Volunteering is one of the most admirable acts of a person! Volunteers do not expect financial return nor anything that resembles it, but they are motivated by a vision, a cause or a changed-life of people being served!
That is the reason why I give all respect, honor and commendations to our LifeChurch Makati Volunteers – you deserve a great applause from the Audience of One in Heaven!
Hurray to the Lifer-Volunteers!!!
As your pastor, I understand the different stages you go through as you volunteer – check this out and know where are you now…
The first stage a volunteer steps into is being an ENTHUSIASTIC BEGINNER. During this stage there are great expectations! High hopes and high dreams! When a vision is caught, a volunteer normally is overwhelmed of its goodness. Some times he/she cannot sleep and wanting to do things, act and change the world! This is the “Honeymoon” stage of volunteering. This is also one of the best parts a vision-caster can do! The talks between him and the volunteers are normally sweet. But of course, this stage doesn’t stay for long, because reality of volunteering comes.
When it comes, there are details to be checked, schedules to be attended to, mind-sets to be resettled, contributions to be asked and some feelings ached. Initial expectations during the first stage are not usually meet. This time a volunteer experiences becoming a WANDERING SERVER. Question are asked, positions aligned, contributions clarified and emotions to be mended! It is essential during this stage to stick to the vision! Talk more with the vision-caster, understand the culture of the group and reasons for the movement and the causes.
Lifers, if you are in this stage I will personally happy to be with you, talk with you and share with you, what and why is this calling! After this is the still upward journey to your service!
Tomorrow I will post about the going up stages of being TOGETHER as volunteers!
GOD BLESS THE TWO STAGES YOU ARE GOING THROUGH AS A VOLUNTEER AT LIFECHURCH MAKATI!
