Milestone 4 In My Service To Others Project

In addition to assisting with the original Feeding My Brother project I also took on the project of volunteering every other weekend at a local church for children in the third grade. My teachers have always played a significant role in my life and it is appropriate for me to contribute to the lives of others in the same way.
While the Feeding My Brother project is a little disheartening to see people suffer, the Sunday school class is a hopeful experience. It is for lack of a better word "cute" to see little people of all nationalities and backgrounds dressed up in their best clothes. It is also hopeful to see families still taking the time to try to teach their young a moral code and taking the time to bond together. I am not the teacher of the class I am just an assistant who has not been "knighted", or as the church calls it "badged" which enables the volunteers to accompany the kids to potty breaks and the sort. I am intentionally holding off on that. I would rather just take parts in the cute and fun part right now. The kids color and make crafts like paper air planes. They are uninhibited and enjoy dancing and playing. I have gone three times thus far. They are taught appropriate socializing skills such as how to politely raise hands instead of forcefully drawing attention to themselves. At the end of the class they get together and share their prayer requests in small groups. There are a few special needs children in the class. A few of the other teachers are parents who homeschool their children. The children appear to be a blank slate, oblivious to all the negative stories that we are bombarded with day after day on the news. The use of technology has also added an entirely new element to story telling. Weekly the children are exposed to stories with a negative antagonist and a faith filled protagonist. It is always a positive thing for them and me to see the protagonist always wins despite what the villain throws in his path.
One of my life's mentors has taught Sunday School for many years now. She always told me that she learns as much from the students as she teaches them. In both aspects of service that I took on this semester with feading the homeless as well as assisting with the church class I honestly say she knows what she is talking about. It is wrong to give with the expectation of receiving but there is a sense of satisfaction when contributing to the lives of others.