Finding joy in serving

Its strange how the city continues to believe that people from the suburb of Bandra live with their nose up. So strong is this belief that a mall situated close to the railway station actually ran a ad campaign depicting a lady with her nose pinched to a clothes line in an effort to have the 'nose in the air' look. But that's not Bandra and that certainly not how her people are.
Across Bandra, during the summer, catholic churches open their doors to children. The traditional summer club draws children of all ages to a month long period of indoor and outdoor games, crafts and arts, field trips and picnics, and yes even learning the faith.
But all this activity is driven by young people who willingly spend their time planning and executing these summer clubs. They who received the joy of being participants in these clubs, as children themselves, now give back to the community.
This morning, I walked into the club, and to my joy discovered that every child had some one with them, no one was alone. Most of them were busy playing with their peers, and those that were finding their way into this world of new friends; had for the time being, the youth, who kept them entertained. They read to them, played indoor games with them, worked on puzzles together,or simply chucked a ball around some just hugged the children.
So cheers to you guys, Mandy, Judy, Andre, Alvin, Val, Krysin, Keith, Rixon, Ryan, Rohan, Leon, Elton, Farah, Ian, Tanya, Abigail, Lizann, Crysantha, Clinton, Dixon.