Loving Croften

   October 25 at 4:15am 

     This week we as students had the opportunity to go out into the community and serve. we put together a volunteer group, to go out and just find ways to serve the people in the community of Croften. Our hope was that they would, through our servent hearts, see the love of God shown through us and ultimately our goal was to get people connected with the local church.
     Through the week we were all delegated leaders of projects and it was really cool to see the people in our group lead well and also too see everyone follow and listen so well, it was really encouraging to see. It was also really cool to lead groups and it was encouraging as a leader to see people listen and work hard, that made being the leader of a group very easy. My first day I washed windows, with Sam which didn't take long luckily, becuase then I got to help a group in which i got to see the fruits of my labour right away. We were helping an elderly lady named Rona who was the sweetest woman alive and it was just so rewarding to be helping someone like her.
     For the next three days I would be trimming blackberry bushes, two of which groups I would be leading. It didn't take long to relize how much trimming blackberries sucked, as they are thorny disgusting bushes. However it also didn't take long to see a big impact on the peoples lives we were doing it for. The first day we helped a couple who were just so sweet and just so appreciative that the lady was almost in tears, because of the work we did. The last day I got to leas the project for a lady from my church who is an elderly German, woman and it was so nice to lead team for a woman I knew and would see again, also she invited us for potato pancakes and sour crout so I am exited for that.
     It was so phenomenal to see how much impact we could have on peoples lives just by doing a little work for them. seeing how we were impacting these people made working for them all worth it. It was a blessing to serve as the hands and feet of Jesus and show our love to the community. I am exited for they ways in which God will have me serve in the future, such as concelling this weekend for the jounors retreat.

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Forging Friendships In Ministry

Oct 10, 2014

I am very pleased to say that tonight will be our opening night to Awana, and I am very exited to serve minister to kids through this program. One of the things I am exited for is to build connections and friendships with the kids. I have already built some friendships with some of the kids at church, the adults, and our pastor Jason. 

I have been able to form good friendship with our pastor, just through our church group spending a lot of  time with him through the church and planning. I have been able to have some good talks with Jason in his car and also have had a good chat with him seeing him on the street. I am exited to grow in our friendship and to see all I can learn from him.

Although I have not actually had much opportunity to connect with the kids other than helping take care of kids after church one day. However I am exited to help with the Awana program and form those friendships with the kids and pour into their lives. I am exited to model what means to be a follower of christ for these kids and just enjoy having fun with them. 

I am exited to see how God is going to be using me this year and to see his Love poured through me.