SERVE OTHERS

Here are some creative ways you can serve others, most from your home and some with minimal travel or cost. We encourage you to think about how you or your entire family and friends might take on the challenge to serve others at least a couple of times a month. We hope you will tell us the story when you do!

• Have every family member create a collage highlighting the qualities, interests, talents, and skills they would like to share to make the world a better place. Pull out the art supplies and even augment your drawings with words/images from old magazines. Talk about your "hero" portraits with one another. Tell how you might share your passions to make a positive difference.
• Random acts of kindness
  • Pick up litter in your neighborhood.
  • Weed or plant flowers for a neighbor.
  • Take turns helping make your family dinner.
• Shine God’s light by doing random acts of kindness this week. Here are a few examples:
  • Give someone a compliment either in a letter, text, or on his or her social media.
  • Call your grandparents or an older relative and ask them about their childhood. (Don’t forget to share what’s happening in your life, too!)
• Shine God’s light by doing random acts of kindness this week. Here are a few examples:
  • Smile, wave, and say hi to everyone you meet today.
  • Wash the family car.
  • Leave a random sticky note with a kind message or quote on the window of some cars or places around your house for family members to see.
• Make a prayer journal, ask those you know for prayer requests. and pray for them.
• Write cards to nursing home residences, find a way to video talk, or read to them.
  
• Being invited lets others know they belong. Let them know they belong by making them a friendship bracelet or other creative project.
  
• Invite your friends to check out our worship services online. 
  
• Pick up trash on the roadside or along trails.
• Help a neighbor with lawn work or gardening.
• Get your family started with recycling or composting.
  
• Research alternative energy resources. Share your findings with the community and look for ways to introduce or support alternative energy resources.
• Pull weeds from public spaces that have been neglected.
• Clean out your closet. Donate items to a thrift store or organization that can use your clothing to help other families.
• Make and leave a thank you note in your mailbox for the mail carrier
• Go online and write a great review for a local small business you like
• Make a poster for your front door thanking delivery workers
• Serve others by spreading hope and joy in your neighborhood. Chalk encouraging Bible verses, hearts, rainbows and more on your driveway or sidewalks.