Comments on: In Which I Am Humbled Again And Again http://boomama.net/2008/02/20/in-which-i-am-humbled-again-and-again/ Read by tens of people every single day Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:59:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jessica http://boomama.net/2008/02/20/in-which-i-am-humbled-again-and-again/comment-page-2/#comment-74912 Jessica Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:46:37 +0000 http://boomama.net/?p=2124#comment-74912 I am crying right now. I LOVE LOVE Compassion. I am so excited you got to go with them. I hope I can go meet my child someday! His compassion never fails! I am crying right now. I LOVE LOVE Compassion. I am so excited you got to go with them. I hope I can go meet my child someday! His compassion never fails!

]]> By: Jen http://boomama.net/2008/02/20/in-which-i-am-humbled-again-and-again/comment-page-2/#comment-74878 Jen Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:01:04 +0000 http://boomama.net/?p=2124#comment-74878 Those faces...I cannot imagine all the emotions you felt. I am sure it gave you a perspective that you could have only gotten by being there in person. Thanks again for sharing your experiences!!! Those faces…I cannot imagine all the emotions you felt. I am sure it gave you a perspective that you could have only gotten by being there in person. Thanks again for sharing your experiences!!!

]]> By: Christy http://boomama.net/2008/02/20/in-which-i-am-humbled-again-and-again/comment-page-2/#comment-74828 Christy Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:20:44 +0000 http://boomama.net/?p=2124#comment-74828 It's been almost 10 years now since I spent a couple weeks right after my high school graduation in Lima, Peru helping to build a church and run a vbs and share the love of Jesus door to door. I came back from that trip sure that I was a changed person (and I believe I am) but the passion I felt for those people, and the perspective I came home with has dulled a bit. A few things recently have drawn that to my attention (one being your account of your trip and another being an amazing effort by my church's youth group to raise money and awareness for a baby center for babies whose parents have (or have died of) AIDS in Kenya (http://kenyanight.blogspot.com/)). All that to say, I'm so grateful our God is merciful and our God is good! It’s been almost 10 years now since I spent a couple weeks right after my high school graduation in Lima, Peru helping to build a church and run a vbs and share the love of Jesus door to door. I came back from that trip sure that I was a changed person (and I believe I am) but the passion I felt for those people, and the perspective I came home with has dulled a bit. A few things recently have drawn that to my attention (one being your account of your trip and another being an amazing effort by my church’s youth group to raise money and awareness for a baby center for babies whose parents have (or have died of) AIDS in Kenya (http://kenyanight.blogspot.com/)).

All that to say, I’m so grateful our God is merciful and our God is good!

]]> By: David Kuo http://boomama.net/2008/02/20/in-which-i-am-humbled-again-and-again/comment-page-2/#comment-74824 David Kuo Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:55:41 +0000 http://boomama.net/?p=2124#comment-74824 You have said and shown it all... beautiful and heartbreaking and true and eternal. Thank you. You have said and shown it all… beautiful and heartbreaking and true and eternal. Thank you.

]]> By: Sandy @Jesus and Dark Chocolate http://boomama.net/2008/02/20/in-which-i-am-humbled-again-and-again/comment-page-2/#comment-74819 Sandy @Jesus and Dark Chocolate Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:08:33 +0000 http://boomama.net/?p=2124#comment-74819 Years ago when my kids were babies, I was up late one night nursing my daughter, and watching some late night TV. I remember watching a show ( no idea what it was), that showed a mother somewhere in Africa, nursing her daughter in her "home." She had 5 other children in a hut similar to your pictures. It has a dirt floor, and blankets and kids laid all over the place. This dear mom spoke with a smile on her face as she spoke of God's great grace in her life. I sat there in disbelief watching this mom on her dirt floor, with blankets laying around. I kept thinking about her as I put my daughter back in her crib, and played some gentle music for her, changed her diaper on the nice wooden diaper changer that I could stand next to, put the diaper in the diaper genie, and got back in my warm bed. That image has stuck with me.....it sounds like you actually got to see that image that brought me perspective! Thanks so much for this post and the reminder for all of us thankful Americans! Years ago when my kids were babies, I was up late one night nursing my daughter, and watching some late night TV. I remember watching a show ( no idea what it was), that showed a mother somewhere in Africa, nursing her daughter in her “home.” She had 5 other children in a hut similar to your pictures. It has a dirt floor, and blankets and kids laid all over the place. This dear mom spoke with a smile on her face as she spoke of God’s great grace in her life.
I sat there in disbelief watching this mom on her dirt floor, with blankets laying around. I kept thinking about her as I put my daughter back in her crib, and played some gentle music for her, changed her diaper on the nice wooden diaper changer that I could stand next to, put the diaper in the diaper genie, and got back in my warm bed.
That image has stuck with me…..it sounds like you actually got to see that image that brought me perspective!
Thanks so much for this post and the reminder for all of us thankful Americans!

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