As you know, if you’ve been reading, for quite some time, I’ve occasionally been running little installments called “Mama’s K.I.S.S.” I know that lots of readers could give many more and far more creative ideas than I can offer, but these installments are just a few tried and true and mostly old-fashioned ideas for putting service hearts in our kids. This is number 71 of a list of one hundred ways we train our kids to serve. K.I.S.S. is an acronym for “Kids In Service Suggestions”.
Most of us don’t take time to watch the local news anymore. Some of us have community facebook groups that feature the local crises and even damage from disasters. Sometimes the stories of local fires, or even the stories of nearby automobile accidents make the news. sometimes children who are victims are disease are featured when there are community outpourings of support.
Whichever medium you use. have your children listen up for a week and find a community family that may be encouraged by your families’ cards or gifts or food delivery. Have your children help make the cards or the food and take it to the family whose house burned or whose power is out from the storm. They may even be able to help with clean-up after storm damage or for a family who has spent an extensive time away at a children’s hospital or rehab. It’s good for your kids to learn to look out for opportunities and it’s good for them to develop courage and poise in meeting strangers who may be in need. Be sure to study the relevant portion of Matthew 25 with them as you serve strangers. This one is about strangers you located on television or social media.
This is one worth repeating over and over. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you gained a Bible study through this outreach? You just might. But you WILL gain another level of a servitude in your child. Be sure you verbally encourage your child for the goodness he is showing. Be sure each child follows and participates in the process all the way through.
