Life is full of ups and downs. Some- times it seems like there are more downs than ups! Sometimes it seems like we’re stuck in a horrible situation with no end in sight - and there’s no way anything good could come from it! That’s probably how Ruth felt when she lost three family members and left behind another to take care of her mother-in-law, Naomi, in a foreign land. Her situation was pretty hopeless, but because she was faithful, God put her in the right place at the right time and completely redeemed her situation. In this lesson, the children will learn that no matter what they face in life, God can take the bad and make it good!