As Christians, we must try our best to make time to serve others and be more involved in the community. Father McFarland lecture talked about setting aside time in our personal lives to give back. He said, “give up a couple of hours of your life to bring joy to those around you” (McFarland 10/31/16). Although I and all one-hundred plus volunteers, could have been sleeping in and enjoying our Saturday, we chose to give up those four hours of our day to bring joy to the children and families of the community. Seeing all of the smiling parents and children enjoying their time with us truly made me very happy. I felt that at the moment we really were making a difference in these people’s lives. I felt even more moved by knowing that many of my students and their families had attended to event. I did not expect to see so many of my kids here because I had not even considered the fact the they come from low-income (in need) families. Seeing so many of them at this event made it all the more worth it. Father McFarland mentioned that “serving others is equally rewarding” (McFarland 10/31/16). With this I couldn’t agree more. I find it rewarding helping others not only by giving them something during this holiday season, but also by being able to translate for them what is going on. Being able to communicate with Non-English speakers is rewarding because I am helping make this experience slightly easier for them to
As Christians, we must try our best to make time to serve others and be more involved in the community. Father McFarland lecture talked about setting aside time in our personal lives to give back. He said, “give up a couple of hours of your life to bring joy to those around you” (McFarland 10/31/16). Although I and all one-hundred plus volunteers, could have been sleeping in and enjoying our Saturday, we chose to give up those four hours of our day to bring joy to the children and families of the community. Seeing all of the smiling parents and children enjoying their time with us truly made me very happy. I felt that at the moment we really were making a difference in these people’s lives. I felt even more moved by knowing that many of my students and their families had attended to event. I did not expect to see so many of my kids here because I had not even considered the fact the they come from low-income (in need) families. Seeing so many of them at this event made it all the more worth it. Father McFarland mentioned that “serving others is equally rewarding” (McFarland 10/31/16). With this I couldn’t agree more. I find it rewarding helping others not only by giving them something during this holiday season, but also by being able to translate for them what is going on. Being able to communicate with Non-English speakers is rewarding because I am helping make this experience slightly easier for them to