‘Being a Volunteer…’
My Vision Statement
“After the next three months I want to have become a blessing to
Connections and Links. Become a friend and women in God, to feel the joy and
excitement Jesus offers and to be able to share that with other’s (Christian
and non Christian).”
Before you do any sort of volunteering
and mission work I think it is a good idea to create a vision statement.
“How can you establish success if you don’t know what it looks like?”
Having a vision statement shows
you have the ability to plan; it’s a way to measure your success, a great way
to engage with God on your journey and it’s a way of keeping track of your
goals and expectations.
“Without guidance from
God law and order disappear, But God blesses everyone who obeys his law.”
Proverbs 29:18
The purpose of volunteering for
me is to serve God by helping others; it is a good way to grow in wisdom by
seeing how others live and to grow in you as a person. My list of goals and
expectations comes out of my vision statement and they help establish what I
can give and what I would like to achieve.
1) That I have grown in God
a.
Feel closer to God
b.
To have an idea of what he wants me to do
c.
Better understanding of him
d.
Feeling stronger in my relationship with God, so
I feel stronger in myself
e.
To feel more comfortable speaking about God (to
non Christians)
f.
To encourage and help others from what I have
learnt
2) That I have grown in maturity/confidence
a.
More comfortable in unknown/challenging
environments
b.
More comfortable talking to people I don’t know
c.
More responsible
d.
Not having to rely on others as much
e.
Coping with being out of my comfort zone
f.
Coping with being away from family
3) That I have gained more work experience/skills
a.
More experienced in a office environment
b.
Better understanding of how charities work
c.
Better understanding of how a business works
d.
Gained more skills on a computer
e.
Know how a website works
f.
know how to edit/review websites
The reason why I want to achieve these goals is because they
will help me positively in my future, I can use all of these skills to help
others and by growing in God I will become more like him which is definitely a
positive gain.
I have only been here for 2 weeks and I am already starting
to gain more skills on computers having worked on the Links International
facebook page, having created a Twitter page and having been asked to review the
organisation’s website.
There is importance in planning and structuring work, I think
that if you have planned your work then you will produce a much better result
and you should achieve all your goals. So producing a framework is a good way
of structuring your work. I have produced some framework for reviewing the
Links website and I am hoping it will help me achieve my goals.
I am getting a better understanding as to how a business and
a charity work. I have also been introduced to and have spoken to a lot of
people I don’t know so I am already making good progress towards achieving some
of my goals.
At the moment serving others has been quite enjoyable for
me. I am serving the Links team by helping out and doing things that they don’t
have enough time for, I am in charge of all the social media side of the work
and so far it has been good and it isn’t boring at all! Serving others is such
a big gain.
As a volunteer I think it is important to have the right
attitude. It is important to treat your volunteering experience as a real job
and act like you are a full team member. I believe that if you don’t have the
right attitude then you won’t enjoy your experience.
God’s truth in all of it – serving others is a big part of
being a Christian, we do it for God because we love him, we do it to show
people that they are loved by him and this helps improve not only our own lives
but their lives too. Volunteering can be an expression of that loving service
for others.
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