Welcome to the family, Discipleship Adventure
The 42-Stop Family Journey is a 43-part discipleship course for children aged 4 –12 and the adults who love them.
It follows the forty-two wilderness camps listed in Numbers 33 — the real stopping places between Egypt and the Promised Land — pairing each one with a story Jesus told and a different attribute of God's character, so that by the end children have walked the whole Exodus narrative and built a forty-two-point portrait of who God is. Each weekly chapter takes fifteen to seventy-five minutes and includes the Bible story told for children, talking points split for ages 4–6, 7–9 and 10–12, an original adventure story following Joshua, Caleb and Miriam, four family activities, reflection questions for the car and the dinner table, a memory verse, and a family prayer. It is written for mixed ages around one table, handles the hard subjects honestly — grief, unanswered prayer, fear, feeling overlooked — and comes with a full teacher's manual covering session plans, safeguarding and materials. Forty-two stops. One God. One family walking it together.
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1 Leaving Egypt Rameses
God loves you and wants you free. Repentance, sin and faith, told through the Prodigal Son.
2 Following Jesus Succoth
God leads us with cloud and fire. The Cross, and Jesus calling ordinary fishermen to follow Him.
3 The Good Shepherd Etham
God protects us and speaks to us. Standing at the edge of the unknown, and how to hear God.
4 The Impossible Path Pi Hahiroth
God makes a way when there is none. Mustardseed faith, and worship in the middle of the problem.
5 When Things Taste Bitter Marah
Disappointment and bitterness. The Parable of the Sower, and what to do when life tastes wrong.
6 The Resting Place Elim
Rest is God’s idea. Identity: you are chosen, loved and forgiven, not what you achieve.
7 Through the Water By the Red Sea
Baptism as saying yes out
8 Bread from Heaven Desert of Sin
Daily provision. God’s Father Heart and Mother Heart, and Jesus feeding the five thousand.
9 Building on the Rock Dophkah
Hard, ordinary seasons. Wise and foolish builders, feeding your heart, and Communion.
10 Never Give Up Alush
Praying for other people. The Persistent Widow and what to do when nothing seems to happen.
11 God’s Armour Rephidim
Standing firm, and Aaron and Hur holding up Moses’ arms. Jesus has already won.
12 God’s Good Rules Mount Sinai
The Ten Commandments as protection, not restriction. Salt and light.
13 Enough Kibroth Hattaavah
Contentment. The Rich Fool, the want
14 Saying Sorry Properly Hazeroth
Jealousy and forgiveness in families. The Unforgiving Servant and how to apologise for real.
15 Grasshoppers or Giants Rithmah
Perspective. Twelve spies, one land, two reports — and counting the cost of following Jesus
16 Following Well Rimmon Perez
Respect and disagreeing well, with a clear safeguarding section. The Ten Bridesmaids.
17 Better Together Libnah
How falling out actually starts. The Greatest
18 Staying Connected Rissah
The Vine and the Branches. Pruning and being accepted because of Jesus, not performance.
19 Everyone’s Invited Qehelathah
Belonging and welcome. The Great Banquet, and noticing who is standing outside.
20 Use What You’ve Got Mount Shepher
The Parable of the Talents. Fear, not laziness, buries gifts — and God never compares you.
21 Brave in the Storm Haradah
Two kinds of fear, and why "the fear of the Lord" means awe. Jesus calms the storm.
22 One Body Makheloth
Every part matters. Worshipping together, and the Church as the Bride of Christ.
23 Nobody Gets Left Behind Tahath
God comes looking. The Lost Sheep and Lost Coin, humility, and creating with God.
24 New Wineskins Terah
Handling change. Letting go well, staying flexible, and God, who never changes.
25 Better Than Fair Mithkah
Grace versus fairness. The Workers in the Vineyard, and the danger of the sideways look.who is standing outside.
26 The Promise That Grew Hashmonah
God’s covenant with Abraham. Slow, invisible growth and planting for people you’ll never meet.
27 Look at the Birds Moseroth
Worry. Jesus’ practical answer is one day at a time, and how the Gospel reached you.
28 Two Paths Bene Jaakan The narrow and wide gates.
Everyday choices and taking the message to all nations.
29 Hands and Feet Hor Haggidgad
Hearing isn’t enough. God’s heart for the poor and what a child can actually do.
30 One More Year Jotbathah
The Barren Fig Tree. God’s patience with people who feel like they keep failing.d, who never changes.
31 Buried Treasure Abronah
The Hidden Treasure, sold "in his joy." Working out what is worth everything.
32 What a Hero Looks Like Ezion Geber
The Good Samaritan. Real strength is kindness that costs, across the lines we draw.
33 Ask, Seek, Knock Kadesh
Facing giants with prayer and action. The Friend at Midnight, asking boldly for others.
34 The End of an Era Mount Hor
Aaron’s death. Grief, thirty days of mourning, and passing the baton on.
35 Look and Live Zalmonah
The bronze serpent, four friends and a roof — and honesty about unanswered prayer.
36 The Bread of Life Punon
The second kind of hunger. Jesus as bread, and God’s heart for people who don’t know Him.
37 The Last Leg Oboth
Water-skins. Small unglamorous habits, and why the end of a journey is the hardest bit.
38 The Stone They Threw Away Iye Abarim
The cornerstone. For any child who feels overlooked, picked last, or misjudged.
39 Small Things Count Dibon Gad
Faithful in little. Remembering the whole journey, and victory already won
40 The Greatest Is the Servant Almon Diblathaim
Jesus turns greatness upside down — and washes feet. Greatness available to every child today.
41 Two Sons Abarim
Doing beats saying — and you are always allowed to change your mind and turn around.
42 We Made It Plains of Moab
Arrival, a look back over all 42 stops, the Great Commission, and "I am with you always."