-Touched-

2 Sundays ago, I was leading my Hopekids Lifegroup on the topic of Service. I began to think to myself - How can I bring out the point of serving others to 8 year olds? They are kids never in lack. So, how can I bring that point across?

I decided to share with these 8 year olds the work I did in a Children's Home before. I shared with them the mode of entries to the Home - emphasizing more on the orphans. I shared also beautiful these kids are. I then asked them to make Christmas cards to the Children Homes in Singapore.

I love drawing time. I love how they snatch the colors and splash it across their paper. I enjoyed it totally when one kid made a mistake and drew what looked like a H into a star above the Christmas tree.

Now, just as all the kids were hustling and bustling circling around me snatching for colors and paper, there was this one kid that was seated a a corner. He probably lifted his bum off the floor when he needed to change his colors. When my friend and I wanted to peep, he refused to let us see. I kinda just paid lesser attention to him (since he was so nice & quiet).

When all was done and handed to me, I dismissed the class after a prayer was said. I went through every card, amazed at their drawing. When I reached the Quiet Boy's card, I gasp at the beauty of it. In his nicest handwriting, he wrote "I hope that all of you will have a better life in future." At the bottom of his words was a picture of a gift box. He drew and arrow and named the box - Christmas gift of Happiness. On the other side of the card, he drew plenty of cone trees. In between 2 trees, he drew 2 stick men, 1 taller than the other, holding hands, as if it's parent & child.

That was like the best thing that had happened to me that Sunday. That answered my question - What is my capacity as a Christian Social Worker? It's not just to solve problems. It's not just to ensure that their lives is up and running. It's really to show the love of God to whoever we speak to. In all that we do, we do it out of love.

Lord, refresh me and teach me your ways. Help me to see through the eyes of Jesus. Give me the simplicity of a child.