Hey everyone...
You've probably noticed the links for COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL all over my site lately. I mentioned before that it was something God had been leading me to, and I've meant to post explaining it more, so now I'm finally getting around to it. It's a good time to post about this I guess, since February is Compassion's "blog about Compassion month."
God has been leading me to get involved with Compassion for over a year and a half now, and I have just recently (In the past month) finally followed His leading to sponsor a child, so obviously this is going to be a long story, so despite my reputation for long posts, I'm going to split this up into several posts months throughout this month.
May 8th, 2006... don't ask me why I remember the date of it, but I do. That was the first real concert I ever went to. It was Todd Agnew and Big Daddy Weave along with Nate Sallie and Jason Morant. The concert was an awesome worship experience like I've never seen since then (Even after hearing Todd Agnew in concert a second time. Look way back toward the beginning of this site, and you'll find a whole long post about that concert). Big Daddy Weave was great, but by the time they finished their set, the auditorium was so hot and stuffy that I was starting to feel sick to my stomach. They'd been playing a little video between each of the artists, so I thought I'd go find some fresh air in a less crowded area of the church once Big Daddy Weave was done. But before I could get up, I became fascinated by the video on the powerpoint. It told of children in 3rd world countries, trapped in poverty, unable to receive the food and medical attention they needed. African children suffering from the terrors of AIDS. And it told of a program called World Vision that allowed Americans to provide for the children's desperate physical needs, while sharing the love of Jesus with them, by sponsoring a child. I was spellbound, and wished I could do something, but I didn't think there was anything I could do.
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Last February, I participated in "Compassion Blog Month." In several posts that month, I told how the Lord has led me to sponsor through Compassion. This ministry is very important to me, and I wanted to highlight these posts and keep them where they would stay readily available.
