Service Reflection
Going to a Convalescent Hospital
I went to a convalescent hospital in Lancaster to play Christmas songs with my piano class, and sing Christmas carols. I played Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from the Nutcracker, and my class and I sang ‘Angels we have heard on high’, ‘We wish you a Merry Christmas’, ‘Feliz Navidad’, and ‘Silent Night’. We played in a large room, where the nurses brought the elderly patients. I arrived at ten AM and I warmed up on the piano. Then I sat down while my piano teacher introduced us and prayed with the patients.Before it was my turn to play piano, my piano class and I sang three songs with someone playing a guitar. When it was my turn I stood up and walked to the front of the room. I introduced myself, what song I was going to play, and the composer of my song. I put my music on the piano, sat down, and began to play. I put my heart into the music and i played delicately. I wanted the patients of the Convalescent Hospital to enjoy my music. I was there to bring them joy and peace. That is how I played ‘Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy’; with love and joy. When I finished playing, I curtsied, grabbed my music off the piano and sat down once again. When everyone had finished playing their song, we all went up to the front again to sing three more songs. The last song we sang was ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’. Then we all started walking around the room and talking to the patients. They all spoke Spanish, so we talked to them in Spanish. They blessed us and we held their hands. We told them,”God Bless You.” When we said that we really meant it with our whole heart and soul. We wanted them to be blessed, experience joy, and be loved.
When I went to the Convalescent Hospital all the patients who came to see us perform for them were in wheelchairs. One was in a bed. When we walked past various rooms, we could see the elderly in bed with oxygen or other medical equipment that was needed for their survival. Many of those in the Hospital were dying. That is why we came to play piano, sing and worship with them. We wanted to give them happiness and let them forget about their worries, and what was going on in their lives. Being able to preform, worship, and sing for the elderly was the greatest gift I have ever given and recived. I loved that I was able to share what I was learing and give back to my community. I know I made an impact in the patients’ lives and they also impacted my life as well. My piano teacher recently told us that they enjoyed our performance very much, and wanted us to come back. I would also be happy to return to the Convalescent Hospital to bring joy and God’s word to the patients. God has given me the gift of playing piano and I will use that gift to help others and positively impact their lives, because that is what he wants us to do. I know the patients enjoyed our performance, but I also hope it brought them joy, love, encouragement, hope, and salvation. I don’t usually get many opportunities to show that I am Caring, however this experience let me help others and share the love I have. I would love to have more experiences like this one in the future. Although I was a bit nervous at first, it feels great to be able to help those in need. I never truly realized how much our performance meant to the patient's until I talked to them after our performance. They loved it and felt blessed, they were overjoyed to have us spread the Christmas Spirit. I made a difference in at least one person's’ life, and that is what counts.
I went to a convalescent hospital in Lancaster to play Christmas songs with my piano class, and sing Christmas carols. I played Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from the Nutcracker, and my class and I sang ‘Angels we have heard on high’, ‘We wish you a Merry Christmas’, ‘Feliz Navidad’, and ‘Silent Night’. We played in a large room, where the nurses brought the elderly patients. I arrived at ten AM and I warmed up on the piano. Then I sat down while my piano teacher introduced us and prayed with the patients.Before it was my turn to play piano, my piano class and I sang three songs with someone playing a guitar. When it was my turn I stood up and walked to the front of the room. I introduced myself, what song I was going to play, and the composer of my song. I put my music on the piano, sat down, and began to play. I put my heart into the music and i played delicately. I wanted the patients of the Convalescent Hospital to enjoy my music. I was there to bring them joy and peace. That is how I played ‘Dance of The Sugar Plum Fairy’; with love and joy. When I finished playing, I curtsied, grabbed my music off the piano and sat down once again. When everyone had finished playing their song, we all went up to the front again to sing three more songs. The last song we sang was ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’. Then we all started walking around the room and talking to the patients. They all spoke Spanish, so we talked to them in Spanish. They blessed us and we held their hands. We told them,”God Bless You.” When we said that we really meant it with our whole heart and soul. We wanted them to be blessed, experience joy, and be loved.
When I went to the Convalescent Hospital all the patients who came to see us perform for them were in wheelchairs. One was in a bed. When we walked past various rooms, we could see the elderly in bed with oxygen or other medical equipment that was needed for their survival. Many of those in the Hospital were dying. That is why we came to play piano, sing and worship with them. We wanted to give them happiness and let them forget about their worries, and what was going on in their lives. Being able to preform, worship, and sing for the elderly was the greatest gift I have ever given and recived. I loved that I was able to share what I was learing and give back to my community. I know I made an impact in the patients’ lives and they also impacted my life as well. My piano teacher recently told us that they enjoyed our performance very much, and wanted us to come back. I would also be happy to return to the Convalescent Hospital to bring joy and God’s word to the patients. God has given me the gift of playing piano and I will use that gift to help others and positively impact their lives, because that is what he wants us to do. I know the patients enjoyed our performance, but I also hope it brought them joy, love, encouragement, hope, and salvation. I don’t usually get many opportunities to show that I am Caring, however this experience let me help others and share the love I have. I would love to have more experiences like this one in the future. Although I was a bit nervous at first, it feels great to be able to help those in need. I never truly realized how much our performance meant to the patient's until I talked to them after our performance. They loved it and felt blessed, they were overjoyed to have us spread the Christmas Spirit. I made a difference in at least one person's’ life, and that is what counts.