Outreach Ministries held an \u201cOutdoor Day of Service\u201d on Oct. 11 to assist widowed members of College Church of Christ, along with a few other projects to help the Searcy community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The idea behind the service project came from the cancellation of the annual Bisons for Christ event, usually held in the spring. Outreach Ministries recognized that those usually helped during Bisons for Christ had needs that had gone unmet, and thus organized an event to do just that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe were able to serve about 15 widows and do other projects for the community,\u201d senior Anna Sanders, the Rock House\u2019s Christians in Action student intern, said. \u201cThe projects for the widows [and widowers] involved raking leaves, basic yard work, mowing and cleaning up areas. The other projects included giving food to those in isolation, helping with His House, clean-up and set-up for students serving.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Todd Gentry, who heads the Rock House Outreach program, about 75 Harding students participated. Most of the service projects took place outside, with students divided into smaller groups of eight. Gentry said around 100 extra meals were left over that had been prepared for student volunteers, which were later delivered to students on campus in isolation and quarantine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Day of Service began to be planned after Bisons for Christ was canceled in April due to COVID-19,\u201d Gentry said. \u201cWe discussed ways to get service done for so many in need. We had to develop a plan that would allow for the guidelines.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Freshman student volunteer Madison Kenne helped at the event by raking and clearing the yard of a man who had recently undergone surgery, and said that she was glad to be able to assist someone in need during the day of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was great to serve someone after not being able to participate in service projects for months due to COVID-19,\u201d Keene said. \u201cI would love to volunteer again in the future because it is a great way to serve the community and a way to make new godly friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sanders said that she was heavily involved in the planning process for the day of service event, doing things such as hanging posters, passing out fliers and making a video to increase student involvement. \u201cChrist calls us to be like him, and what better way than to help people who need it?\u201d Sanders said. \u201cAs Christians, we are called to help the widows and orphans. This project did just that. I am so happy with the response we got, and I hope we can go back to doing Bison’s For Christ in the spring.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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