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Serving Christ

Serving Others

Touching Lives

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Terrah Leech

Choosing a Christian service is a very difficult decision. Each

has its own rewards that make a large impact on everyone

involved. Joy Club reaches out to the children in poorer

“They become neighborhoods. “It is so great to meet ‘kids’ and

attached to you ^ en t0 see t*iem an^ ta^ t0 ^ em every week. They

w d you become ^ecome attached to you, and you become attached

to them. It opens up their hearts to be able to hear

attached to

the amazing truth of God’s love for them,” Amy

them; and it

Holland said.

opens up their

At the nursing home ministries, students show

hearts to be able
the elderly Christ’s love through fellowship and

to hear the

song. Philip Bowen, who has served at a nursing

amazing truth home since his freshman year, said, “I love the

of God’s love people. It is a lot of fun to play music for them

for them. ” because they appreciate and love it so much!”

Amy Holland
Whatever ministry a student chooses has an im­

pact on both the served and the serving. At least once a

week, students have the opportunity to reach out and help

others. Perhaps one of the elderly ladies at a nursing home

described this opportunity best by saying, ‘That’s wonder­

ful! Makes me want to shout!”

Lauren Harris and Mwende

Mwanthi chat with Helen, a

" I f is was my second year
resident at the nursing
working at the children’s
home. “I started going to

home, and it seems that
the nursing home last year

every year it gets better.
for my Christian Service,”
Despite everything they

% m Lauren said. “Mwende and

■ ft'f V " have gone through, most of
I got to know Helen. Each

the kids have a good
week she looks forward to

attitude. I noticed they want
our visiting her. The nurs­

someone to look up to or to
ing home ministry is such a

talk to. I feel that God has
neat opportunity. Not only

put us in their lives to be an
can I be an encouragement to the residents, but also they are an
influence. There is no place
encouragement to me! It is a great way to minister to the elderly

I'd rather be on Tuesday
and to show them God’s love through us.”

than at the Hope Children’s

Center," said Jeremy Taylor.