A Thousand Acts of Kindness

"I watched my sister last night even though I had homework. I didn't want to, but my mom needed help. And my sister is fun." Also, 9 doors have been held for people, including someone with a broken leg. "Yeah, she really needed help!" was the comment from the door holder. It's cool to be put in places to serve! We are closer to a Thousand Acts then we were before!

From an 8th Grader: "At our last hockey practice, our coach wants us to not cut corners when we are skating Herbie's (killer hockey drills) and he messed up. We all had to skate again--over and over. Everybody was mad at him and talked trash about him. I stuck up for him."

A first act of kindness! Someone helped with the dishes tonight and the workload was lifted for a busy mom. Thank you, LORD, for the opportunity to help in the small things. May this lead to many more chances to be your hands and feet in the days ahead!

Acts of Kindness: 358                                                  Number to go to get to a Thousand: 642                              From A Christmas Carol: "Oh! captive, bound and double ironed...Not to know that any Christian spirit working kindly in its little sphere, whatever it may be, will find its mortal life too short for its vast mean of usefulness. Not to know that no space of regret can make amends for one life's opportunities misused..." --the Ghost of Jacob Marley We are taking our inspiration from Dickens'   A Christmas Carol   this Advent season. As we wait upon a God who sees our every need and responds with infinite kindness, we want to extend that same grace to those around us. And we need your help! We are collecting Acts of Kindness and our g...