant. Father made money unloading ships, but he had nowhere to live for four months. He was always hungry, but his main concern was to find his old disciples and to start teaching again. Today’s story is about the house Father built together with Won Pil Kim.
2) Tell the story
(a summary) Father and Won Pil Kim eventually rented a small room they could share together, but it was no place to invite guests. After six months in Pusan, Father decided they must build their own home. They climbed a hill and built a hut made of wooden and cardboard boxes and stones. It was very small; only about six square metres. Before moving in, they gratefully prayed and offered it to God. Even though it was such a humble home it became a holy place for them
3) Questions about the Story
* Why did Father want to build a home? They needed a place to invite guests
* What was the house made of? wooden boxes, cardboard boxes, and stones
* How big was it inside? 6 square metres
* How was it furnished inside? canvas for a carpet and bed, a wooden box for a table, a kerosene lamp for light
* Where did they get fresh water from? a spring nearby
* Was the house waterproof? no, it leaked
* How many times did it fall down? 3 times
* What did they do when it was finished? they prayed and offered to God
* Who stayed with them sometimes? Duk Moon Eum (Aum)
4) General Questions
* What is your home like? How many square metres does it have? How many rooms? Do you have your own room? Do you have electricity, heating, a waterproof roof, hot and cold water, a wooden floor, a carpet, a dining table, a warm bed?
* Can you imagine living in that home? What would be difficult? What would you miss the most? (running water, a soft bed etc..)
* Who lives in these kind of homes today? (homeless people, refugees)
* What was special about their home? (it was a holy place, offered to God, a place to share God’s word)
* We should make our home special so it can be a place where God can dwell. How can we do this?
(pray and ask God to always be in our home, have a picture of True Parents, study God’s word, sing holy songs, be loving towards family members, keep the home clean and tidy,be good children to your parents)
5) Activities
* Complete the worksheet
Father and Won Pil Kim eventually rented a small room they could share together, but it was no place to invite guests. After six months in Pusan, Father decided they must build their own home.
They climbed a hill and built a hut made of wooden and cardboard boxes and stones. It was very small; only about six square metres. Before moving in, they gratefully prayed and offered it to God.
* Build a house out of boxes, with an area of about six square metres. Get the children to lie down in it in twos and threes, to get an idea of how small it was for Father and Won Pil Kim.. If you don’t have boxes, tape masking tape to the floor, to the size of six square metres.
6) Review the lesson
Discuss with the children what can we learn from this story? Conclude by talking about three key points from the lesson
* To learn that Father made a very humble home into a holy place
* To understand that our home should also be a holy place
* To appreciate having our own home, in a world where many don’t have
7) End with a prayer
