TreasuresInTerraCotta

Our blogger friends who traveled to Ecuador have returned home.  Did you follow along with their trip?  I loved every post...from Sophie's   Spanish blunders to Ann's heart wrenching telling of Jonathan's story .  If you haven't considered child sponsorship through Compassion I would challenge you to read some of the stories and look at some of the faces .  You can make a difference in the life of a child! Our family sponsors three children in Zimbabwe through World Vision .  We have three boys living under this roof and we have three boys living in Limpopo, Zimbabwe.  As each boy was added to our family here we also added a World Vision boy to our family too. Meet Witness (on the left). Calvin was just a baby when he reached out his chubby little hand and grabbed his information packet off the table.  He is 12 years old. Meet Praise (on the right).  He was added to our family after Andrew was born. ...

November 8-12, 2011 follow five of Compassion's alumni bloggers through Ecuador.  They will meet the children and families where Compassion serves...from the high-altitude of Quito to the secluded inhabitants of the Amazon rainforest. Through our reading of One Thousand Gifts , we are getting to know Ann Voskamp in our Bible study group.  I think we all have affectionatly referred to her as "Ann."  And I am looking forward to her blogging about this trip to Ecuador.  I am only loosely acquainted with the other four bloggers, but they are all quite popular.  Perhaps you are friends or virtual-friends with them!  You can follow all five beginning on Monday at Compassion .   Ann Voskamp - A Holy Experience   Amanda Jones - Baby Bangs   Sophie - Boo Mama   Melanie - Big Mama   Kelly - Kelly's Korner Look what Psalm 84:10-12 says in The Message. One day spent in your house, this beauti...

As I mentioned I am not an experienced, prolific, popular or even frequent blogger.  So it came as a total surprise when out of the blue I was contacted by Compassion International and asked to consider adding a Compassion widgit to my site. Save Children So after prayer and consideration, I am pleased to draw your attention to the new button to your left.  Please check out Compassion and their incredibly comprehensive and successful children's charity. Here's a summary from their annual report: Compassion, a Christian child advocacy ministry, tackles global poverty one child at a time.  The ministry serves more than 1/2 million children in 26 of the world's poorest countries.  Recognizing that poverty is more than a lack of money, Compassion works holistically through the local church, using a unique combination of spiritual, economic, social and physical development programs in more than 5,250 child development centers.   We'll talk more a...