In my Kinesiology class, we are required are to do two hours of community service. I am a volunteer leader at Coastal Community Church; so I decided to just use that as my community service, even though I definitely have put in more than two hours. Then we had to write about the experience and relate it to bible verses and the 7 wellness of health so here it is;
Every tuesday from 5:00 till 8:30, I go to Coastal Community Church and serve with the
middle school youth group called Uprising. I have been involved with this youth group since last
February, but really started working with the middle schoolers this fall. I have known the youth
pastor Sean Clements and his wife Melissa for about six years. Every Tuesday I get there early
and help set up. We break out tables and chairs and prepare food. I also started leading a creative
skit team two months ago. A few kids come early and we make videos about respecting each
other and the church, and then each week a video is played at the service. There are about eleven
other volunteers that come and help with the youth also. Uprising has about thirty middle
schoolers on a good Tuesday night. This experience focuses on all seven wellness' of
health. Spending time with the kids and getting to know them on a daily basis and encourage
them to grow on their walk with God deal with emotional, social, and spiritual wellness. The
physical wellness plays apart because we play games every week outside that involve running
around like capture the flag or freeze tag. Intellectual wellness is important because the kids are
learning about themselves and what they want to believe in. Environmental is apart of the youth
group because we teach the youth to take of the church and themselves. The last wellness is
occupational, Uprising has created a healthy environment for the youth, but also me. Since I am
a leader there, and the kids look up to me, being apart of Uprising helps me learn what I need to
do to set a better example for them. I chose this experience because I’ve helping others and I
love kids. Uprising has made be find out more about myself and my decision making. Whenever
I do something I think of the kids.
The bible verse “We love because he first loved us” from 1 John 4:19, is very important
to me. I love these kids, because Jesus loves me. I can show them how much Jesus can love them
through hanging out with them. The other verse comes from Ephesians 4:11-13, “It was He who
gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors
and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be
built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become
mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.” I have applied this verse to this
experience by understanding that God has a purpose for everyone. My purpose at Uprising is
have a serving kind heart towards the kids. My relationship with Christ has grown since
Uprising, and it will continue to grow.
I take time out of my life to go and hangout with these kids and make a difference in their life. It gets me through my week. Churches should stop focusing on how many people show up, it will happen just dont focus on it! Focus on getting a message to them, students don't know you care until you show them you care.
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