‘God Calls US’:  Regent College students Be part of Operation Blessing in Service to Needy Communities

Pleasure lately stuffed the air as college students from Regent College joined forces with CBN’s Operation Blessing for its third annual service venture.

“They’ve a ardour to lift Christian leaders to alter the world and we have now a ardour to assist present assist and hope to our hurting world in tangible acts of affection in occasions of disaster, and so it is a great alternative to return collectively to assist folks of their time of want,” stated Dan Moore, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Volunteer Engagement of Operation Blessing.

5 hundred freshmen packed 1,180 starvation baggage for native residents in Hampton Roads whereas additionally assembling practically 3,000 hygiene kits and a couple of,016 catastrophe aid kits for Operation Blessing’s catastrophe response staff to distribute the place hurricanes, tornadoes, or different pure disasters would possibly strike.

“We’re coming into the peak of hurricane season,” defined Moore.  “They’re calling for an energetic season. So, to have a whole bunch of scholars that may commit a few of their time earlier than the Regent College college yr, semester is large. It makes an enormous distinction.”

College students discovered the expertise to be an effective way to kick off their faculty journey.

“We do not simply search to offer bodily assist, however by means of that bodily assist, we will then lengthen non secular assist and present these folks the love of Christ,” stated Regent scholar Elle Herson. 

“It isn’t solely what God calls us to do, nevertheless it’s fulfilling, and it simply reveals you that your goal is extra than simply your self,” stated scholar Caedmon Reams.

It’s a sentiment that’s a part of the mission on the Christian college.

“Giving of your self is definitely one of the best factor you are able to do,” stated Adam Williams, Dean of College students at Regent. “That emulates the lifetime of Christ, which we’re attempting to do right here as we create Christian leaders that change the world.”