Compassion Watercolor

We’re still waiting to receive our info packet and photo of little Brighton from Compassion. Our boys have already been praying for him every day and we would love to go meet him sometime.

I just visited Randy Elrod’s blog and found this beautiful watercolor. Please read his paragraph below to find out how you can get your own copy of this incredible piece of art.

A note from Randy: “If you will join me and sponsor a child from Uganda for only $32. per month, I will send you free a signed print of this picture, or if you have already sponsored a child and would like either of the prints I have offered, put a comment HERE and let me know which one you would like.”

I Believe In You

This morning, I was able to take my 6-year-old son, Judah, to breakfast. He wanted to go to McDonald’s, so we got breakfast and sat down. He was telling me about the playground equipment and how to do the vampire slide (that’s where just before you slide down, you lay all the way back with your arms folded over your chest as a vampire in a coffin might do). He said he would show me so I really believed him. I told him I believed him and that I believe in him.

I asked if he knew what that meant… that I believed in him. He didn’t really know. I tried explaining by saying that I believed he could do anything he wanted. He said, “I can’t do anything I want, ” meaning the rules he’s not supposed to break, etc. I said, “no, I mean I believe you could be an artist, musician, doctor, fireman, or whatever you want to do… I believe in you.” He jump up from the booth and took a crouched pose and exclaimed “I can be a pirate! Ethan is going to be a pirate too!” I said, “I believe you’d be a great pirate if that’s what you want to do. I believe in you!”

I’m not sure if he still really got the fact that I believe in him, but now I know he wants to be a pirate and he knows I support him in his endeavors. Isn’t that like God? He believes in us and tries to get that message across to us in the simplest ways. Then, we jump up and tell Him what we want to do or who we want to be. Perhaps He’s amused or saddened a little, but still loves us and is for us.

I’m going to keep telling Judah I believe in him and as he grows and matures, that message will sink in a little further and continue to have more meaning. I want him to know I believe in him and that more importantly, God believes in him. God loves us so much. We really can do anything in Him… even be a pirate.

Compassion

I’m so excited that our little family got together tonight and decided to sponsor a little boy from Uganda. Our boys, Judah (6) & Mace (4) said they wanted to help a little boy. We looked through several photos and bios, finally settling on Brighton. Brighton is 5 years old and lives with his grandmother.We took the time to show pictures on some of the blogs of the bloggers currently in Uganda. The boys saw the world map of where we live and how far away Brighton lives in Uganda.

We explained they had to carry water because it doesn’t come into their houses through pipes like in our apartment. They learned that many people’s floors are made of dirt. We talked about how blessed we are and how we need to be helping others in the world who are needing food, medicine and a way to go to school.

Also please check out the sites of those bloggers in Uganda this week:  Randy Elrod , Chris Elrod , Carlos Whittaker , Heather Whittaker , Anne Jackson, Spence Smith  - a complete listing can be found HERE .

Check out their flickr photo stream HERE .

I encourage you to prayerfully consider sponsoring a child through Compassion.  It’s very easy to do… just click HERE .