Winny has been sponsored!  Thank you, whoever you are!
If you would still like to give to compassion, you can pledge for my OYWO project, Or, simply give by clicking here.

It’s Thursday.  To me that means it’s Compassion Thursday.  Basically, a group of bloggers and myself choose one child a week, who has been waiting OVER 6 months for sponsorship, and we try to get them sponsored any way we can.

This week I chose Winny.

Personal and Family Information:
Winny makes her home with her father and her mother. Running errands is her household duty. Her father is sometimes employed as a farmer and her mother maintains the home. There are 3 children in the family.

As part of Compassion’s ministry, Winny participates in church activities. She is also in primary school where her performance is above average. Playing with dolls and playing group games are her favorite activities

To Sponsor Winny, click her image.  If you can’t sponsor Winny, but want to donate something, you can donate here and give what ever amount makes your comfortable.  If you’d like to pledge to donate to Compassion, while I participate in OneYearWithOut energy drinks and cigarettes, leave a comment below, and I’ll contact you with details.

Another thing, it’s very important we pray for these kids.  Pray for their safety, pray for their parents, (IF they still have them)  Pray for their hearts.

Thanks!

I read that.  I thought about it.  I twittered it.  It hit me hard.

Everyone is searching.  Everyone has a reason to pray. The world is hard for everyone.  It’s rough.  We have issues.  We ALL have issues.

What is so beautiful about this post is this guy (or girl) seems to get something from prayer.  They seem to realize that there is a calming factor from prayer.

that’s huge.  is that God? showing love to an athiest?  Yes. I think it is.  It’s great.  It goes to show, God is working.  On everyone.

That made my day,  thought it might make yours too.

Enjoy.

I want anyone who reads this to take a second out of their day and tell the people in your lives how much they are appreciated.

Call your mom, your sister, your husband, your wife, whoever.  Tell them you love them.  If you’re arguing with someone, fix it.

There is nothing so bad that it can’t be fixed.

Let the people in your life know you love them.  It might be the last time you ever get to tell them that.

Make today count.

I’m glad that I have a God who forgives.

I’m glad my life has been saved by him.

I’m glad I don’t have to judge.

I’m glad that he Loves us all.

I’m glad I woke up this morning.

I’m glad He is with me in my day.

even though I don’t deserve it.

I’m sitting at Atlanta Bread Company as we speak.  One thing that I really enjoy doing is people watching.  Especially at a busy place like this.

I put on Jack Johnson, (Who ironically has a song called, “People Watching”.  I listen to music, browse the web, and watch.

I watch the group of people to my left playing with a new born baby.  Celebrating new life.  Wondering what is this little boy going to be like.  Will he like reading, or will he like being outdoors.

The family to my right who looks like they just got done with some sort of ball game.  I wonder if they won.  I wonder if they lost, and if they did, how did that teach that girl to take it so well?  It’s fascinating.

Then I get a phone call.  A phone call from a friend, who is calling to tell me that his dad isn’t doing too well.  They have him on more medication, and the medicine isn’t helping as much.

We share some personal stories, I offer a prayer.  I’m crying.  Not so he can hear me, because he’d probably think I was a sissy…. I look at the family celebrating new life, and it has a whole new perspective, five minutes ago, I didn’t have that phone call, five minutes ago, all was well.  Five minutes ago, the meaning of life wasn’t as precious to me as it is at this moment.  The family to the right has left, they eat fast.

I start to think about myself, the one person  who I don’t like watching.   And I am getting overwhelmed at how awesome His love is.  I don’t deserve it.  In fact, I deserve the opposite.  In this moment, for whatever reason, it’s hitting me hard.  So hard I can’t begin to explain it.

I do want to say, hug your family.  Tell them you love them.  Tell them you forgive them.  Do it.  This moment could change.  In less than a second, your whole world, your whole perspective could be turned upside down.