Matt and I are very involved with a ministry called Compassion International. It’s an organization that exists as a child advocacy ministry to release children all over the world from poverty and help them to grow into responsible and fulfilled adults. We have sponsored children through Compassion now for nearly 3 years. It has been an amazing experience to be connected with a child half-way across the planet. We are currently sponsoring a 6-year-old boy from Kenya named Mamuu. He is bright, sweet, energetic, and absolutely thrilled that someone on another continent cares about him enough to make a commitment to sponsor him!

Part of Compassion’s ministry is Compassion Sunday. It’s an event that is held once a year in churches across the globe to help draw more attention to the needs of children in impoverished areas of the world. Our church had their Compassion Sunday event the first Sunday in May. While we were able to find sponsors for some children, we still have seven who are in need of finding sponsors. If you would like to see photos of these children and a little bit of info on each one, please visit our Compassion Blog. These child packets expire on June 9th. So there is a bit of urgency in this matter. If you are even remotely interested in sponsoring one of these kids, please send me an email with your address and which child you are interested in and I will mail you their child packet. And if you have any questions about Compassion or our experiences with the organization, please ask! We will gladly share.