Service Learning Project
When we lived in Houston, our neighbor’s were Jehovah’s Witness. Our kids who were close in age would play together after school and during the weekends. It was not until we sent out a birthday invitation that we were informed of their religion. They would stop by on occasion to bring us booklets and invite us to attend their church. During this time my little ones were 3 and 7, the age where they light up at the sight of the blowup Santa, Pumpkin or the Easter Bunny. Some of my favorite memories as a child were decorating with my dad during the holidays. Even though it was exciting to decorate, I worried that at times our decorations might have been offensive to our neighbors. Living next door to a family who did not celebrate was odd at times. I never really took the time to get to know that side of them or ask any questions about their religious traditions. I chose to write my response paper on the Jehovah’s Witness view of holidays by interviewing my co-worker Debra who was born and raised Jehovah’s Witness. …show more content…
I can’t imagine what it is like for a child in school to be invited to their friend’s birthdays and not be able to go. She explained that the Bible never talks about a servant celebrating a birthday, but rather mentions that the day of death is better than the day of birth. I shared with Debra that I never witnessed the children living next door to me in Houston ever feeling deprived or sad at not being able to celebrate. Debra shared that even though birthdays are not celebrated, gifts are still given throughout the year. Debra also stated, “It is more of a surprise to receive a gift at any given day than to expect
When we lived in Houston, our neighbor’s were Jehovah’s Witness. Our kids who were close in age would play together after school and during the weekends. It was not until we sent out a birthday invitation that we were informed of their religion. They would stop by on occasion to bring us booklets and invite us to attend their church. During this time my little ones were 3 and 7, the age where they light up at the sight of the blowup Santa, Pumpkin or the Easter Bunny. Some of my favorite memories as a child were decorating with my dad during the holidays. Even though it was exciting to decorate, I worried that at times our decorations might have been offensive to our neighbors. Living next door to a family who did not celebrate was odd at times. I never really took the time to get to know that side of them or ask any questions about their religious traditions. I chose to write my response paper on the Jehovah’s Witness view of holidays by interviewing my co-worker Debra who was born and raised Jehovah’s Witness. …show more content…
I can’t imagine what it is like for a child in school to be invited to their friend’s birthdays and not be able to go. She explained that the Bible never talks about a servant celebrating a birthday, but rather mentions that the day of death is better than the day of birth. I shared with Debra that I never witnessed the children living next door to me in Houston ever feeling deprived or sad at not being able to celebrate. Debra shared that even though birthdays are not celebrated, gifts are still given throughout the year. Debra also stated, “It is more of a surprise to receive a gift at any given day than to expect