Matthew 25:40 And the King will say 'I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!"
With the Christmas spirit still mingling here, we figured that as a youth group we would share it with those at the nursing home in Citronelle, Al. To prep for this we made a mess while making cookies for the folks there and also prayed and shared about what we were going to do at the nursing home! It was a great time of fellowship and fun while we pounded out some cookie dough and some cookie cutters (shared by Mrs. Ann, thank you!) while we listened to some Charlie Brown.
This afternoon we took some of the Sanktown youth and lived out the service of those in need as spoken about in verses 35-46 of chapter 25 in the book of Matthew. The youth were nervous at first but once we got on the way and we all began sharing stories of our lives with each other it was a great time of community. Connections were made with the residents as well as the youth and it was apparent after speaking with them on our way to McDonald's! We offered a time of crafts and our home-made cookies and our brothers and sisters were very happy and joyful with the youth coming in to spend some time with them! This was a huge step for the youth and am so proud of them! They asked to do more stuff like this and am so excited to be able to pray for more opportunities to give them!
Check out the pics on our Picasa web album of our trip!
Acts 20:35
It was a wonderful experience to give to others.
ReplyDeleteI can see how they were scared. Going to rest home is not something most people are used to.
Our Sunday School class goes to rest home for Sunday School the first Sunday of each month.
Gwen Headen, NC