Fleeting Thoughts While Balancing the Checkbook

We sponsor two children. One through World Vision and one through Compassion International. Last night as I was working my way through three months of bank statements (I was way behind in balancing), I kept noticing the monthly charges for both organizations. My head started to do the math. Combined we pay $68 a month to support these two children. That sure would go a long way toward a car payment, seeing that my car is on its last life.

Am I so evil for thinking that? I sure think so every time those thoughts pop up into my head. How dare I consider dropping their sponsorships when I spend money on silly things every month?

Needless to say, the thought came and went, like they always do, but this time I received affirmation that we’re doing the right thing. After balancing all three months worth of statements, I wandered into the kitchen and started cleaning off the kitchen counter. There was some mail there from Wednesday that had never been opened. It was a hand written letter from Diego, the child we sponsor from Compassion.

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Hello

I greet you on behalf of Diego hoping you are in good health besides your family and friends. He wants to thank you for the Christmas gift. He says that he started classes and he is attending the 1st grade and has new classmates too. He has a small and playful dog. Do you like pets? Do you have a dog? He had an excellent Christmas with fireworks. They ate tamales and chicken. How was your Christmas? He hopes you write back soon. He prays for you. XOXO Bye.

Diego

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Yeah, I think that car payment is going to have to come from another source. This money is taken.

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Filed under: Compassion International, Hope, World Vision

Theresa Nakiyinji

Meet Theresa Nakiyinji.

Theresa was born in 1999 and lives with her parents, 2 brothers, and 5 sisters in Uganda, Africa. Theresa and her family live in a community severely affected by the HIV/AIDS crisis.

Our family has been blessed to support Theresa through World Vision for the past few years. To be brutally honest I haven’t done much other than send the monthly support, but her picture is on the front of our refrigerator so every single day I remember that there is a world outside of my own that needs not only food and shelter, but love and hope. Seeing stories like these come to life through these 16 bloggers has moved me to take it up a notch.

I encourage you to search within your soul and consider sponsoring a child like Theresa. Both their lives and yours will be changed forever.

» Sponsor a child through World Vision.
» Sponsor a child through Compassion International.

Filed under: Africa, Compassion International, Giving, Hope, Love, World Vision

Giving Opportunity

World Vision is offering us another easy opportunity to give. They will send you the new WOW Hits 2008 2-Disc set, FREE with any donation of $25 or more. And thanks to government grants, your gift today of $25 multiplies 3 times to provide $75 of lifesaving food to children and their families, at risk of starvation.

It doesn’t get much easier to give than that. Simply click on this link and choose your donation amount.

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Giving Opportunity

World Vision is offering us another opportunity to give. They will send you the new WOW Hymns 2-CD set FREE with any donation of $20 or more. And thanks to nearly $13 million in donated food and grants, your gift today will multiply 8 times in impact! That means a gift of $20 will provide $160 worth of life-saving food to children and families in need.

It doesn’t get much easier to give than that. Simply click on this link and choose your donation amount.

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Giving Opportunity

World Vision is offering us another opportunity to give. They will send you the new See The Morning CD by Chris Tomlin FREE with any donation of $20 or more. And thanks to nearly $13 million in donated food and grants, your gift today will multiply 8 times in impact! That means a gift of $20 will provide $160 worth of life-saving food to children and families in need.

It doesn’t get much easier to give than that. Simply click on this link and choose your donation amount.

Filed under: Africa, Chris Tomlin, Giving, Music, World Vision

Giving Opportunity

World Vision is offering us another opportunity to give. They will send you the new Christmas Offerings CD by Third Day FREE with any donation of $20 or more. And thanks to nearly $13 million in donated food and grants, your gift today will multiply 8 times in impact! That means a gift of $20 will provide $160 worth of life-saving food to children and families in need.

It doesn’t get much easier to give than that. Simply click on this link and choose your donation amount.

Filed under: Africa, Giving, Music, Third Day, World Vision

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Five ways we can effect change outside our little bubble.

Filed under: Africa, AIDS, Blood Water Mission, Friday Five, Impact, Links, ONE, Save the Children, World Vision

Another Opportunity

World Vision is offering us another opportunity to give. They will send you the new WOW Worship Aqua double CD set FREE with any donation of $20 or more. And thanks to grants from the U.S. government, your gift today will more than double in impact. That means a gift of $20 can provide over $40 worth of food.

It doesn’t get much easier to give than that. Simply click on this link and choose your donation amount.

Filed under: Giving, Music, World Vision