World Changers Little Rock has kicked off with a bang, as already several people have come to know the Lord through the efforts of nearly 300 students and leaders!
KTHV-TV (Channel 7) - By this time next week, some Little Rock homes will look a lot better thanks to a group of teenagers. The students from five different states are spending their summer vacation helping low-income homeowners with much-needed improvements.
The group is called “World Changers” and what they do is quite remarkable. In just a week, they'll repair and renovate 23 Little Rock homes, touching many lives along the way.
Instead of playing video games or hanging out at the mall, we caught up with 11 teenagers spending the summer doing the kind of hard labor few would volunteer for.
John Shook, 15, of The Woodlands, Texas, says, "We’re rebuilding the roof. We’re actually taking it down today and we're working on the siding."
"Oh no, it's not easy work, but it's all worth it," says 14-year-old Rachel Wilkerson.
Wilkerson and Shook are just two of 300 youth in Little Rock this week who've paid money to be here and believe it or not, say they wouldn't want to be spending their summer any other way.
"They say, you know, 'Why in the heck would you do this? Why would you pay money, come here and then spend a week to work on a house?' Well, it's because of God," says Wilkerson. "It's for our ministry."
Monday, the students reached out to 76-year-old Rose Cunningham.
"They seem to be doing a beautiful job," says Cunningham.
A widow with little income, Cunningham says without the help of these kids, "I don't know. I probably have to go in debt and get somebody to fix it for me, which I really wasn't able to do. I might would have to sell the house."
Shook says, "We’re gonna repaint it; we're gonna fix the underneath of her porch and do touch-up where it's needed. It'll look nice."
Cunningham calls the teens a blessing from God.
"The Lord answered my prayers," she says.
Funny, the teens call Cunningham the same.
Wilkerson explains, "And if we can reach out and we can help one person, if we can touch one life, then our goal is complete."
Leaders of the group estimate the teens are donating close to $250,000 worth of labor this week.
The city of Little Rock helped buy the supplies used to repair the homes. Next month, the group will spend a week renovating homes in Benton.
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FRC students had tremendous success serving the Lord this past week at World Changers! A total of 6 people came to know the Lord and more than 60 presentations of the gospel were made by students and leaders the week of June 17-24. In all, 23 homes were repaired by the efforts of students in heat approaching 100 degrees!
