The second Saturday of every month, our church sets up a few outreach opportunities. One regular event our family participates in is visiting a nursing home for Alzheimer patients. It is a family-friendly event as the residents love to watch and interact with little kids.
Derek has been taking the girls every month for awhile now. I usually stayed home while Kyle took his morning nap. This month was the first time Kyle and I participated. We started our visit with some coloring. The kids colored cards and gave them out to the residents.
We then sang a few songs and listened to a Bible story. We visited with the residents and then it was time to go.
Before we left, we took some photos outside.
At first, Karis liked visiting the nursing home but then decided she no longer enjoyed it. She says she doesn't like going because she can't understand the residents. Some are hard to understand and they often repeat the same statements or questions. We explain to her that we go to make them happy and that it means a lot to them since they can't go out and do the same things we do. She's had a good attitude about going and though she's not super excited to go, she goes with an open mind. The nursing home isn't the girls' favorite place to go but they always have good time. It's a good interruption of their me-centered world with some selflessness and serving.
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