19th-25thJuly
Buy something in a charity shop and pay more than the asking price!
Offer to wash a friends/neighbours / family members car for free!
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AOK Day... Act of Kindness Day is every Friday! We're going out of our way to make someone else's day!
It’s the little things that make all the difference isn’t it? It’s obvious someone cares for you when they take the time to ask how you are, to offer you a drink or to sincerely listen to what you have to say.
Jesus got it. He did some amazing big things, like feeding thousands, healing the sick and preaching to masses of people about God’s Kingdom.
But he wasn’t just about the up front stuff. He went out his way to do the little things… the compassionate and kind things. And he did all this not in a blaze of glory, but when no-one was really looking. Chatting to a socially outcast woman at a well, eating with those the rest of society hated or just caring enough to notice, he lived his life as an act of kindness to others.
That’s what AOK Day is all about. Doing the simple things, having a laugh, but also sincerely caring for others, following Jesus’ example and making a difference, no matter how small.
AOK Day Mission: Buying someone an ice cream or cold drink on a hot day!
Date Reported: 14th June
AOK Agent: Debbie from Leominster
Summary of Mission:
It went really well. I was walking back to my friend's house on a hot day, and as I passed the corner shop I thought about buying myself an ice cream. Then this week's AOK mission popped into my head, and I thought of buying one for my friend too. When I arrived at my friend's house, I let myself in (I have a key). She wasnt home from school so I put it in the freezer and she got a nice surprise when she arrived home :).
AOK Day Mission: All of them!
Date Reported: 21st April
AOK Agent: Jerry from Bath
Summary of Mission:
At our school we do one AOK a week!!! It's agreat way to get us all thinking about others.....
AOK Day Mission: Giving away free sweets!
Date Reported: 20th April
AOK Agent: Alice from Northampton
Summary of Mission:
Our CU gave out lolly poops to everyone in the school, with Bible verses or happy messages attached. It went ok, but alot of people ignored the note and just ate the lolly!
AOK Day Mission: Bake or make a treat for a friend
Date Reported: 6th April
AOK Agent: Rachel from Surrey
Summary of Mission:
I made peanut butter cookies for the old people group that meets on a Tuesday at my church. Now they invite me every tuesday even though I'm ony 16!
AOK Day Mission: Giving away your spare Easter eggs!
Date Reported: 6th April
AOK Agent: Rachel from Surrey
Summary of Mission:
I gave them to my parents as we are emergency foster carers and they gave theirs to the 2 kids we have at the moment. My dad was chuffed.
AOK Day Mission: Giving away your spare Easter eggs!
Date Reported: 6th April
AOK Agent: Jen from Bristol
Summary of Mission:
My husband bought me a box of 6 Cadbury creme eggs (my fave) and on Sunday we took a friend to the airport who we won't get to see again for a few months and I offered up a prized egg. I wasn't just left with 5: my hubby ate 2! Hard to part with: friend and eggs! But knowing some one gets to enjoy something you find dear is even sweeter.
AOK Day Mission: Buying a surprise gift for a friend...
Date Reported: 11th March
AOK Agent: Ivy from London
Summary of Mission:
I bought my friend a chocolate with money I could've bought sweets for myself with because she was having a rough time. I also lent my sister £10 even though I know I won't get it back until a few months (or never!). It felt good to be generous!! =)
AOK Day Mission: Bake or make a treat for some friends
Date Reported: 21st February
AOK Agent: Annukka from Finland
Summary of Mission:
I baked some bread and took it with me to a meeting. People were really hungry and I just sat there and I saw how my box became empty really quick. And I mean REALLY quick!
AOK Day Mission: All round kindness
Date Reported: 8th February
AOK Agent: Daniel from Stratford
Summary of Mission:
I saw a man in the street who was poor and gave them money, and took them with me to get clothes & food. I also cooked a meal for my family and have organised a meal for my mum and her friends as a surprise to her.
AOK Day Mission: Pick up some litter you see lying in the street!!
Date Reported: 5th January
AOK Agent:Emily from London
Summary of Mission:
On my way home from school I thought now would be a great time to pick up some rubbish, I soon spotted a biscuit wrapper and eagerly grabbed it in excitement not noticing the big pile of dog poo it was stuck in! Not too impressed when I realised, but I went on to pick up a few more pieces on my walk home (:
AOK Day Mission: Get together with some mates and visit a home for the elderly to sing some carols!
Date Reported: 17th December
AOK Agent: Abi from Lincolnshire
Summary of Mission:
Last week four groups of us (pupils and teachers) went and sang carols at a different old people's centre in the area every day. The people there really appreciated it and it felt so nice to be able to give them something to enjoy at Christmas instead of being on their own... they were all so happy and couldn't believe that we would give the time to go and sing to them :)
AOK Day Mission: Get ethical with your Christmas presents!
Date Reported: 30th November
AOK Agent:Stephen from Rayleigh
Summary of Mission:
I bought a ethical Christmas gift for my family this year! It went really well, I bought my brother a gift of feeding a family from oxfamunwrapped. It was only £7! A gift like that just really makes a difference in someone's life. You got a card and could put in your own personal message too!
AOK Day Mission: Lent someone an umbrella!
Date Reported: 24th November
AOK Agent: Rebbecca from the Wirall
Summary of Mission:
I lent someone my umbrella in the rain! I also bought my friend some chocolate because she was having a hard time. It went really well! It's nice to be nice to other people and their reactions have been really interesting!
AOK Day Mission: Buy (or make) a card, write a bunch of encouraging messages in it and then send it to someone who needs cheering up!
Date Reported: 23rd November
AOK Agent: Nina from Devon
Summary of Mission:
It went really well! The lady I sent it to was sooo happy and hung her card (with the decorated envelope! lol =L) on the string above her desk and gave me a hug. She seems a lot more friendly towards me now too. :)X
AOK Day Mission: Buy a homeless person a cuppa!
Date Reported: 21st November
AOK Agent: Jodie from Gloucestershire
Summary of Mission:
I always walk past this homeless guy when I'm in town. It was raining and he looked so down and cold! I remembered the AOK and popped to Starbucks to get him a coffee. He really appreciated it and it made me feel great! :)
AOK Day Mission: Sending a card and gift to someone who needed cheering up!
Date Reported: 16th November
AOK Agent: Emma from Cheltenham!
Summary of Mission:
I found a website called Post Pals that allows you to send stuff to poorly children to cheer them up and got a lovely thankyou card back :)
AOK Day Mission: Giving away some chocolate!
Date Reported: 7th November
AOK Agent: Jemma from New Zealand!
Summary of Mission:
I didn't have any spare cash, so while at the supermarket, I bought the busker outside a chocolate bar, knowing he'd been there AGES. I see him there everytime and decided to suprise him. When I dropped it in his guitar case, he looked up with the brightest smile. I ended up having a good chat with him - amazing how chocolate can bring people together!
AOK Day Mission: Cheering up an upset friend!!
Date Reported: 19th October
AOK Agent: Ellena from Gloucester
Summary of Mission:
I gave someone who was really upset the link to the AOK website to cheer them up! It went well, it made her really happy, which made me happy :)
AOK Day Mission: Gave a box of chocolates to the school cleaners!
Date Reported: 8th October
AOK Agent: Emily from Weymouth
Summary of Mission:
It went really well! After school I waited behind and gave a box of chocolates to one of the ladys who cleans the school and said to her to share them out! She was so shocked she could barely say thanks! It was definitely worth the smile she gave me!
AOK Day Mission: Give a choc bat/treat to the person behind you at the till...
Date Reported: 27th September
AOK Agent: Katrina from Lincolnshire
Summary of Mission:
I was headed to the sweetie shop for a treat for the person behind me, but there wasn't a queue. During the day, I silently prayed that God would reveal to me who to give the choco. too. I was walking down the high street with my friend and I saw this guy in a mobility scooter and I thought thats him! So I went up to him and said "This is for you" and he was really shocked that it was for him! Bless him, but it gave me such a feeling of warmth through my body and I immediately smiled really widely! I'm still full of happiness from that! :)
AOK Day Mission: Give a choc bat/treat to the person behind you at the till...
Date Reported: 26th September
AOK Agent: Arianne from Poole
Summary of Mission:
I couldn't do the till thing, because I've not had the money to go shopping, but I had a chocolate bar given to me. So, I left it outside for the milkman (Dairy Crest man) and left a message saying "Enjoy and God bless". The next time he delivered he left a message saying thank you and free cheese :)
AOK Day Mission: I gave a gift to a boy in my tutor group who is always left out and unloved!
Date Reported: 13th September
AOK Agent: Emily from Weymouth
Summary of Mission:
I plucked up the courage and asked a boy who is really unloved if he passed a shop on his way home from school and that if he did here's a pound to buy something! He was so happy and telling anyone who would listen what I had done it was great!!
AOK Day Mission: Help out a homeless person
Date Reported: 26th August
AOK Agent: Lauren from Reading
Summary of Mission:
I walked past a homeless guy and felt really really bad afterwards, so I went back a few days later and bought him a drink and some food, because I saw a poster advising that you shouldn't give them money as they might use it for drugs etc. The smile on his face when I gave it to him gave me an amazing feeling! I wanted to pray for him but didn't build up the courage to do it =(
AOK Day Mission: Be nice to someone in a shopping queue!
Date Reported: 24th August
AOK Agent: Lorna from Surrey
Summary of Mission:
I was shopping in Tescos & don't have a clubcard, so at the checkout I offered my reward points to the lady behind. She couldn't believe it, especially as it was double points that day!
AOK Day Mission: Pay for the car behind you at a toll road.
Date Reported: 23rd August
AOK Agent: Lisa from Cornwall
Summary of Mission:
Well it wasn't me, but I was going to Plymouth with my friend and when we got to the toll her dad gave in £2 (extra for the person behind) and she was really shocked, it was so funnyy!
AOK Day Mission: Be a conversationalist! Ask someone lots of questions, ask them about their life story and encourage them in what they have to say!
Date Reported: 19th August
AOK Agent: Samantha from North East England
Summary of Mission:
I did it wihtout releasing as I had never heard about aok day before. We were travelling down to Soul Survivor and back, I began asking questions to my youth leader about his life and church. I learnt lots of intresting things and i think he enjoyed telling me about it.
AOK Day Mission: Write someone a letter or nice postcard with an encouraging message for them on it....
Date Reported: 13th July
AOK Agent: Jem from Thanet
Summary of Mission:
I was on holiday with a friend in Wales, so I sent postcards to my family and a couple of good friends and got a few texts back saying how I made their day!!
AOK Day Mission: Give your neighbour a paper!
Date Reported: 13th June
AOK Agent: Alisha from Thames Ditton
Summary of Mission:
I dropped a newspaper in to my neighbours front door along with a choclate bar and a note saying have a good day. The neighbour then came over to ask my mum if she had dropped off the newspaper. She told her that it was me and in return she brought me two new books!
AOK Day Mission: I made cupcakes for my friends! Date Reported: 19th February
AOK Agent: Caillean from : Plymouth
Summary of Mission:
I made cupcakes for my friends and colleagues and eventhough they didn't rise properly and the icing was a bit runny everyone was very appreciative!!
AOK Day Mission: Teach older people how to use some new technology!
Date Reported: 16th February
AOK Agent: Rachel from Watford
Summary of Mission:
My brother and I decided to teach our parents cell group how to play on the Nintendo Wii and Wii fit! It was very funny! The average age in their cell group is 55 which made the evening even funnier! Check the pics...
AOK Day Mission: Baking cookies for the binmen
Date Reported: 18th December
AOK Agent: Emilie from Bradford
Summary of Mission:
I baked some cookies for my Bin Men! They loved it and even left me a note that cheered me up a lot!
AOK Day Mission: Buying some chips!
Date Reported: 6th November
AOK Agent: Lydia from Burton
Summary of Mission:
We were going to the chip shop and my friend was with me we were going to take her home as her mum was doing exams and was getting a bit strested so me and my dad decided to help her mum and buy them all chips she was really thankful.
AOK Day Mission: Giving out some compliments
Date Reported: 11th October
AOK Agent: Fiona from Nottingham
Summary of Mission:
Well I was on the bus and this really quiet girl who has no friends got on....I moved over to let her sit next to me and she smiled. I thought "WOW she has a nice smile" and just then God told me to tell her she did. I plucked up the courage and she was so supprised and pleased she grined all over again even more cool!
AOK Day Mission: Helping out a mate AND a random neighbour
Date Reported: 27th September
AOK Agent: Becky from Kendall
Summary of Mission:
Me and my mate were on our way to school when on a FREEZING day when I saw a friend half way through her paper round. The metal handle on the paper trolley was making her hands feel sub-zero temperatures so I gave her my gloves! She was really pleased and thought they were a real life-saver!
Another time was when me and my mates were walking down our road when we saw this lady knock over all her bins as she tried to reverse out of her driveway. We all rushed forward to help her out and pick them up. She was so surprised and thankful that she stared with a smile and couldn't speak at first!
AOK Day Mission: Helping an elderly person with some gardening!
Date Reported: 24th September
AOK Agent: Sarah from Essex
Summary of Mission:
I didn't really do much just cut back a few hedges and made the garden look a lot tidier with the help of my parents and younger brother. She really appreciated it as we stayed out to finish it even though the weather wasn't that great.
AOK Day Mission: Give away a nice bit of cake!
Date Reported: 18th September
AOK Agent: Jack from Suffolk
Summary of Mission:
I bought a cake in M&S and went round the park looking for someone to give it to. I eventually found a man sitting on a bench on his own. I went and offered him the cake I had. At first he refused, but then he changed his mind and took it. He was amazed that I wanted to do something like that to him. I said I thought he looked like he needed one, and that Jesus would too.
AOK Day week 71: 7-13 July
Mission: Give away something you don't use anymore...
Name: Stuart
Location: UK
I gave something I don't use to someone who will use it... it went great! I gave my CD to my brother who's copy broke!
AOK Day week 68: 16-22 June
Mission: Wash a neighbour, family member or mates car without them knowing!
Name: Natasha
Location: Hampshire
I bought a bag of lollipops and gave them out throughout the day. I know this was ages ago but my friends still talk about it, and now I'm nicknmed "The Lollipop Lady!" I think I might even do it again..
AOK Day week 66: 2-8 June
Mission: Do some washing up... whether you're at home, work or even a mates house!
Name: Jen
Location: Camberley
I helped a homeless person! I was walking to the train station after work and I saw a man sitting by a shop begging. He only had about 30p that he had collected. I have been told not to give money to homeless people, so I thought a drink or some food would benefit him more. I ran to the nearest news agents and got a drink and some food and gave it to the man. He was over whelmed. He was so grateful. He smiled and said thank you, and I left saying "God bless you".
AOK Day week 64: 12-18 May
Mission: Practice the art of listening and be interested in what people say by asking more questions than you answer in a conversation...
Name: Jane
Location: Andover
Ok so i know this was yonks ago and I didn't actually do this because I knew about it, but one of the people I work with is a mother and thinks she's fat... but she soooo isn't. I keep having an on going argument with her telling her she's not fat, she never believes me, but I always hope that it makes her feel a tiny bit better about herself!
AOK Day week 63: 5-11 May
Mission: Be chivalrous and hold the door open for someone!
Name: Sarah
Location: Warwickshire
At School I opened the door for about 5 mins and the amount of students and teachers who walked past, and were so surprised that they forgot to say thank you!!AOK Day week 62: 28 April - 4 May
Mission: Be encouraging and tell your boss, teacher, lecturer or parent that you think they do a good job!
Name: Emma
Location: Cardiff
In our youth housegroup the other day, we all thought of someone who has encouraged us in our walk with Jesus (or just in general) at some point in our lives and wrote them a thank you card. It was great to let these people know how important they've been to us, whether they realised it or not. Lovely!
Name: Natalie
Location: Southend-On-Sea
My old form tutor helped me out with my English Language coursework because I had no idea what I was doing, so to say thank I bought her a bunch of flowers and a box of chocolates. That made her all smiley, which was pretty cool!
AOK Day week 60: 7 - 14 April
Mission: Leave 40p in a phone box so someone can make a call when they need to!
Name: Steve
Location: Portishead, Bristol
Our Christian Union at school gave out nearly a thousand cream eggs the week before Easter and it was great! They went really, really quickly and people were very curious as to why we were giving them out!
AOK Day week 59: 31 March - 6 April
Mission: When travelling on public transport, offer your seat to someone....
Name: L
Location: Devon
Well, in Devon there aren't many buses, and when there are, there aren't enough people to have to give your seat up. So instead, I went and sat next to a girl who was by herself at school today. Made both of us feel a bit better :) My job is done for this week...
Name: Emma
Location: Devon
I helped an old lady reach something from a high shelf in the super market. She was happy and said that she normanlly just gives up trying as she can't reach!
AOK Day week 55: 3-9 March
Mission: Buy a decent paper and post it through a neighbours door!
Name: Kate
Location: Southampton
I don't drive so have to carry shopping everywhere, when you have potatoes it's heavy! So today I was walking behind this lady who kept swapping her shopping from one hand to another... I knew the stress, so asked if she would like me to take a bag. I did and we chatted for about a mile til we got to her house. She didn't speak English very well, and looked slightly bemused - but I think it was all good!!
Name: Kimberley
Location: London
I was walking home with one of my friends, and I saw this women struggling to carry her shopping. I knew she needed help, and I told my friend that we should help her, and she was like 'no' because its so uncool. I still felt that I should help her because if I was struggling to hold a few bags i would really appreciate it, if someone could help me aswell. So in the end, I helped her and so did my friend. We carried her shopping all the way to her house. We didnt get anything, but it still felt good giving someone a helping hand.
AOK Day week 51: 4-10 Feb
Mission: Buy a bag of lollies and give them out throughout the day!
Name: Jen
Location: Surrey
It was really fun! I bought a bag of lollies, mints and foam fruits and took them to school with me. The lollies went pretty fast! They cheered everyone up! :)
AOK Day week 50: 28 Jan - 3 Feb
Mission: If you walk by a homeless person stop to chat and buy them a cuppa!
Name: Chris
Location: Liverpool
I was walking back to my halls of residence at uni a different way to what I normally do thinking how I was going to have to miss AOK day because I was busy all day, but as I was walking home a guy asked me for some money.
I asked him if he wanted something to eat and drink, he asked for a pasty and a cup of tea, which I then got him with a bag of crisps and a big choc chip cookie! He looked really happy, I shook his hand, he was called Tommy, I told him my name, said bye and God bless and then prayed for him all the way home. I was so chuffed that God made me walk past him!
Name: Louise
Location: Cambridgeshire
All of them!
Just to let you know that each week we let our whole youth group know what this weeks AOK mission is and then they come back the next week and share how they have got on, writing it in our new AOK scrap book.
Name: Rhiannon
Location: Swansea
I'm probably cheating because I did this one last Saturday when I was in town - I got talking to the guy selling Big Issues (shame though - I never got his name) and we had a really good chat.
AOK Day week 47:
7-14 Jan
Mission: Help someone to keep their New Year's resolution!
Name: Nicole
Location: Cambridgeshire
I tried to help someone in their New Year's resolution. We've put together a scrap book, and each week I write down the AOK and when we've done the week's AOK we write on the page what happened! It works reeeeealy well! Try it!
AOK Day Week 46: 31 Dec - 6 Jan
Mission: Let someone go ahead of you in a checkout queue in the post Christmas sales!
Name: Ruth
Location: Leeds
With my cell group at school we put on a Christmas party in the 6th Form Centre with free food and games. Some people couldn't believe that it was free and insisted on giving donations, which all went to a campaign we are running at the moment in school. Everyone had great fun and I'm sure we will be soon making plans for an Easter party!
AOK Day Week 44: 17 - 23 December
Mission: Be a Secret Santa
Name: Gem
Location: Devon
We took inspiration from AOK and set up a group in school. We then organised a lunch time when we gave out loads of free mince pies! It was abit scary but it was really cool seeing people's reactions when they discovered they could help themselves to free christmas food!
AOK Day Week 39: 19 - 25 November
Mission: Remove the word 'can't' from your vocabulary for a day...
Name: Katy
Location: Walsall
I removed 'can't' from my volcabulary for a day and I think i managed to do it :)! I have a suggestion too: pray for every person or the situation that they share with you, be it a problem, worry, concern or if it's somthing good, thank god for it...
AOK Day Week 37: 5 - 11 November
Mission: Open a door for someone OR stand in a doorway for ten minutes and hold the door open for everyone that walks through!
Name: Lyndsey
Location: Sligo, Ireland
Just to encourage. We live in the West of Ireland (the least evangelised part of Europe) and as a small youth group, we've been doing AOK for the last few months. The young people are absolutely amazed at the respones to their acts of kindness and are REALLY learning from the experiences. We're hoping to see big change in Sligo by us Being the difference here.
AOK Day Week 36: 29 October - 4 November
Mission: Make someone feel important!
Name: Abigail
Location: Devon
I did the AOK about helping an old lady. and my Nanny wanted someone to help her do the washing up. I didn't really feel like doing it as it was late, and I do a lot of washing up, as you can imagine - living in a family of 11.
But then I remembered AOK!
I decided to go ahead and do it as I can't do many AOK's living in the country.. It went OK, and Nan was pleased!
Name: Jen
Location: Surrey
I bought something for someone behind the counter at a shop. It went really well! The lady hugged me and kissed me on the cheek! She was really happy and was chuffed! :) I felt really good inside and left with a big smile on my face!
AOK DAY WEEK 35: 22 -28 October:
Mission: There is no AOK Day mission this week... get creative and send in your own ideas!
Name: Anonymous
Location: Manchester
I made up my own and it was fabulous. I bought Breakfast for the homeless in Manchester. Everyone was really grateful but surprised. Sometimes it was hard cause not everyone's english was very good and I can't hear well but they were very grateful.
Name: Molly
Location: Burton On Trent
I texted three friends a bible verse. I think it helped them to realise how important they were to God.
Name: Claire
Location: Droitwitch
my suggestion is to leave a £1 in the trolley next time you are at the supermarket, so the next person doesn't have to put their own in.
AOK DAY WEEK 33: 15 -21 October:
Mission: Let someone get on a bus, train, or in a car, in front of you...
Name: Miranda
Location: Weymouth
Me and a friend bought a homeless guy lunch today, we got him a chicken and bacon sandwich, a big carton of orange juice and a mars bar. He looked really happy and stunned when we gave it to him!
Name: Jen
Location: Surrey
I gave a can of coke to a random person! I wandered around Sainsburys choosing the right one, then out in the mall I went, scaning to see who needed this coke. I found my target. The cleaner! He was chuffed and so was!
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