Every once in awhile I’ll go through a phase where I look at my blog and think Yep. I’m done. Time to shut ‘er down. Don’t get me wrong – I love the “writing” and the reading and the interacting with all the internets; most of the time it’s about seventy two different kinds of fun for me. But every once in awhile, for whatever reason, I just feel like I’m done. Like it’s been a good run, but it’s over.
But then there’s Compassion. And what Compassion is doing on the web is nothing short of remarkable. Their work is impacting the lives of families all over the world as they release children from poverty in Jesus’ name. And more often than not, when I want to turn off the blawg, Compassion is the thing that keeps me going. Being a tiny little part of the work that they do has been one of the greatest privileges of my whole life. No kidding.
This morning the latest group of Compassion bloggers is leaving for Calcutta (Kolkata), India, and I think it would be a mighty fine thing indeed if we would commit to praying for them. Pray that they would have peace about being away from their families. Pray that they will sleep well (my experience was that it’s very, very difficult to make the mental wheels stop spinning when you climb in the bed every night). Pray that God will give them the words they need to express what’s on their heart. And pray that their readers will be responsive to those words, that they would be willing to step out and release a child from poverty in Jesus’ name.
If you’re not familiar with the work Compassion does, you can check out the Compassion website for more info. You can also read about Compassion’s earlier blogger trips to Uganda and the Dominican Republic.
It’ll be bloggy bidness as usual around here during the India trip, but that bloggy bidness will be peppered with lots of reminders to read about what’s happening in Kolkata. I cannot begin to imagine what our sweet bloggy friends are going to experience over there – but I know it will change them forever.
And more importantly, I know it will change the lives of hundreds of children.
I can’t wait to see what happens.
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