"Books of Comfort" program

My community is seeking to address the spiritual needs of people whose lives have been seriously affected by loss and disruption due to the hurricane. Our  "Books of Comfort" program features a children's book called "God is Here... When Bad Things Happen". Donations will be used to provide this and other helpful titles to families in the Gulf Coast area. (Donations for this project may be sent to Daughters of St. Paul, "Books of Comfort," 50 Saint Pauls Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130.)

 

Here is something about the children's book, which is really ideal because it includes pages for parents, allowing the book to facilitate the whole family's processing of the ordeal and its aftermath. ($8.95 sponsors a copy of this full-color book.)

God Is Here...When Bad Things Happen  
It is important for you to keep reassuring your children in these days, offering them a framework of safety, stability and faith. But in this tragedy you may be searching for this faith yourself. God Is Here… When Bad Things Happen gives you activities and ideas that will help your child talk with you about what they are feeling after this tragedy and offers you ideas to help you pray together about these painful experiences.

God Is Here… When Bad Things Happen is both a storybook for children and a guide for parents and teachers. Explaining the presence of suffering in our lives through the endearing tale of Jeremy and the friend he loses, God Is Here...offers activities and questions for dialogue with children, as well as reflections to help adults deepen their faith and mentor the young.  Annotated pages provide a means for parents to deepen and apply story themes in a practical way.