Happy Memorial Day. I hope you have a day filled with watermelon and hot dogs and good conversation. Be sure to visit (in)courage today to remember the sacrifices of so many.
If you haven’t heard, two people near and dear to me left the comfort of family and the familiar to visit The Philippines with Compassion International this week. My friend Tsh also known as Simple Mom and my real life baby sister, Emily from Chatting at the Sky are there with a group of bloggers. She will love that I called her baby, right? And I have to go for a week without talking to her on the phone. I’m pretty sure that’s a record for us. But it’s worth it to read her words about this trip and the people she meets. They will change you. You need to go read them.
Our family started sponsoring an 11 year old boy after I followed Gypsy Mama and read a particular post on the Compassion trip to Guatemala last year. Currently, there is a special need for children over 10 to find sponsors. Many people opt to sponsor younger children and for some reason, the older ones get overlooked. In a few weeks the youngest boy in our house turns 10 and suddenly ten years old and over is such a special age to me. They are still little and impressionable and it’s such a magical age.
No matter what, you will enjoy reading the words of Emily, Tsh, Kat, Stephanie, Lindsay. You can keep up with all the posts in one place here. Also, you can follow the compassion bloggers twitter hashtag #cbph
If you feel compelled to consider a sacrifice of $38 per month that will change the life of a child in poverty, click on the button or click here to learn more.
Thank you, Mrs. Nester for the shout out! Really enjoying getting to know your little sister.
Thanks so much for the support.
-Shaun
CompassionBloggers.com
um, I believe you mean BABY sister.
Thrilled to follow all of you on the journey, thank you for all that you do!
I’m anxious to read all the updates. The Filipino people hold a special place in the hearts of our family.
And thank you for mentioning the age thing. We haven’t sponsored a child yet but will now look into the older children. Our youngest is nine which would be good for him. I’m sure she won’t mind you calling her your baby sister. That’s what we older sisters always do, right?
My family did the same thing… supported a girl from age 3 up till she got married… It was interesting to get the letters written by her
Thank you, Nester, for the reminder to read about the Compassion Bloggers! I’m going to keep this link up to click over later tonight when I have time to really read and absorb everyone’s words. :)
I think it’s wonderful to sponsor a child, but are there any programs available to help children in need in our own country? On this day where we honor those who fought for our country, I feel compelled to take care of those in need here in the USA. There are so many unfortunately…
There are so many ways to help children in the USA… so, so many ways… I’ll bet your home church or denomination could direct you.
Such a great charity. It warms my heart and soul! Will keep them in my prayers. Love, Becky
So thankful we get to play a part in Risper and David’s lives in Kenya through Compassion!
Love that pic! I will check it out. Blogland is amazing in what it can do! It really is a powerful community.
What a wonderfully blessed thing to do. I know they will bring joy wherever they go.
Emily’s blog has been amazing… and so eye opening. you must be so proud of her :)