Personal Narrative: A Call To Serve

He was a bit confused at first, but he told me his name was Kyle. It seemed like a totally normal trip to Wendy’s. I thanked him for his help and drove around the building and up to the speaker again to place the next order.

Growing up with a father in the military, you move around a lot more than you would like to. I was born just east of St. Louis in a city called Shiloh in Illinois. When I was two years old my dad got the assignment to move to Hawaii. We spent seven great years in Hawaii, we had one of the greatest churches I have ever been to name New Hope. New Hope was a lot like Olivet's atmosphere, the people were always friendly and there always something to keep someone busy. I used to dance at church, I did hip-hop and interpretive dance, but you could never tell that from the way I look now.

By participating in this service project, I have learned that it is important to take part in activities that benefit

Thinking it was a drunken redneck babbling about the Confederate flag coming down, I was about to hang up until he mentioned that the Ku Klux Klan was coming to Lancaster and that I should warn the police officers a war was coming. When

Some stranger I didn't recognize as myself respectfully answered him and said, "Yes, sir, that would be real nice."

Over my years of school, one big influence on me has always been sports. Ever since a young age, I have always enjoyed playing and watching sports. In my four years in high school, I have fell in love with the sport of lacrosse.

I woke up and took one bite out of my pop tart but that one bite was all I could eat. My legs were shaking, and my heart was pounding. My dad told me, “It is a true honor to even make it this far so go out there and have some fun.” Once I heard this statement, I knew I was ready to go. I arrived at school and boarded the bus. The car ride was an hour and fifteen minutes of hearing the squeaking of the wheel on the bus. My teammates were getting their heads ready for the big game.

I take the train every morning at 7:35 a.m. At the 34th street station to go to my summer assignment that is located on 56th Street. The ticket agent in the booth would always be there to say good morning to me, and I would wave back to him, and run to catch my train. On July 29, he stops me to ask me about my uniform, and I explain to him. I am a Cadet form the Salvation CFOT here on my summer assignment. He was surprised to know that the salvation was a church. I gave him a brief history about the Salvation Army, and he so impresses he wanted to visit the Corps. I gave him a snap shot of my testimony and how I was called to become an officer. I gave him the story of God’s great love of us that he sends his son to die for our redemption.

where a nice gray haired front desk officer/attendant asked me what he could help me with. I

Some stranger I didn't recognize as myself respectfully answered him and said, "Yes, sir, that would be real nice."

There is a Chinese saying that goes: “If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.” As incredibly cheesy as this sounds, it’s true. My passion is helping people. For centuries, the greatest thinkers have suggested the same thing: Happiness is found in helping others, even little things make a big difference. We learn early in life that it is better to give than to receive. The aphorism is drummed into our heads from the beginning. Experiments show evidence that altruism is hardwired in the brain and helping others may just be the secret to living a life that is not only happier but also healthier,

Have you ever done something for a friend or just a random person in general? Well that is a random act of kindness! A random act of kindness could be as simple as holding a door open, or helping someone with groceries. Well yes those are very simple and they are not hard, but there are also just more than that. Every day there are 30 percent of homeless people out on the streets wanting some money. Some people are kind and give them money and food! Random acts of kindness are not just for homeless people, they are for rich, poor, and maybe in the middle people too! Sometimes people are so nice, they will pay for the people behind them in drive throughs. These little acts of kindness can make everyone feel like a better person.

He explained there is a lack of communication with their dispatch department and gave me his direct line and information, so that if we ever have a problem we can call him directly and he will be right here. He also had a very

During a few of our classes we have learned about globalization, and a little bit more about the world we are currently in. This lesson entirely introduced me to the new problems that we are faced with today in current society. This lesson has impacted me a lot. I also learned how much donations and little actions can benefit everyone in every way. When we were putting away jackets I thought a while after about all the people who’d have something to wear this winter. The part was that they didn’t have to donate at all, but people continued to do so. It was the same with the food hamper, although we did not get many donations this year, people still had the thought to bring things in. No one was obligated to bring anything in at all, but merely encouraged. These small actions are going to be able to make others lives better.

Instead of using the same typical lines that many workers use like “hi, how can I help you” or “have you been helped yet” (trust me in guilty of this) he greeted me by saying “Hello, Good afternoon welcome to Keyes Chevrolet, my name is CJ, and you are?”. He made me feel welcomed right away and if I really was buying a car he didn’t even give me an option to say that I’m just looking. As I said my name he continued with “what brings you in today” I responded “well I’m a college student and currently have a car but I was kind of interested in looking at some options” . The he responded with “great I can assist you with that, is