{"id":2011,"date":"2018-03-15T06:47:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T05:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/?p=2011"},"modified":"2018-03-15T06:48:25","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T05:48:25","slug":"serve-learning-serve-served","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2018\/03\/15\/serve-learning-serve-served\/","title":{"rendered":"I Serve &#8211; Learning to Serve Because He Served"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2018\/03\/15\/serve-learning-serve-served\/28951960_10213690710319318_3727019611258880000_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2022\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2022\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28951960_10213690710319318_3727019611258880000_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28951960_10213690710319318_3727019611258880000_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28951960_10213690710319318_3727019611258880000_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28951960_10213690710319318_3727019611258880000_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28951960_10213690710319318_3727019611258880000_o-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28951960_10213690710319318_3727019611258880000_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a>Community Service has long been a requirement at RFIS.\u00a0 At times there have been students who loved to serve and to help others to serve. At other times it was just an annoying requirement to be met.\u00a0 However over the last few years there have been students and staff who wanted it to be something that came from the heart and was not merely a requirement but a way of living.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2021\" style=\"width: 1162px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2018\/03\/15\/serve-learning-serve-served\/28951863_10213690714959434_5264955169828765696_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2021\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2021\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2021\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28951863_10213690714959434_5264955169828765696_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28951863_10213690714959434_5264955169828765696_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28951863_10213690714959434_5264955169828765696_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28951863_10213690714959434_5264955169828765696_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28951863_10213690714959434_5264955169828765696_o-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28951863_10213690714959434_5264955169828765696_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">T shirt worn by RFIS students and staff.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This year the Student Council and others came up with a plan to implement a service project that many students and staff could embrace and participate in.\u00a0 Their plan was to collect on successive weeks, non-perishable food items, toiletries and clothes to be passed on to an orphanage.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2023\" style=\"width: 1162px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2018\/03\/15\/serve-learning-serve-served\/28959041_10213690769840806_5582615684094885888_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2023\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2023\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2023\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28959041_10213690769840806_5582615684094885888_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28959041_10213690769840806_5582615684094885888_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28959041_10213690769840806_5582615684094885888_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28959041_10213690769840806_5582615684094885888_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28959041_10213690769840806_5582615684094885888_o-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28959041_10213690769840806_5582615684094885888_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Food and toiletries collected and later distributed.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But then they also wanted to give gifts to the orphans, so students and staff brought in wrapped gifts that could be shared.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2027\" style=\"width: 1162px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2018\/03\/15\/serve-learning-serve-served\/28870718_10213690716559474_2487018147236806656_o-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2027\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2027\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2027\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28870718_10213690716559474_2487018147236806656_o-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28870718_10213690716559474_2487018147236806656_o-1.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28870718_10213690716559474_2487018147236806656_o-1-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28870718_10213690716559474_2487018147236806656_o-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28870718_10213690716559474_2487018147236806656_o-1-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28870718_10213690716559474_2487018147236806656_o-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wrapped gifts waiting to be given to the visiting children.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Finally the orphanage was invited to the school on a Friday afternoon for snacks, games and crafts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2018\/03\/15\/serve-learning-serve-served\/28870673_10213690723719653_8732165337404932096_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2018\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2018\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28870673_10213690723719653_8732165337404932096_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28870673_10213690723719653_8732165337404932096_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28870673_10213690723719653_8732165337404932096_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28870673_10213690723719653_8732165337404932096_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28870673_10213690723719653_8732165337404932096_o-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28870673_10213690723719653_8732165337404932096_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2018\/03\/15\/serve-learning-serve-served\/28783688_10213690727039736_1474955214703296512_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2012\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2012\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28783688_10213690727039736_1474955214703296512_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28783688_10213690727039736_1474955214703296512_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28783688_10213690727039736_1474955214703296512_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28783688_10213690727039736_1474955214703296512_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28783688_10213690727039736_1474955214703296512_o-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28783688_10213690727039736_1474955214703296512_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A local medical ministry heard about the visit and they came to give free health checks for the children.\u00a0 Then the children were given the special gifts prepared for them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2018\/03\/15\/serve-learning-serve-served\/29025550_10213690735079937_2081120845589118976_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2024\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/29025550_10213690735079937_2081120845589118976_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/29025550_10213690735079937_2081120845589118976_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/29025550_10213690735079937_2081120845589118976_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/29025550_10213690735079937_2081120845589118976_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/29025550_10213690735079937_2081120845589118976_o-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/29025550_10213690735079937_2081120845589118976_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you see the excitement in their faces and wonder in their eyes?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2018\/03\/15\/serve-learning-serve-served\/29026367_10213690813481897_2779333256330346496_n\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2025\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/29026367_10213690813481897_2779333256330346496_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/29026367_10213690813481897_2779333256330346496_n.jpg 720w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/29026367_10213690813481897_2779333256330346496_n-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/29026367_10213690813481897_2779333256330346496_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Better yet can you see the joy of serving in the RFIS students?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2018\/03\/15\/serve-learning-serve-served\/28951476_10213690723759654_3915751611095318528_o\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2020\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2020\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28951476_10213690723759654_3915751611095318528_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28951476_10213690723759654_3915751611095318528_o.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28951476_10213690723759654_3915751611095318528_o-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28951476_10213690723759654_3915751611095318528_o-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28951476_10213690723759654_3915751611095318528_o-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2018\/03\/28951476_10213690723759654_3915751611095318528_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Would you like to join in the joy of service at RFIS?\u00a0 The school and the hostels for boarding students are looking for staff for next year.\u00a0 Could God be calling you to meet the need?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=2011&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community Service has long been a requirement at RFIS.\u00a0 At times there have been students who loved to serve and to help others to serve. 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