Last month, the Biblical Life App, for our elementary kids was Kindness â treating others the way we want to be treated. On Sunday, February 18, the bottom line for the day was âBe kind to people who might be overlooked.â So, when we distributed the âBags of Goldâ (envelopes with $100) in our worship service that day, we challenged our children to watch and listen for someone who might be overlooked and use their money to show that person (or people) kindness. And, WOW! Our kids met that challenge in amazing ways. Keep reading for a few of their stories.
- Paul identified his daycare teachers as people who work hard but donât get a lot of attention. With his parents help, Paul provided a special lunch (including Chick-fil-a nuggets because who doesnât love some nuggets) for his teachers and the rest of the staff at his daycare. Not only were the staff very appreciative of the lunch, they wanted to know more about this church that cares for them.
- Rose knows about foster care because a family in her neighborhood has a baby who was placed with them for foster care. Rose, with the help of her parents, shopped for clothes and other things needed for baby Ivory and happily delivered those to the family.
- Lucy sent her money and letters to friends at an orphanage in Kenya where her grandmother volunteers. She found out the kids needed new bedding and bug nets over their beds and sent her money to pay for those things for her friends there.
- In celebration of her grandfatherâs successful open heart surgery last year, Pearl, donated to the American Heart Association through Jump Rope for Life at her school.
- Christian donated his money to help pay the funeral costs for a child in his community who died after being hit by a car when she was crossing the street to get on her school bus.
- Robby donated his money toward pediatric cancer research so that one day no child will die from this disease.
- Ellie and Conner combined their gifts and decided to sponsor a child in Haiti. After hearing Ms. Cece share about how kids in Haiti were eating mud pies because they were so hungry, they were inspired to try to make a difference in the life of one child. They decided to host two bake sales to raise the additional $220. Ellie invited some friends to join her for the baking and selling. One of the items on the menu was (chocolate) mud pies, and they shared the story of what is happening in Haiti with all their customers. The photo above is from one of their bake sales.
- Many of the kids in Kairos Kids 3456 and their leaders decided to pool their money and do something to support children who are refugees living in Clarkston. Working with the Friends of Refugeesâ Family Literacy program, they have purchased the supplies and committed to pack 100 âenrichment boxesâ that will be distributed to refugee families at the end of this school year. Each box will contain art supplies and early learning materials such as magnetic letters and books so that families can continue learning together at home while preschool is out for the summer. In addition, this group has purchased two wagons and two Cozy Coupes (riding cars) for the Family Literacy Programâs playground. We anticipate a field trip to Clarkston to deliver the wagons and cars and enjoy some playground fun with the preschoolers and their families.
So, as you can see from these few stories, our children met the kindness challenge in some incredible ways, and many people who might often be overlooked were shown kindness and the love of Jesus through our kids. Praise be to God!