You know the look. You ask for a student to volunteer to explain something in class, but instead, a bunch of eyes look down at the floor. Avoidance is the easy way out. Is your Christian school doing the same thing with volunteering?

Summer brings wonderful opportunities to help others in need, whether locally or within a national organization. No matter whether you're helping the Red Cross, serving at local food pantries, mowing elderly community members' lawns, or traveling to a different state to help with a natural disaster, volunteering is the perfect way to express Christ's love and message of hope with others. Demonstrating a spirit of service at your Christian school will help teach your students the importance of giving time for someone else in need.

So raise your hand to volunteer with your Christian school students today. Visit helpful sites online like ChristianVolunteering.org or see what needs already exist in your neighborhood.

Get moving to show Christ's love to others. As the Lord reminds us, "And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me" (Matthew 25:40).

Does your Christian school volunteer? What activities have your students helped with in their community or church?