What do you get when you put together kids, a farm, rocks, pizza, thunderstorms, cookies, and cabbage? No, not a cabbage cookie pizza sandwich being eaten by kids on a farm full of thunderstorms. It's the CWE 365’s Lifeline Spring Break event!
Monday of Spring Break week brought a lot of adventure, blessing and fun as elementary students traveled to either a local farm in Fayetteville or The Rogers Activity Center (RAC) to serve.
The students of Bentonville and Rogers served by picking up trash and cleaning around The RAC, an organization that partners with us often. The students of Springdale and Fayetteville served by picking up rocks that keep the workers at the Farm from being able to work and plant the land. After serving (and competing) in groups, the students each received a head of cabbage in appreciation to take home to their families. The students were encouraged and challenged to use the cabbage to cook up a recipe and eat all of the cabbage, whether they like or not, because food is a gift and many families are often in need of it.
As the storms headed our way, the first week of bad weather all semester, we headed inside where we were able to share lunch, watch some fun videos, have a bible lesson and play an assortment of games for the afternoon.
The whole day was a gift. The students were able to engage their community and truly help meet needs that exist. Helping The Farm provides families across NWA with food and blessing one of our partner organizations which meets many of our needs each week. Students were given the opportunity to serve and as a group we were able to recognize how each of us has been served by our King. Jesus came to serve, so we pray whether it's Spring Break or the rest of the year, students take on the example of their Great King.
Monday of Spring Break week brought a lot of adventure, blessing and fun as elementary students traveled to either a local farm in Fayetteville or The Rogers Activity Center (RAC) to serve.
The students of Bentonville and Rogers served by picking up trash and cleaning around The RAC, an organization that partners with us often. The students of Springdale and Fayetteville served by picking up rocks that keep the workers at the Farm from being able to work and plant the land. After serving (and competing) in groups, the students each received a head of cabbage in appreciation to take home to their families. The students were encouraged and challenged to use the cabbage to cook up a recipe and eat all of the cabbage, whether they like or not, because food is a gift and many families are often in need of it.
As the storms headed our way, the first week of bad weather all semester, we headed inside where we were able to share lunch, watch some fun videos, have a bible lesson and play an assortment of games for the afternoon.
The whole day was a gift. The students were able to engage their community and truly help meet needs that exist. Helping The Farm provides families across NWA with food and blessing one of our partner organizations which meets many of our needs each week. Students were given the opportunity to serve and as a group we were able to recognize how each of us has been served by our King. Jesus came to serve, so we pray whether it's Spring Break or the rest of the year, students take on the example of their Great King.
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