A Reach Student Ministry Christmas

A Reach Student Ministry Christmas

WRITTEN BY ALEX IELASE

December is one of my favorite months to be a youth pastor.This is the time of year when Reach Student Ministries gets tocelebrate Christmas by reaching out. We do a variety ofactivities designed to get students out of their normalWednesday routines and sharing the love of Christ withothers. Below is a little breakdown of what our month willlook like.

For the first week of December, we buy gifts for local families.It’s so much fun to buy and wrap gifts, and teaches studentsthat “it’s more blessed to give than to receive.”We will divide up into our small groups and descend uponarea stores, pool up our money (including student donations),have a little fun in the aisles playing with toys, then head backto FEFC to wrap them all up.

The following week, we will deliver home-cookedmeals to some folks who have a hard time gettingoutside or who have recently lost a loved one.Christmas is about Emmanuel— we want people toknow that because of Jesus, God is with them. We willcater to their comfort level. For some, it will be a nocontact food delivery with a card inside. For others, wewill go into their home and sing Christmas carols, prayand celebrate together.

During the 3rd week of December, we will be hittingthe streets! The group will divide up and walk thoughdifferent neighborhoods around FEFC. The mission?Christmas carols and conversations with whomeverthe Lord brings across our path!

Through all of these activities, we want students tolearn how to reach out to others. We want them tostep out of their comfort zones. We want God to givethem a heart for others—to really be burdened forfolks who are vulnerable or lonely. We pray that theywould have spiritual eyes to see, hearts that are open,and lives that are surrendered to the King. Lastly, wewant to make an eternal impact (by God’s grace) inpeople’s lives.

Would you pray with us that the Lord would do thesethings? God bless you and have a merry Christmas!