Wow. It's been a while. Happy 2012 everyone. I won't attempt -- at least right now -- to update you on the last several months. Suffice it to say, there's been a lot going on.
If you allow me to step on to a soap box for a moment, I'd like to share with you a great opportunity to make a difference in the life of someone. This Tuesday I received a letter from my sponsored child in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For those of you who have thought about sponsoring a child in the past, but have hesitated. Don't. Just do it. Here's an excerpt from the letter.
[...] my family and I are very glad for that love action. With this money, I bought a mattress, because I used to sleep on a mat, I also bought a pair of uniforms; one for me and another one for my sister. I think our school year return will be good. I also bought a suit, a skirt, and a blouse and a pair of sandals for the masses of Sunday and for my walk.
It's absolutely blows my mind to think how much some of us have in this world and how others don't even have a mattress to sleep on. I've never wanted for a bed or a pair of shoes.
Along with the letter I received a picture of M. The photo shows M. beside her gifts, but instead of a smile, she wears a blank stare. Her eyes are pretty haunting. They are dark and deep. I've been told by World Vision, the organization through which I sponsor M., that she has a healthy family in a community which is ravaged by HIV. News coming out of Congo has been rather bleak for years; women have suffered terrible violence, including rape. By some estimates millions have died over the years. I don't know M's full story yet, what she has seen or experienced, but I hope and pray she will smile one day.
Won't you join me in sponsoring a child today?
http://www.worldvision.org/
