I think she said thank you at least 7 times.
I was returning kids from church on Sunday and went to one apartment where I think about 14 children live. At least that’s how many were there the first time I visited—all of them about waist high. The grandmother looked weary and tired—not surprising with that many little ones running around.
I asked if she was at the park. She lifted her head, looked in my eyes and slowly began to smile. “Yes, I was at the park.”
To someone who lives in very poor conditions and has lots of children to take care of, being at the park meant something.
It meant someone cared enough to bring food. Someone cared enough to do something for the children. Someone cared enough to come to her neighborhood and do something for her. Yes, she was at the park, and when she thinks of the experience it brings a smile to her face.
If you volunteered to help, you did more than…
- Deliver and return tables and chairs
- Help the kids on the slide
- Prepare and serve food
- Hide eggs
- Set up and clean up
- Make brownies
If you volunteered, you brought joy.
If you had to sacrifice part of your day or if it was hard to work it into your schedule, you tell me, was it worth it? ”The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.
The thank you’s are for you. You have made it possible to bring children to church and teach them about Jesus.