Last week, from 20th to 22nd Jan, I was involved in a camp for P5 students of a local government school. This camp was organized in conjunction of that school and City Community, an arm of St. Andrew Cathedral. I shall save you the story behind how I got involved with them. In short, I was previously involved with 2 ad-hoc workshops with City Community's works in this same school, so the camp was my 3rd assignment with them.
It was an awesome camp I had. It was good to know that my heart still moves for the young ones. It had been years since I was involved with the kids on a very personal level, to befriend them, bring and show the love of God, and interact with them as a trusted friend, to be there for them and to reach out to them in their needs. Making deliberate efforts to reach out to them keeps my heart alive. It's not just about the 'doing' or the work, it is about knowing that lives have been touched, that the kids can look at us and see that we are a group of people who are different, who will stand with them and be their helping hand in their times of need.
City Community had been (and still is) having ongoing weekly projects in this school and also a number of other schools. And I see that the impact that they are making in lives of the students and the school is far beyond what we can see or measure. Indeed God is glorified, and the hand of God is upon their works. As for myself, I am looking forward to be more actively involved with City Community this year :)
