One of the things we did with The Love Project in our church was to have each group who is involved do a service project to demonstrate love in action. It has been such a blessing to hear how much serving others has impacted each person. As I talked with the leaders, their faces lit up knowing that they have lightened someone else’s load, or brightened someone’s day by their acts of kindness and love. I wish there were time to let each of them tell their own stories, but I will give you some of the highlights. The youth age girls collected money through a bake sale and have gone shopping to buy baby items for a young lady who is an unwed pregnant teen. They raised several hundred dollars, and then as a group, went to the store to purchase items needed for a newborn. The lessons they learned in the process showed them how much having a baby costs just in a monetary sense. Another group went to a facility that houses mentally and physically disabled young adults. They got to lend a hand to help in many different ways. Some of the group has already planned to go back on a monthly basis. Several groups have helped the Pregnancy Crisis Center in our area. Their fundraising banquet happened during our Love Project, and several groups made it their service project. Another group took on a single mom who had nothing, and has given her not only a houseful of items, but a feeling of being supported and loved in the process. Another group has made retirement home visits on a weekly basis. After seeing the need of senior adults in a assisted living center, they decided to just go visit and listen to people. They discovered that not only did the residents feel blessed, the love project groups received a wealth of wisdom and love from those they came to serve. The stories could go on and on. What serving does is demonstrates love. Love really is a verb! Let’s show it!
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