Summer Ministry Challenge

Hey everyone!  It’s time to go swimming and eat lots of ice cream and popsicles, because… summer is about to arrive in 2 days!! :D  Summer is a glorious season filled with the warmth of the sunshine, the coolness of ice cream and lemonade, and the fun of playing the pool!  This season is also great for just relaxing and hanging out, and for those still in school – a break :) But this year, I have a challenge for you!  I am really excited about it, and plan on doing it myself as well!

The challenge is… look at the list below and complete at least 5 of the ideas, although I encourage you to do as many as possible!  These are all ways you can minister to others by showing God’s love through encouragement.  I hope you all will join me in this challenge!

      Send someone an encouragement email/letter

      Visit/give a concert at a nursing home

      Go on a mission trip

      Host a fundraiser for a ministry

      Write a letter to a missionary

      Sponsor a child in poverty (through World Vision/Compassion International)

      Crochet baby hats/booties for an expectant mother (by the time she has her baby, hopefully it will be cooler so she has need of those! ;)

      Do something extra-special for your mom or dad

      Volunteer in your nursery at church

      Invest in your siblings’ lives

      Help out/babysit for a young mother

      Befriend a lonely girl

      Pray for your country

      Share your story/testimony

      When in the drive-thru line at a restaurant, pay for the person behind you

      Help out at a VBS

      Start a prayer group after church

      Minister in music through church choir/orchestra/offertories

      Disciple a younger girl

      Donate your hair

      Sew a dress for your sister

      Make a meal for a shut-in/new mother

      Clean house/help in the yard for an elderly widow

      Sew a special hat for a chemo patient who has lost their hair

This may seem like a long list, but really, there are endless ways you can minister.  I once read of a teenage girl who decided to sew skirts for orphans in Liberia!  There are so many organizations you can also get involved with that minister to the needy.  I encourage you to look around for opportunities and try your own ideas too!

Are you going to do this challenge?

Which idea is your favorite?

In what other ways are you going to minister?

I am really excited about this challenge and can’t wait to get started!  And I hope you are too!  Please comment below if you are planning on doing it with me!! :)

Are you ready?  

Set?  

GO!!!!

*Also check out this summer post too! Summer Bucket List*