We have begun with eagerness a new service-oriented approach to blessing our community that we are calling ARK after the idea of acts of random kindness. People in the community (mainly at church right now) contact us about service needs they have. We write down all the important information on an ARK card and tack it on our cross. Students take it down, get a group of students together, contact the person directly about meeting that need, and then go serve!
What is cool about this is how we are able to use the youth of college students to serve like Jesus! Students get the benefit of learning the way of Jesus. We have also developed a little reward system to give a little more incentive for our students. While it is not about the points, we want to help students have some benefit for serving others. They receive points for their service. If they have a certain amount of points, we give them a discount on the retreat or with our Let's Start Talking expenses. Even when we go on our Spring Break Service Project next semester they will need to have a minimum level of points to go.
All in all, I'm excited about seeing how students are being formed into the image of Jesus. We are trying more and more to train and mature disciples of Jesus.
We thank you for your continued support of this ministry. Please keep us in your prayers!
Chris Blair <><
Kats for Christ
Campus Minister
