The thing I had the privilege of doing was going to the Lighthouse Youth Services Boy's Home on Saturday. Of all the things I did, during this month, that was where I saw Christ in action. My small group is committed to spending time with these boys. They come from all around and have basically no family. They live in this home and the budget for activities during the week is about $100 for 13 boys. It's hard for the workers. So we went in, took them some food, played some games, (I still can't believe I lost the cornhole tournament), and really hung out and talked with these boys. Sure they were rough around the edges, but they were still teenagers that needed love.

Andrew, from my group, started talking to a boy named Andrew. They seriously talked the whole 3 hours they were there. Andrew came back to group this week and just talked about how awesome it was to become close with someone who needed it, and how it happened that quickly. It's cool to see it. Every member of our small group that made it to the house had meaningful interactions with one or more of these boys.

To me, this is the way the church should be. A bunch of boys needed some love and attention and shouldn't the church be there to do that. We are committed to doing this on a regular basis. We may not see the same boys every time we're there, but we know that anyone who ends up in that house needs some love and attention.

I want to challenge you, if you read this, to find a place like this you can serve. Lighthouse is not a Christian organization. All the better for us to bring the light of Christ to all those involved. We got to interact with the workers and show what it meant to be a Christian. Where ever you are, find a place where you can volunteer. It's what Christ would have done.