Many of you who read this blog know that I’m passionate about a ministry called Compassion International. So passionate, in fact, that I volunteer for them. I live and breathe to find just one more sponsor who will rise up and declare that they will love that one special child who is still waiting for [...]
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16 Mar
God’s Provision (Global Food Crisis)
I have some good news to share with you. It’s a story about God’s provision. Many of you read about my hope that people would respond on Global Food Crisis day – that their hearts would open wide for the poor of the world–that through their giving, others might live.
I am humbled to report [...]
7 Mar
Global Food Crisis Day = March 11
Many of you who read my blog know that I am a strong supporter of Compassion International. I also volunteer for them because they are a solid and trustworthy organization. Donations are used wisely with integrity to help those in poverty survive — it’s an organization where children of the world can not only have [...]
24 Feb
Meaningless Offerings
I’m going through a study of Isaiah right now. It’s probably one of the most beautifully written scriptures in the entire Bible. In the first chapter, a certain phrase immediately stood out to me: meaningless offerings. It stopped me dead in my tracks — the truth of it seeming to jump right off the pages, [...]
20 Feb
The Power of One
One is not the loneliest number. It’s a number that stands for strength and confidence. It’s a number that gives substance to the gifts God has endowed within each and every one of us. One, however, should never be singled out as a tiny island, cut off from the world in isolation. One always functions [...]
16 Feb
Beauty From Ashes
How do you define beauty? What is beautiful in your eyes? Some people single-mindedly see beauty in things which are aesthetically pleasing to their individual eye….things which are produced by wealth and human ingenuity….things which make their egocentric minds and souls happy and giggly. Things.
We are surrounded by ‘beautiful people’ ….people we see on the [...]
12 Jan
Broken Body, Living Spirit
This picture was taken on the second day I met this child. His Compassion International sponsor is sitting on the other seat of this teeter-totter. He’s beautiful, isn’t he? At first glance, it would appear that this smiling boy was healthy and strong. The grin on his face (missing tooth included) is obviously full of [...]
1 Jan
The Little Girl I Can’t Forget
Two years ago I walked into a small village north of Arusha, Tanzania with several of my traveling companions. A large swarm of African children greeted us next to the crumbling church which housed their project. Excitedly, they shared their lives with us and entertained us with programs especially created for our arrival. Smiles were [...]
