Thursday, September 13, 2012

Closing the Gap


Today I am blogging for Compassion International and my post is dedicated to children around the world who are surrounded by devastating poverty.  Poverty that tells them they are not special, that they can't escape its clutches and no one cares....

Dear God, 

I remember all those years ago. 

It was Christmas. 


Our hearts broken by another miscarriage. 


We thought we needed to turn our attention from ourselves to others who were in need. That perhaps through your love we could bless someone. But the blessings? They were all ours...



Sponsoring Pascaline in Rwanda, and now Elibie in Burkina Faso, has been the most incredible experience. As a mom it encourages me and fills my heart to partner with the girl's parents to help bring them out of desperate poverty...to give them hope for a better future. 

I love how Compassion International focuses one child at a time 
to ensure they can thrive spiritually, economically, socially and physically. By doing this they reach their potential and are released them from the poverty that has trapped their families for generations. 



Now you have blessed us with two biological girls of our own. And as a family we pray for our Compassion girls several times a day. We conserve water and food as we want to honor what you have blessed us with and while remembering children around the globe who don't have enough

My girls love getting letters from their sisters half the world away. Their cousin Kade helps as we make art work for them, send stickers, coloring pages and share bible verses. We have pictures up on our refrigerator of the girls and their families. We've made photo albums of letters we've received where they share their daily lives with us. 




Our families will forever be connected, thanks to Compassion International. I so look forward to the day when we will meet in person. 


This week my three year old Teagan asked me to make her a map that would take her to Pascaline's house. Isn't that wonderful? 

Thank you for being that map, God. For closing the gap of thousands of miles to bring these precious children into our homes and lives in a very real, personal way. 



But there are so many more out there that need the love and compassion of a sponsor! We pray for them today, God. 

They need us .



We pray you will touch the hearts of anyone reading today and let them know that for the cost of one meal out a month ($38), they can make a tremendous impact on these children and the people around them. 

In Jesus' Name I Pray, 
Michelle

Will you join us in sponsoring a child? And if you are a Compassion Blogger please link up your post during this month long season at Linking Up for Compassion.

Blessings, Michell

8 comments:

  1. This is such a beautiful prayer! I too wrote one this week:) I've enjoyed reading other Compassion bloggers prayers. What a blessing your family is to your sponsored children! Blessings!

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    1. Thanks so much, Christina! I so pray that the efforts of Compassion's Bloggers, along with God's divine inspiration will see those precious 3,100 children waiting for sponsors matched!! Blessings to you and yours too!

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    1. Thank you! Hope all is well at Chez Huggins! Loved your Pinners Unite post. I was so late getting mine up too! Life is moving so fast. Can't wait to hear what you've been up to.

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  3. Compassion is such a worthy ministry, and (like you) we enjoyed it as a family when our children were small. It really puts flesh on giving to others.
    thanks for sharing, Gail

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    1. Thanks, Gail! Back online now after the virus took me down last week. Just wanted to thank you again for being a source of constant encouragement to me and so many others!

      Blessings, Michelle

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  4. I like reading about your sponsoring to compassion. We have done this in the past with our children.

    Just wanted you to know that I featured one of your posts from last week from WholeHearted Home Wednesdays and you can see it over at http://wholehearted-home.blogspot.com

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    1. Hi Judith! I am back online now after getting rid of our computer virus from last week. Thank you so much for featuring my post! That just made my day. I so pray these 3,100 children get sponsored during our month long blogging campaign. Last I heard we were halfway there!

      Hope your week is going well. I just linked up my Oops I Did It...Again post on your site!

      Blessings, Michelle

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