Light the World

December 1st is Light the World Day of Service!  Over 600 K plus people worldwide have already opted in to join the campaign this year and the number is going up each day!  The campaign goes throughout the month of December and its purpose is to encourage everyone to “Give as He Gave” following the example of Jesus Christ, the light of the world, in doing good deeds and serving others.  

To help make your service more personal, people are encouraged to turn their focus from “how can I serve?” to “whom can I serve?”.

Each Saturday starting the first Saturday in December the publishing team at the area office is hosting a free concert with the theme Light the world. We went to It and I must say, they were good! The sopranos were amazing! 

On Sunday, we gave our talks and had our neighbors for dinner. We declined an invitation to attend another dinner event where Mitt Romney was going to be present because we simply can’t be in two places at the same time. 

We are big fans of Light of the world and look forward to do it each December. This year, for each week there is a different theme with suggested activities to do that week:

Week 1 theme:  Light the World and give as Jesus gave

Activity:  Serve those in need around the world and in the Philippines that is easy to do since we have one of 5 Giving machines around the world here in the Philippines at a mall we can walk to. Daniel and I already donated to different charities like Caritas (A Catholic organization) Unicef and The Purple Foundation, a Filipino non- profit.  

Week 2 theme:  Light Your Community

 Activity: Serve within your community (www.justserve.org lists service projects in specific communities where available) That should not be too hard to do here in the Philippines. 

Week 3 theme:  Light Your Family

 Activity:  Show your love and appreciation within your family. 

That week we are going to be in Utah. Yay! 

Week 4 theme:  Light your Faith

 Activity:  Find ways to increase your faith in Jesus Christ. For this week we are going to be visiting family in Uruguay. 

As you do acts of service you are encouraged to post them on social media with the hashtag #LightTheWorld

I’m super excited to join in on this campaign. What a fantastic way to truly embrace the spirit of the season and keep ourselves focused on the things that really matter.

I couldn’t wait and give Daniel his present so he already opened it. That is how exited I was about it. Hope all of you are enjoying time with family. 

Love,

Vero