Lessons Learned From The Book Of Luke

Because of this I am often given the opportunity to give back and to serve others. One of my favorite parts of serving others is spending time with people and forming unique relationships. I have served in many ways through my school such as through key club, through the softball mentoring program, through the J-Term community service, through being a writing tutor for the English department, and through helping at the middle school track meet. I am fortunate to belong to a church that emphasizes serving others. I have been involved in many service projects through our youth program.

At a young age I discovered a passion for helping others and I have continued to be passionate about serving my community since then. At the age of eight years old I began the first year of what would soon be my ten year membership of 4-H. Through that program and my church’s youth group I truly began to understand what selfless service was all about. I first began helping others by walking dogs at the local shelter and helping my 4-H club clean the sides of the highways. I later was able to experience several mission trips that opened my eyes to the larger aspect of service. My love for helping people continued to grow as I got older and I continued to find ways to make a difference. One of my favorite experiences was getting to help cook and serve a meal at a homeless

I served as an officer for our Campus Christian Club at Lone Star College-North Harris for 3 semesters and I remain a member of the group these last two semester. Prior to attending Lone Star College-North Harris I served as a cook, and fund raiser with the Home-school program affiliated with Lindale Assembly of God. I also cooked for our Wednesday night services, or any special event that was held at the church. I served under the instruction of Pastor Randy and Jana Meeks. I also aided in providing perishable and nonperishable goods to the pantry and for emergencies such as opening the church for those who were fleeing Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Prior to this I served Pastor John and Gladys Greiner in Glorious Way Church. I aided in the children’s

I have volunteered 2 times over the years, once at Hope mission and once with the Victory Christian Centre. At hope missions I helped cut different veggies for the meal later in the day, plated food, served trays to people, swept and cleaned tables and trays after the meal was finished, and had small conversations with different people. During my time there I learned sorting skills, working under pressure, time management, and overcoming problems.

Through my church, I was given the opportunity to participate in a mission trip program called World Changers. This trip allowed me to travel to Birmingham, Alabama where we joined other churches from surrounding states to complete a service project. Once we arrived there, we were put into groups with people who were not from our church. This led us to the opportunity of meeting new people and stepping out of our comfort zone. During this service project, we were assigned a member of the community to help. My service group helped our member of the community by repainting his whole house, as well as yard work for him. Everyday for a week, we worked from 6 in the morning until 4 in the afternoon on his house. The work itself may not have seemed

According to Hindson and Towns, Luke was a gentile from Syrian Antioch and was a brother of Titus. There is little documented information concerning the beginning of Luke’s life, and the exact date of his birth is unknown. The Bible does say that Luke was a well-educated physician and a companion to Paul who taught him the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Luke spent a lot of time with Paul and accompanied him on many of his trips to preach the Gospel. Luke authored the Biblical books of Luke and Acts and was the only Gentile to write any Biblical books. In the book of Luke, Luke tells the story of Jesus’s life on earth and highlights Jesus’s compassion and the role of women in his ministry. Luke himself was not alive during the days that Jesus

Luke’s Gospel is a portrayal of Jesus as a model of social justice. Hence, the reader is empowered and influenced by the Gospel to be actively involved in social justice issues. The Catholic Church has sought to reach out to those in need, and Luke’s Gospel demonstrates this through injustices that Jesus challenged. In addition, mental illness, which is a current social justice issue reflects and appeals to problems that Jesus faced and reacted to in his time.

Over the past several months, I have volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House. I prepared snacks for the residents and provided entertainment through arts and crafts for the children who lived there. I enjoyed hearing the stories that the residents shared and learning about their struggles. I specifically cherished painting pictures with a little boy who was a cancer patient himself. His mom told me and other volunteers the heartbreak of his prognosis and the story of his ongoing treatment. During another visit to the house, I had the opportunity to meet two twin little girls from Texas who were looking forward to seeing their first snow. I believe I provided some entertainment for the children in order to give the parents some time for themselves. Also in the past, I have volunteered at several church fundraisers serving meals and clearing dishes. Not to mention, last summer I helped out at Animal Adoption Foundation, an animal shelter where I exercised the animals and cleaned up after them. Plus, for many years I have participated in a community cleanup. Recently, I have also begun helping at Roll Hill Community to provide young boys in low-income families with activities to keep them out of trouble. Finally, through school, I volunteered at Peaslee Neighborhood Center in an impoverished neighborhood working towards bettering the futures of the local children. I found each of these volunteer opportunities to be very rewarding because I believe I am making a difference in my community and other communities and improving the lives of the people I touch. Similarly, I connected with several children experiencing different issues, but nonetheless, I provided the same

Volunteerism and willingness to serve others are magnificent character traits to discover while growing up. If one is involved with such activities, they will be able to contribute to society as a whole and “leave a mark” on the world for the better. However, such activities would not be available without the assistance of an outreach coordinator. Such people prepare service projects for the community, non-profit organization, or church in hopes of spreading good will among those affected by these actions. They also must be available to offer support to individuals who walk in and require the outreach coordinator’s services. Jeanna-Mar Simmons, a family friend, generously allowed me to shadow her on April 24, 2014. This wonderful lady is the outreach coordinator for Christ United Methodist Church. During my shadow, I was able to discover the intricacies of the organization behind all the service projects I participate in on a regular basis as well as learn about her relationship with God and how it intertwines with her work and the environment at the church.

The service I voluntarily participated in was helping victims of hurricane Irma clean up debris and cut down trees in Key West, Florida. We were divided up into three large groups. A local church (St. Peter Catholic Church), a water revised (John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park), and a museum (Crane Point Museum & Nature Center) were the three destinations for our cleanup crews. The team I was placed in went to help the St. Peter Catholic church. This multicultural church is ran by an Haitian American Priest that has been a pastor for twenty-five years of his life. During the service we cut down trees, stacked and removed debris. After about an hour and thirty minutes of this labor we helped replenish the handmade tomatoes garden built

Acts of service always created a desire in me to help make people’s lives better. People often put forth their best when

In fact, the most influential volunteer activity I participated in was the two week-long service activity all the seniors in my high school had to complete known as “Vocare”. To summarize, each senior was assigned to one of the many service sites such as schools, community outreach centers, and assisted-living elderly homes. I was assigned to serve St. John Kanty School and helped the most fun and brilliant bunch of third graders in math, spelling, and reading. Aside from the cute and funny stories I got out of this service immersion experience, I was able to learn what service meant to me and how I was able to continue these kind works in the future. The work done in Vocare forced my senior class to sacrifice our own comfort and material wealth, but in various degrees for different people.

The service I provided for the parish was I volunteered at Vacation Bible Camp. The people who benefited from my service was the other volunteers and the campers. The campers benefited because they got to learn about Jesus and his deeds by the things I helped out with and I helped them understand what we were supposed to do. The other volunteers also benefited from my service because they couldn’t do everything all by themselves and I helped them. I also did Helping Hearts for my service and I did it for the school and teachers. I helped with setting up the steps where the Dia De Los Muertos dioramas are put and made papel picado decorations. The people who benefitted from my service were the teachers and staff because they did not have to do all of that work alone and it would take longer to do it all on your own, so it saved time.

Volunteering distilled unity, patience, and teamwork into my character, without these qualities, any task would be very problematic to complete. When I helped build a house for Habitat for Humanity, this gave room for personal growth because I realized I should

At church, in addition to my participation in the worship services, I volunteered at our church’s soup kitchen, medical camps and elementary school for underprivileged children. These experiences opened my eyes to the deprivation of love and care in the world and a dire need of God’s grace for people at large so they could receive forgiveness, healing and restoration in their lives.