Community service is focus of American Samoa Youth Ministries
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After a year focused on leadership training, American Samoa Mission (ASM) Pathfinders, Adventurers, and youth had the opportunity to put their knowledge into practice, leading and participating in a community service project that helped a variety of organisations in American Samoa.
Conducted on Sabbath afternoon, October 30, the initiative distributed food, bedding, and toiletries to government facilities, such as the Tafuna Correctional Facility (a juvenile detention centre), Hope House (home for the elderly and disabled), and two shelters housed under the Department of Human and Social Services (DHSS).
According to Seiuli Lance Pelenato, ASM Youth Ministries director, community service projects that meet the community’s needs have been a priority forASM Youth Ministries. “I believe we can change the world if we work together. And nothing has been more fulfilling than working side-by-side with young people in Youth Ministries community service outreach,” said Pelenato.