Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Guatemala!

I recently shared some Guatemalan children who were looking for a sponsor.  I am so excited to share that 6 children found their sponsors!


Roger Steve DeLeon Gonzalez



Julian Esau Narciso Valdez

Mynor Josue Hernandez
Mynor HAS BEEN SPONSORED!!

Introducing - 
Esteban Bartolo Chaj Lopez
Bartolo has been sponsored!

Introducing - 
Eliezer Esau Maas Flores
Esau HAS BEEN SPONSORED!

Introducing - 
Jazmin Marisol Yac Gonzalez
Little Jazmin has been sponsored!  PRAISE GOD!!


Please pray for all of these precious children!!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Following the Kenyan Compassion Bloggers...

I followed the Kenyan Compassion Blogger's trip.  This is Reverb has the best photographs of the experience.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

The Truth Comes Out

I have looked at opportunities to visit our Compassion children in the past as just out of reach for us financially. I was too worried about the money to even let myself *think* of being able to go. Now I have been abundantly blessed through the generosity of so many people that this trip to Tanzania is happening and I am surprised to find myself scared of it.

The Truth Has Come Out.

When I consider the huge scope of what will be in store for me when I get to Tanzania and seeing the depth of this poverty up close - Seeing it. Touching it. Smelling it. I am scared. And I have realized that I am afraid of how I will feel when I do see it. I think that in the past, blowing the opportunity off due to financial constraints has been an easy excuse. From God's point-of-view, the money is the easy part. I never would have believed that in the past but I'm seeing it and experiencing it now.

I also have realized that I have always felt myself unworthy of being chosen for such an opportunity. Surely, God has someone better equipped than me to accomplish this task he has in mind. I am wrestling with this one. It's brought a lot of self-doubt to the surface of my soul that I didn't even realize was there. I do not feel worthy of this blessing.

Every curve of this path to get me to go on this trip has been made straight. In 2 weeks, I have made $725 from bread sales alone. My church hometeam paid my deposit. This morning, I was handed $250 from an anonymous benefactor. By our estimations, I am only $500 away from being "paid in full". It's obvious that for God, it's not about the money.

I am in the midst of a huge spiritual growth spurt from just the process of trusting God to get me to Tanzania. He could have done all this trusting growth without taking me to Tanzania. I think the big lesson is going to come from that experience and I am quaking in my sandals. I am excited and scared all at the same time.

Please pray for me as I process this experience and glean from it all that God has to offer.

~~~Andrea