Service is something that is near and dear to my heart, and this trip was no exception. My FYS group and I went to a local non for profit Atlas (Attaining Truth, Love, And Self-control) to do projects they needed done. This organization works with troubled people who need a mentor or a shoulder to lean on. Because they are a non for profit and are very busy, the people on pay roll didn’t have the time to do yard work or extra jobs around the building. I think this says a lot about the ministry this groups does and how much time and commitment the staff has for it. They work so much with people and giving them comfort they didn’t have time to waste on trivial things. As a group we were able to bless them by painting a racket ball court and doing outside yard work like trimming bushes and pulling weeds.
During this morning we were there I was able to work outside. I didn’t have a say in where I worked or what other people did their jobs, I was to just do what I could to help. As a person who is controlling and likes to lead a situation, this was …show more content…
I was excited, as an early education major this was just up my alley. Very quickly I was able to see that it wasn’t going to go as planned. They were very cute but they wanted to use my tools, and I was not okay with that. I was doing my job and I was doing it well, and here comes two little girls that want my tools of success. Then I realized that part of service helping other serve, and bringing it into the real world. The service isn’t about what I can do it’s about “Service to be service must take form and shape in the world in which we live” (134 Fosters). Those girls may not remember trimming the bush with the college student from Arizona, but the sense of hard work and service will be instilled in them. And I think that is the biggest service to the community I could
During this morning we were there I was able to work outside. I didn’t have a say in where I worked or what other people did their jobs, I was to just do what I could to help. As a person who is controlling and likes to lead a situation, this was …show more content…
I was excited, as an early education major this was just up my alley. Very quickly I was able to see that it wasn’t going to go as planned. They were very cute but they wanted to use my tools, and I was not okay with that. I was doing my job and I was doing it well, and here comes two little girls that want my tools of success. Then I realized that part of service helping other serve, and bringing it into the real world. The service isn’t about what I can do it’s about “Service to be service must take form and shape in the world in which we live” (134 Fosters). Those girls may not remember trimming the bush with the college student from Arizona, but the sense of hard work and service will be instilled in them. And I think that is the biggest service to the community I could