Host your own Compassion Sunday....online!

Each year, there is an official date for Compassion Sunday (May 4th this year), although you can really do it any time that works for your church.  This is a chance for advocates to tell their churches more about Compassion, help people get signed up for sponsorship, etc.

Not everyone has a church that allows this.  And some people are nervous about getting in front of a crowd.  Now there is a new way that allows everyone to participate....online Compassion Sunday :)



Click here to go to my online Compassion Sunday page.

I have created my own page to tell a little about myself and to advocate for one particular child.  If that child is sponsored, then I would just pick a new child to advocate for.  You can also create your own page like this to advocate for a child, or just tell your friends to go to Compassion.com to search for a child they would like to sponsor.  It is easy to advocate and tell others about Compassion.  Finding sponsors isn't always easy but it is fun telling others about the organization, even if it just helps them recognize it again when they hear about it in the future.  It might put the thought on their heart and someday maybe they too will be a sponsor.


Maybe even one of my readers will want to sponsor this cute little Peru girl I'm advocating for on my site (see the link above).  Thanks for considering it :)

Oh Happy Day!

Today I got an email response that I've been dreaming about.....that our church might consider letting me do a Compassion Sunday!  I've emailed everyone there that I can think of with no response, so after checking on another page on the church website, I noticed another email address to try yesterday and I got a response this morning.  The gentleman has never heard about Compassion so he'd like to hear more but thinks it might be a good fit based on what I told him in the email.  We leave for Peru very soon so we might not get to work out the details before our trip but I'm glad I at least found a person who is willing to listen.

I am beyond joyed!  This is a huge church so I figured it would be a tough road trying to find someone to listen or let me do a talk (or even just a table with packets) so I am psyched that the first step is finally broken through!  Plus, this would be a great opportunity to get more children sponsored or maybe even create a letter writing club or something like that to teach sponsors about the importance of writing to their sponsored child.

Please pray that the next steps go well also and for courage at speaking in front of such a large group if they do allow it :)

Cute Video!

This is a cute video of a little boy who you will fall in love with. 

Compassion also helps with medical needs of children in poverty whom would not be able to afford it otherwise.  It is another great benefit of this wonderful organization.  Sponsor a child today :)

Getting ready for our Peru Sponsor Tour

I have been preparing for the past 3 months for our trip to Peru.  It is finally only a few weeks away.  I've gone overboard with gifts for our sponsored kids, promised to bring around 9 or 10 baggies of gifts for other sponsors kids, and then we need to bring gifts for the projects we visit, homes we visit, child survival program, etc.  I'm totally running out of room.

We'll just have to pack really light for what we'll wear for the week and such ourselves.  That way I can cram as many gifts into the suitcases and carry-ons that I can.  The way home we'll combine suitcases inside each other since the majority will then be empty but on the way there will be the main mystery.

Please pray that the remaining preparations go well, for safe travels, and for good days meeting our kids!

We can't wait to give Yessica, Said, and Flor a big hug.