God commands us to serve

I was so extremely excited to be able to go with cbu's nursing program to skid row. I had never been there before or even heard of it, but I got to know a lot about it in the days leading up to when we would go. I have been on multiple mission trips with my church previously so I was thrilled to be able to go with the nursing school to help those who are in need of help. When I woke up at 5:00 in the morning that day, I was not in the best of moods, (I am not a morning person) but I knew that later that day I was going to be very happy. Serving others gives me great joy so I love being able to help others in any way possible. 

I learned so much while there at skid row. We were only there for 8 hours and it definitely changed me. These are some of the things that I learned:

1. I love being in nursing school: helping others is a great passion of mine and being able to incorporate it into my career is amazing. Skid row really helped me to remember why I am in this and why I want to be a nurse.

2. I love helping others: I absolutely love to serve people and help to solve their problems. At skid row we not only got to help them by giving out clothes and school supplies, we got to be the person to just give them attention and love.

3. Doing what God wants of me: God says in the Bible in Matthew 25: 34-40 that whatever we do to the least of his people we are doing for Him. At skid row we did many of these things that are listed in the verse, and knowing that God says that what we do for them we do for Him is really gratifying. It also reminds me that I should be helping others all the time and not just at events like these.

4. Making sure I appreciate what I have: This was a big one that I remembered. I need to make sure that I am appreciative of what I have because others are not as lucky as I am. I need to continuously thank God that He has blessed me with everything that I have and that everything I have is ultimately His. I love being challenged like this because it reminds me that I am o earth to give God glory not for my own pleasures.

So all in all, my time at skid row with the nursing program was amazing. What I got to do was take children around to all the stations and be their voice and get them all that was there for them. I had many children that I brought through and I became attached to many of them. They all had so much love in their eyes because of what they were getting. I still have the card for one of the girls I brought through so I can remember her and be in constant prayer for her. She was so little, so happy and had a big smile to be getting all that she got.

This is a picture of Courtney Cox and I at the skid row event with the Fred Jordan Mission:

I was so glad that I got this opportunity to serve. Seeing all the thousands of people in line really gave me a lot of emotions which helped me to learn all that I did. I am so thankful for the experience and cannot wait for the next opportunity I get to serve others in such a large setting!