The first day’s posts are up from the Compassion Bloggers in the Dominican Republic, and their words are so touching and inspiring that I just have to link to them individually.
Melanie
Jennifer
Mary
Tim
Marlboro Man
Brian
Nick
If you’re not currently involved with Compassion, please consider becoming a sponsor and releasing a child from poverty. This is not a symbolic sponsorship. It’s a direct, one-to-one relationship – and it’s life-changing. I can’t say it enough so I’ll say it again: LIFE-CHANGING.
November 3rd, 2008 at 10:00 pm
I couldn’t stand it, either. I had to blog about it.
November 3rd, 2008 at 10:02 pm
We got an updated picture from one of our Compassion children in Rwanda on Saturday…and Sophie his expression looked so sad. It made me want to fix it so badly! I began to pray even more fervently. Indeed, he is in an AIDS infected environment and I’m sure that he’s seen more than I could even imagine.
And I’m praying for your friends…and for you.
November 3rd, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Thank you for the full-on introduction to Compassion & the work they do. We can feel your passion for this and it is pure love. Thank you for sharing. I’ll do my part to spread the word and WHO knows what else…
November 4th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Please don’t feel bad about blogging about this every day if you want to. It’s your blog and a cause that is near and dear to your heart!!
November 4th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Here’s a great idea for your readers: Give a full year of Compassion sponsorship as a Christmas gift to someone you love.
My hubby did that one year for me, and it remains THE. BEST. PRESENT. HE. EVER. EVER. EVER gave me for all of our Christmases ever.
November 4th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
You are definitely here in spirit — not just on your side, but over here. Your ears should be burning (in the best way possible of course).
It’s a wonderful wonderful thing. Today I was loved on and climbed on and pulled on more than I ever have been in my life, and I loved every moment of it.