recently, compassion sent fifteen bloggers to uganda to share their experiences with all of us. i have enjoyed and been moved reading the blogs and seeing what God is doing there and through compassion worldwide. what i didn't expect were the tears and heartache that would consume me while reading and watching the video posts.
shaun shared a video speaking to poppy--a former compassion-sponsored child, now grown and attending university. i wiped the tears off my cheeks as i heard her share what God has done in her life through her sponsor from minnesota. the cycle of poverty truly was broken. poppy has a future in opening her own business. she has hope and most importantly she has eternal life.
i think the blogs i have been reading have been a reminder that my small actions of giving thirty-two dollars a month and sharing letters and photos and small gifts make a difference in someone else's life. our micaelly has hope--becuase through compassion, she has gotten to hear of God's love for her and her family. there are some basic needs that are met and she knows that someone in an entirely different part of the world thinks often of her, prays for her and loves her.
how humbling to know that God can take our small actions and change lives.
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