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Teens Recently, the Living Hope teen and middle school classes sat down together
and brainstormed one hundred things they are thankful for.
The list was interesting and varied and didn't take long to compile.
Fortunately we had a fast writer in the group.
Here is a sampling of that list:
We are thankful for: ....
Hot water, family, food, friends, school, Jesus' love, flowers, sun,
music, church, thought, step-dad, stars, pets, Bible, oxygen, summer
camp, language, shoes, compassion, mom, sleep, duct tape, heaters,
feet, dad, fire fighters, snow, teachers, hearing aids, indoor
plumbing, and moonlight.
Everyone agreed that we are blessed. After reading scripture and seeing that we are instructed to give to others, everyone shared, from their own experiences, ways to reach out. Below is a list of some of the things the Living Hope teens and middle schoolers have been doing to help others:
Served meals at United Gospel Mission
Penny collection for children's hospital
Several different food drives
Money drive for an individual's medical expenses
Christmas for the needy
Meals on Wheels
Request for prayers
Angel Tree
Planting trees for the community
Wrapped Christmas presents at UGM
Cleaned and improved a park
Samaritan's Purse project
Road clean-up
Built shelves for a teen shelter
Raked leaves for a friend
Day-care volunteer
Rebuilt a church day-care fence
Reading to kids in lower grades
It was a good opportunity to share ideas and learn from each other. We ended with the instruction in I Corinthians 13:3, to not only help others, but to love them as well.
Everyone agreed that we are blessed. After reading scripture and seeing that we are instructed to give to others, everyone shared, from their own experiences, ways to reach out. Below is a list of some of the things the Living Hope teens and middle schoolers have been doing to help others:
Served meals at United Gospel Mission
Penny collection for children's hospital
Several different food drives
Money drive for an individual's medical expenses
Christmas for the needy
Meals on Wheels
Request for prayers
Angel Tree
Planting trees for the community
Wrapped Christmas presents at UGM
Cleaned and improved a park
Samaritan's Purse project
Road clean-up
Built shelves for a teen shelter
Raked leaves for a friend
Day-care volunteer
Rebuilt a church day-care fence
Reading to kids in lower grades
It was a good opportunity to share ideas and learn from each other. We ended with the instruction in I Corinthians 13:3, to not only help others, but to love them as well.