this week we sponsored a compassion child. his name is denilson. he’s a 4 year old lil cutie living in Guatemala. we can’t wait to start communicating with him. writing letters, drawing pictures, sending pictures and gifts. and, hopefully, one day meet him!
a lot of my friends sponsor children. and several take trips across the world to meet them and to raise awareness. it is always big news within our social media circle. and it is a wonderful act of servanthood. a beautiful display of love.
as is helping in your local food pantry. partnering with a child in your towns elementary school as a lunch buddy or reading buddy. stopping in that grocery line to ask the, obviously heart broken, young woman behind you if she is okay. cutting your neighbors grass because he broke his leg.
although those things aren’t announced daily it doesn’t make them less important. less significant. it’s all needed. it all makes a difference…in your own life, but more importantly, in the lives you touch. whether they be in your own community or abroad…
it all matters, it’s all essential.
there’s no big or small act here…it’s all big.
so do what you can, and do it with all that’s in you.
because every act matters.
say hi to denilson…
I love that you guys sponsored him. He's so adorable. Be prepared for the change. We went into it thinking we'd be helping her have a better life, we'd change her world. We have, but she's changed ours. Our perspectives on life, money, possessions, etc. completely blown out of the water.
we've sponsored with compassion before. loved our little guy. then, compassion had a glitch with our acct (something on their end after several months) and we lost our boy. fortunately he was picked up again. we've just never re-sponsored. so glad we are again. this is something small we can do, so we will. and we're looking forward to what God does in all of us through this.
Yes! Yes! It's so easy to get wrapped up in the needs of developing nations (which is GREAT, don't get me wrong), but there's always a great need right in our own backyard. Thanks for this reminder.
i think what can happen is it can cause the ones who arent reaching other nations to feel their efforts arent enough. and thats the point im trying to make. what we do might be everything to someone else…here or a million miles away…seen or not seen.
Yo miejo es muy quapo amiga!
Your heart will ever be changed. I can't wait to hear what Denilson is going to give back to you for your faithfulness! Those pictures and handwritten letters will ever be so priceless.
im so excited to get our first letter from him. i'll never forget the first time our old sponsor child wrote us…ohbestillmyheart!
Getting those letters and having my 5 and 8 year olds write letters in return is a priceless feeling. We would absolutely LOVE to meet him one day!!
A group of us bloggers highlight a Compassion kid every Thursday in an effort to get more kids sponsored. Our boy from this past Thursday is still waiting. I'll drop the link for anyone who might prayerfully consider saving his life. http://www.shalomexistence.com/2010/09/have-a-lit…
admittedly, and with shame, i hadnt been to the compassion site in quite awhile. always breaks my heart to see the number of little faces waiting to sponsored.
i know poverty there is probably defined differently that poverty in the states…but did you know that now there are 1 in every 7 people living in poverty here? that is astounding. it just shouldnt be.
Amen chica!!!
that matches so well with your avi!
I love that you are doing this
it is a beautiful ministry. You are going to SO love sponsoring… it has changed my life and the life of my child. The most rewarding thing I've done for sure…
Girl… now run on over and win you something because today at my site is my Compassion day – so this could not have been a better timed post
Hugs
=( didnt see this til now. and im sure im too late. dang.
Hi Denilson, you are lucky to have Tam as sponsored because no one will put a smile on your face faster.
Tam, you don't just talk about compassion, you live it. The world needs more people like you.
ed, darn it. you have a way of saying these things that always make me teary. good teary.
and i'd like to return those kind words your way. ed – you are a joy and blessing to many!! thank you for calling me friend.
We are also sponsoring 2 children through Compassion! We have a little girl in Indonesia who is 7, and a little boy in El Salvador who is almost 9 (Ironic, isn't it? They are the same ages as my 2 kids now, but opposite gender to age.). I have to admit that we haven't been diligent in writing, although we have made contact with both children. It's a pleasure to know we are helping them, and it's such a joy to know that my kids here, who have so much, and take so much for granted, are able to see first hand just how fortunate they really are, and see how so little can do so much for someone in need!
maybe you can have your kids write them once a month. perhaps pick the day of their birthdate each month? thats when they sit and write a letter.
This is such a wonderful thing! When I was 17 (eleven years ago), I started sponsoring a little 4 year old girl in Haiti. It was wonderful when I started getting letters from her. Then after I got married, I couldn't afford it anymore, so my parents took her on and supported her. They wrote back and forth with her for years and she is a delightful young person. She was among those affected by the earthquake this last year and we all waited for hear if she was alive. We finally received word from her that she was hurt, but her entire family had been spared. I dictated my mother's last letter to her, written in April. My mom was unable to write, but she tried to talk, and I tried to make sense of her jumbled words. My mom tried to tell Fabienne about her illness, but in a gentle way. It was a beautiful letter, and now I face the task of writing to Fabienne and telling her what has happened to my mom, because she will surely notice the change in letters. I share all this not to make you sad, but for you to see the beauty of the journey before you and your family as you literally bring this little boy into your family and apart of your world and share with him everything that will face him in his future. And be apart of how he sees Jesus.
wow, katie…cant imagine writing that letter is going to be easy. heart is taking a deep breath for you…
I sponsor a little girl in Tanzania, through a different organization. For the last 8-10 years, I sponsored a little girl in a different community in Tanzania, and about a month ago, I got notice that this community is now self-sufficient and I would no longer be sponsoring the girl. They sent a "replacement" notice to me in the letter, with a photo of the new little girl. Looking forward to seeing this little one grow now too!
i think its fabulous that the one community is self-sufficient now. thats great! and i love that they contacted you too. i mean, it couldve been easy to continue to receive funding. but now you get to put that toward another…how cool!