Sponsorship

Right now we sponsor this kid named Sochet Son through Holt international and have been happy to see how he is growing and seems to be doing very well. I am glad that I can give back some of what God lets me use. I was not satisfied with giving just that (outside of reg. tithe). so I began searching for something else. I have always loved World Vision. They are an awesome ministry. Well, I started a study with my teens on Uganda, Africa and came across this thing called the LRA (Lord's renaissance army)..look it up, its a terrible thing that I won't go into here, but every night children would leave their homes to try to escape being abducted into it. World Vision and some other organizations have made safe places for these children (World vision has made this thing called "Noah's Ark" for kids to come to every night. They also made a Children of War Rehabilitation Center for the children who have escaped from the LRA. The picture here is a drawing from one of the children from this, who drew about one of his memories of being in the LRA. It is terrible what has happened to these children and others, but I am glad that if they escape there is someone to help them. This is what I decided to donate to. The money will help many lives. The latest thing we heard about and decided to do was sponsor a child in prayer through world vision. This is cool. You can pray for a specific child and check up on them. There are many places and ways to give. I had a cool thing happen when I picked a child named Alexander who has the same birthdate (April 17, 1999) as th son Thomas and I lost to stillbirth who we were going to name "Thomas Alexander". The coincidence seemed so neat that he had to be mine to pray for. A cool part is that I emailed the radio station AFR and let them know about something I found out about this program helpful to share on the radio and then I shared this very story.. Well, they shared my story on the air and someone called in and has decided to sponsor Alexander. God is awesome. Even when we don't think we can do anymore, God will give us our hearts desires when they are in line with Him. I saw this come to pass in a matter of 24 hours in this case.

What has the Lord blessed you to be able to do?? Tell about a child that you get to sponsor or an organization like the one with world vision that helps many. (It's hard to pick just one isn't it??)


Go to www.worldvision.org and sponsor a child or family today!!

Click

I just recently watched a movie called "Click". I do not recommend that you watch the movie due to its language and other inappropriateness in the film. However, there was a good message that came from wathing it. The main character in the movie recieved a remote control that he found could control his life. If he wanted to fast forward parts of his life..He could. If he wanted to skip to another chapter in his life..he could. If he wanted to mute people that annoyed him...he could. But the remote remembered what he did and continued that same pattern without seeking his direction. Within a few days (to him) he had fast forwarded to near the end of his life..missing out on so much, like his kids growing up. He had been pursuing money and a "good" job. In the meantime, he missed out on what was really important to him....His family. And he ended up loosing it all!! His wife left him, His kids became distant from him, his dad died, he got cancer and ended up alone and angry.

What would you fast forward? What are you anxious to get to in life, that may be keeping you from what is in the right here and now? Would you end up the same way? Many times we say." If I only had _________" or "I wish if could be __________ now!" or even like the character above, " When I finally become a ___________, then I'll be happy and successful". Pursuing these earthly things only makes us have earthly things (maybe), but you can miss out on the important stuff such as family, other relationships, God!!. Is it worth it in the end?? What have you really gained. The Bible tells us "if a man gains the whole world, yet forfits his soul," it is basically all for nothing. Don't forfit your soul.

Some health and wealth preachers will tell you that God is going to give you all this stuff. This is against what He says. He repeatedly tells people to leave everything behind and follow Him. How earthly possessions are going to waste away and not to invest in them. Don't be decieved. The Lord will provide for your needs and may give you some "nice earthly stuff" while you are here. When much is given, much is required. How are you going to serve God with it. If He gives you much money, give much away. He gives you much stuff, give it away and/or use it to help others. The only true success is anything the Lord does in us and the success is not our own. We own nothing including success!

Look and your here and now. What is going on now? What has the Lord given you? How are you going to use it for Him? How are you going to use the time you have right now for Him? What priority is your family and God to you?