My service project was to attend Clingan Ridge Baptist Church to help the children learn about Jesus and play with them. This type of service helped me see what servicing is. While I was serving I thought to myself about the situations that each child is facing. In this situation, I thought about what I learned at the lectures. I was thinking about all the different themes. The themes like service is not only about meeting a need but building relationships. I thought about how does serving these children apply to my faith and major.
This experience took me out of my comfort zone. One thought that went through my head, was that how could I build relationships with these children. Throughout the service with the children, I realized that they need me to be there for them. I became comfortable around the children…show more content… I wanted theme to see that whatever struggles they are facing Jesus is with them. I wanted to be that person to help them forget what they are going through. When I had the oppurinty of playing with the children, I wanted to show the children a fun time. I went out of comfort zone to be silly with the children. This was a good experience because I felt like I was building relationships with them. I wasn’t only serving them because I had to but because I wanted to. I saw parts of myself in these children. I remember what it felt like to have people care about me at that age. I wanted to be that person to show them kindness and hope. Also themes from the lecture went through my mind. The first theme that I was able to notice while servicing was that there were all types of poverty. While I was serving the children, at a first glance I couldn't tell that most of the children were in poverty. Before beginning our service, the church staff told us that most of the children live in poor areas. I understood that playing with them could leave an
