Uninterrupted Joy of Serving in Retirement: Ward Hastings and Georgina Wong
Ward and Georgina express real joy and purpose in serving others in their retirement years.
For those who have been connected to YES! Young Enough to Serve for a while, you have no doubt heard the names of Ward Hastings and Georgina Wong. They are two of our local YES! heroes who exemplify the joy of serving full-throttle in their retirement years.
For Ward and Georgina, serving in 'retirement' is a natural continuation of their pre-retirement years. They never got the memo telling them that their best serving ended with their careers. They serve God through serving others.
Because of their contagious servant hearts they are blessed with friends of all ages, experiencing countless opportunities to make a positive difference in the lives of others.
Meeting Needs and Sharing Christ at Eighty: Don Crooker
Don encourages us to see the unlimited potential for serving in our communities.
Don inspires us go through doors that will open to us during retirement. Sometimes our noticing an unmet need may be a sign that God is prompting us to do something about it! He suggests contacting agencies on your own or teaming up with someone else as you respond to a variety of needs in your community, church and neighborhood.
If Christians are not involved in community projects, how will these needs be met? And how will we let our lights shine beyond our Christian community? Don encourages us to see the limitless potential for serving in our communities.
Taking Inventory of the Tools in Your Toolbox: Kathy Benton
We need mentors of all ages in our lives, and older adults can certainly help round out the toolbox of younger leaders---serving as models, coaches, consultants, mentors.
In helping older adults find their new normal, Kathy encourages all of us to keep a good variety of new and older tools in our toolbox.
We need mentors of all ages in our lives, and older adults can certainly help round out the toolbox of younger leaders---serving as models, coaches, consultants, mentors. Kathy challenges the young to initiate some of these important cross-generational conversations, drawing from their wisdom and practical experience.
She emphasizes too that this same spirit of openness needs to flow from adults as we grow older . . . being teachable . . . staying teachable. Waking up each morning with the question, "Who will teach me something today?"
Knowing that the road to remaining purposeful has lots of twists and turns, Kathy encourages older adults to remain persistent as they pursue opportunities. Lean on the truth that God still has a purpose for our lives, and He will help us find it!