another letter came in the mail for chris and me from linet, the girl we sponsor in uganda. that is three letters in the three months that we have been sponsoring.
“i want you to know how much my family and me love you.”
yeah, i got a bit misty eyed from that.
her birthday is sunday…i wonder what she’ll be doing?
it’s really easy for us to see how a seemingly nominal $32/month and the occasional birthday or christmas gift is helping her. i wish it was just as easy for her to see the difference she is making in our lives.
shaun was right. a trip like this will morph your life. i can’t believe it’s been three months since we’ve been home. honestly, i thought the emotions would wear off by now.
until i realized what i am experiencing isn’t emotions…it literally is a complete and unexpected reformation of my spirit. even though chris wasn’t able to go on the trip with me, god has been reshaping his heart too. we look at everything so differently now. it’s made our marriage stronger. it has changed the way we spend money. the way we look at the world. the way we look at the poor, the rich, and ourselves. we pray differently. we hope differently.
around 30 children have been sponsored from this site. i mentioned earlier that you all purchased at least 110 mosquito nets.
your lives are being changed, too. it’s been beautiful to see us all walk through this in different ways, together.
i haven’t posted a specific child who needs a sponsor for a while, but i thought i would today.
this is gipsi. she is five years old and lives in columbia.
In her home, Gipsi helps by making beds and cleaning. She lives with her father and her mother. Her father is sometimes employed and her mother maintains the home. There are 2 children in the family.
Gipsi is not presently attending school. Playing with dolls, playing ball games and running are her favorite activities. She also attends Bible class regularly.
gipsi has been waiting over six months for a sponsor. i pray that wait will end today. and i am assured whoever takes a step into this little girl’s life will be just as changed as she will be.
CLICK HERE TO SPONSOR GIPSI. please make sure you do not click the “select this child” button unless you are sure you will be sponsoring her, as doing so will make her sponsorship page unavailable for an hour or so, and someone else might miss their chance. thank you…
if you try to sponsor gipsi, but it says she has already been sponsored, you can always search for a child here!
The only problem that I have is that if I’m choosing one (or two) that means I’m NOT choosing hundreds more. Oh my … tears are at the top of my eyes right now.
she’s a fabulous little thing.
I’ll be taking 2 trips with Compassion over the next year (Africa & Asia) – thrilled. I’ll actually meet children that my family sponsor.
“God is with the poor” ~ Bono
Thanks for keeping this at the forefront…
I sponsored a little boy, Titus, as a result of the blogging trip…and it has changed my outlook so much. And its really not even much of a sacrifice. I’ve been reading http://blog.compassion.com/ and I’m learning how important the actual relationship is, not just the $$.
(kind of sad that you can get so many hits for sex or boobies and so few for missions … c’mon, people!)
THIS IS WONDERFUL! THANKS….
Hi!
I love your blog!
Is this child not sponsored yet?? When I get time, I will check my expendable income… (not much) and see what I can work out…
For those keeping tabs, The job in Costa Rica Turned me down. Keep praying for me. I am looking to make some sort of change here shortly :P
Great Blog Anne!
Here’s a weird thing. I read this the other day. My 8 year old girl came in tonight, and thought our family should sponsor a child. Good idea. When we had a look through the compassion site together, she decided that Gipsi looked nice to sponsor. I hadnt said a word…
But anyways, we’re looking forard here in the UK to hear more about Gipsi as we sponsor her.
anne, thanks for following your heart as God leads. Mandy and I have been sponsoring a compassion child for 10 years now. We actually choose a girl was born the same month and year as our oldest daughter who is now 12. It has been a ton of fun for our family and to have a good idea of what stage of life Joselyn was at. This is a great opportunity to teach your family about missions, giving, and stewardship.
Definitely pretty cool watching the usteam deal (as dsmith33). Glad things are going well for you at Life Church. Take care.
Dan Smith
Austin, TX
We must look after the children of this world.
Please take a look at my animation on child poverty and comment on my blog…
http://trcwest.com/mcph/mcph.html
http://trcwest.com/blog/?p=59