The Gifted
Reflection Paper by Ma. Rina S. Flor
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
-Mother Teresa
A day of extending the service of love was once again showed by the grantees to the children of Brgy. Baras, Sto. Niño. It was a day full of happiness that the grantees, though they didn’t have expensive things to share, and fancy gifts to give, didn’t fail the children experience the feeling of being loved through sharing with them the joy and laughter that no amount of money could ever buy.
It was a day of fun when the grantees conducted several activities in cooperation with the Christ the King College- College of Teacher Education Graduating Class of 2013. The CKC-CTE together with the grantees of Assisi Development Foundation had an outreach program exclusively for the students of Baras Elementary and Secondary Schools. The grantees were able to show their spirit of generosity not just by sharing largesse to the learners of Brgy. Baras but also by giving them knowledge and understanding of things that are still alien to them, giving them awareness of the scholarships offered at Christ the King College, most specifically the Assisi Development Foundation, and of course sharing with them a barrel of laughs.
Just looking into the eyes of those children, their eagerness and enthusiasm of pursuing their studies and the realization by themselves that cried how unfortunate they were not to do so because of financial instability made the hearts of the grantees moved…and this was the highlight of their visit on that place. Subsequently, the only thing that emanated to the grantees was to open the gates for them by sharing with the learners the idea that both sides share the same sentiments specially before. The grantees disclosed with them their past stories before they became grantees, the grantees wanted the learners to understand that in every problem there will always be a solution, that there is always a chance for the
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
-Mother Teresa
A day of extending the service of love was once again showed by the grantees to the children of Brgy. Baras, Sto. Niño. It was a day full of happiness that the grantees, though they didn’t have expensive things to share, and fancy gifts to give, didn’t fail the children experience the feeling of being loved through sharing with them the joy and laughter that no amount of money could ever buy.
It was a day of fun when the grantees conducted several activities in cooperation with the Christ the King College- College of Teacher Education Graduating Class of 2013. The CKC-CTE together with the grantees of Assisi Development Foundation had an outreach program exclusively for the students of Baras Elementary and Secondary Schools. The grantees were able to show their spirit of generosity not just by sharing largesse to the learners of Brgy. Baras but also by giving them knowledge and understanding of things that are still alien to them, giving them awareness of the scholarships offered at Christ the King College, most specifically the Assisi Development Foundation, and of course sharing with them a barrel of laughs.
Just looking into the eyes of those children, their eagerness and enthusiasm of pursuing their studies and the realization by themselves that cried how unfortunate they were not to do so because of financial instability made the hearts of the grantees moved…and this was the highlight of their visit on that place. Subsequently, the only thing that emanated to the grantees was to open the gates for them by sharing with the learners the idea that both sides share the same sentiments specially before. The grantees disclosed with them their past stories before they became grantees, the grantees wanted the learners to understand that in every problem there will always be a solution, that there is always a chance for the