Do you ever feel inspired to make a difference but feel too small and insignificant?
‘I sometimes find I get a bit overwhelmed when I start looking at how many different ways that we could be helping and serving.
Don’t underestimate the power of being friends with someone, being a neighbour to someone, visiting someone who doesn’t get out of the house very often. It might be your grandma. The needs could be closer to you than you think. Making a difference for one person is making a difference.’
Listen as Eloise, a young person inspired to make a difference in the world, talks about the call to serve others.
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Key takeaways from this episode
- Serving others starts with small, everyday actions.
Eloise encourages people not to underestimate simple acts like visiting someone, helping a neighbour, or being a friend—these are meaningful ways to make a difference. - Faith inspired her to live a life of service.
Her Christian journey led her to filter life decisions through the question: “How can I love and serve others through this?” - Mission is about supporting, not saving.
On a mission trip to Fiji, Eloise learned the value of listening, learning from local people, and building mutual respect—rather than arriving with all the answers. - God’s presence provides strength and direction.
Verses like “I am with you always” reminded her that she’s never serving alone—God is with her in every act of love and service. - Her personal faith journey took time and honesty.
Though initially uninterested in Christianity, Eloise slowly came to faith through school, questions, Scripture, and the moment she realised her need for grace. - Anyone can serve—right where they are.
Eloise urges others to notice the needs around them and to start where they are, using their gifts and interests to serve with purpose and humility.
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