People will appreciate and never forget everything you help them especially when times they are tough. No matter what happens in life, be good to people, so that they will also be good to people around themselves. One of my techniques in helping others in my community service, especially here in Church, is listen carefully, and give comforting words and advice to my friends, especially those in trials.
— Angel Allapitan
As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others. In the Church, a way to help is by volunteering our time, serving our community and others without expectation of material rewards in return.
— Carmelita Baro
There are many options if you’re looking for ways to help others. A simple greeting like “how are you?” or smiling at someone when they look sad can help sometimes. It doesn’t require you to spend a lot of money or expose yourself in any way for it simply requires a desire to support others and a willingness to be involved in their lives. You’ll be amazed at how much each of us can offer!
— Shella Carbonell
We live surrounded by people with different races, cultures and behaviour so we must extend our arms in different ways. In any situation, consider the feeling of others. Raise the level of confidence of those who are thinking negatively. Help them recognise the fruits of efforts and discuss the positivity of life.
— Martin Dio
Leaving our families to work in a foreign land and not knowing what fate awaits us so as to give the loved ones a better life is for me a way of help. Aside from our families back home, there are also ways of giving help. It depends on a case-to-case situation. We can go out of our comfort zone to lend our ears and listen to someone grieving or with problems that they need to talk about.
As we celebrate the 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines. The Chaplaincy to Filipino Migrants organises an on-line talk every Tuesday at 9.00pm. You can join us at:
https://www.Facebook.com/CFM-Gifted-to-give-101039001847033
— Daisy Famador
When somebody seek serious advice, we have to be a good listener and attentive to every word they utter; and be sensitive to their feeling when making a reply. Don’t be judgemental but be understanding and be compassionate. Most of all give a sound advice. For financial matters, we can help within our capacity.
— Janeth Garde
Through observing: look at the people around you and try to figure out how they might be feeling based on how they are acting.
Through listening: take time to listen to someone in depth about a special event in their life. Try to imagine what it must have been like for them and ask them to tell you more about how they felt. You’ll probably notice that you feel closer, more “in sync” with the person you’re listening to.
— Melo Jean Manalo
Actually, there is no specific technique on how to help other people wherein we can say that such technique is so effective. The effectivity of a certain technique will depend on how the given problem is addressed. So, the key word here is focus. The one offering for help should be focused on a specific solution on how to solve the specific problem. But how can we focus on an effective solution? Begin by identifying the problem. We have to know exactly the problem given by listening to the person first. When you listen to someone who is having a problem you are giving ample time, and in offering your precious time to some one, there is healing in it. In our busyness and in this fast pacing and highly commercialised society, the time spent to listen on someone having a heavy burden is really a jewel.
— Chris Orcuse
While assisting the terminated workers, there is a delegation of tasks. When we are inform about the situation of the worker, we will put it in our group chat so we can decide together how to reach out to the worker and guide her. We also refer cases to non-government organisations, depending on what they need.
— Marites Palma
There are many techniques in helping others, but it depends on what problem they are facing. If it is a financial issue, we can share what we can afford. If it is a personal emotional problem we can help through patiently listening to their problems and let them feel our concern. Quoting a verse from the Word of God or maybe sharing our own experience can be of help to encourage them.
— Evelyn Rana
