Our regular out-reach program helps me to appreciate the simple happiness in life. To live with more than what you need is enough reason to live each day with a grateful heart. |
I gazed in reticence at the group of students aged 12- 16
praying for little kids. The scene was almost surreal but then it was really
happening. Most of them were either kneeling to level with little kids or
hugging them with closed eyes praying sincerely. I was so moved that I found
myself in tears while continuously clicking the camera.
To spend the Saturday with less fortunate people instead of going to the movies or playing their favorite
video games may not be so appealing to most kids. But then, our students
subserviently left the comfort of their homes for ministry.
It would have been just another day of going to a place where
less fortunate people reside, but apparently, God has better plans when the
students gave more than cookie goodies but wholeheartedly offered themselves
for service.
I witnessed the ultimate
act of kindness when our students started hugging the kids that they just met. They
showered the children with joy by playing with them though they did not even
know each other. I saw how they prayed sincerely for them oblivious of what
they were wearing or how they looked. I saw how their simple gifts made their
faces shine with happiness. Most importantly, I witnessed how each one was
engaged in poignant moment of love.
What seemed to be more surreal
probably was hearing the students say that we should do it more often and that
they had too much fun.
Being immersed in this
kind of situation always reminds me how most people could have so little but
seem to be happier. The exultant faces of the kids there was a great reminder
that contentment would always be found in the heart. Yes, we were so exhausted
but we were blessed beyond words. As what the other kid said, ‘One day,
I will be back and play with them again. Maybe once I have work I can help them
also’. That statement of a fourth grader probably summed up our purpose of
going there.