A Sudden Inspiration

"When she can't be here, can I fill in?  I know all the lines to the whole play!"

"Let me think about it.  I'll let you know."

Ten minutes later.....

"What are you doing?"

"I am memorizing Prisoner 3's lines.  I am going to fill in for her."

"What?!  I was hoping to do that.  I already know the lines."

"Well, I wish you could.  I didn't want to do this, but she asked me to."

"Oh."

I try not to think too much.  I guess I am not good enough for her.  After all, I got the fewest lines in the whole, two-act play.  I tried so hard though, and my memorization, I believed, was perfect.  Every word I knew by heart, wasn't that and a willing girl enough?  No?

I spent many tears because of that.  Simply, without words spoken, I wondered why she didn't choose me.  Sure, I was the quiet girl, but I listened to every word she said and did my best.  I couldn't understand how I was still not enough.  I was less than.

Before the performance at home, I sat on my mom's bed and cried.....because I wasn't good enough.  In that moment, I remember my mom.  She's the one who told me that it wasn't me - I was great, but she had chosen differently because she had.

Now, years later, I look at these precious faces.  And I wonder, is someone telling them that it isn't their fault?  They are precious beyond worth and just because they live in poverty, it doesn't have anything to do with who they are.  Just because she doesn't have a sponsor yet, it doesn't mean that she is ugly.  No, she is still beautiful and precious, but does she ever hear those words?

I don't know what her life is like, but I do know one thing - her life will be changed when a person across the world tells her that she is valued.  Will you tell a her that today?

Sponsor a Child 

Three thousand, one hundred, fifty-nine

Hey!

As Compassion bloggers' month came to a close yesterday, I think about all the lives changed through the posts we wrote.  Not just the lives of the sponsored children, but of the new sponsors as well.  It is quite a life-changing journey. 

I can't help but think of the first time I saw Hymns.  Though I did not sponsor her, she was the one who grabbed my heart for the first time.  Without her, I would not know my beautiful Compassion family. 

So as I think of the new sponsors, I also think of the newly sponsored children.  I know their lives will be changed too.  Receiving a letter for the first time in eleven years almost brought my Mabel to tears.  I honestly believe that the children's lives will never be the same.

I am sure that you are all dying to know how many children were sponsored this month.  If you were here all blog month, you probably figured it out.

Three thousand, one hundred, fifty nine.

We surpassed our goal of 3,108 by fifty-one.  So many amazing children now have new sponsors who love them.  I am so thankful.

It is not too late to change a life, though.  You can always do that by clicking HERE.  Remember, your life will be changed too.

Lizzie :)

HOME

Hello!

I wrote this poem from the perspective of a sponsored child in Cochabamba, Bolivia.  Although this story is fictional, it is based on reality.  So here it is.

Home



I am lonely.

I am scared.

My ears hear a baby's wail

From having an empty stomach.

My body's stiff

From sleeping on the ground.

My ears hear shooting

And drunkards' cries.

My eyes see

The walls crumbling

And young ones begging.

I see the world

Falling apart.

My heart longs

For love.

Then, I can hear it in the distance

The laughing, the excitement.

Everything else fades.

I run.

I smile.

My eyes see bright-colored walls-

I see hope.

My ears hear metal plates clanging-

I hear joy.

She hugs me at the door-

I feel love.

My heart is full.

I am safe.

I am home.

Now tell me, what am I describing?  I would really like to know what you think of this.  So please leave a comment :)

Change a life!

Lizzie :)

You have got to do this...

Hello!

Imagine-       getting a mattress,
              having enough food to eat,
              getting a bicycle,
              having new clothes,
              receiving a free gift that is more than you have ever had.

Now, think about your sponsored child. 

You can give that to your sponsored child. 

Of course you can always give monetary gifts, but you can win a $25 or $100 gift for your sponsored child.  All you have to do is create a Pinterest board of your sponsored child, following the guidelines HERE.

So, go pin and win!!  Your sponsored child's life will never be the same (that is if you win).

Change a life!
Lizzie :)

Dear God

Dear God,

Thank You so much for my Compassion family.  I pray especially that You will guide each one of them today and bless them.  I love them.

Please, Lord, help the poor children who have waited so long for a sponsor.  My heart brakes for them.  Please bring a loving sponsor to them, to write and encourage them. 

Thank You for the amazing sponsors who love their sponsored children.  Lord, please bless them for loving on Your kids.  I am so thankful that you watch over each one of them.

As we, Compassion sponsors, continue to raise children up out of poverty, please compel many others to join us in this cause.

Lord, please protect all the beautiful little ones.  Let them know that they are loved, and that they are Yours.  Please break our hearts for what breaks Yours.

Thank You, God, for allowing me to help your kids and show them Your love.  Thank You for changing my life through Compassion and the children they serve.

In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Please let God change your life by Compassion sponsorship.  The children are waiting for you.
Lizzie :)

NOTE: Because of something I do not understand, Blogger's robot detected my blog as possible spam.  It should all be cleared up soon.  Just wanted to let you know that I am not violating Blogger's rules.

Change a life!

Hello!

Today I invite you to change a life!!  It is really simple.  Anyone can do it.  Sponsor a child with Compassion.  For just about $1.25 a day (which is more than some families in extreme poverty make), you can change a child's life.

If you are not in a position to sponsor a child financially, will you please go to Compassion and pray over one?  At least once a week, I go to Compassion and pick out a child or two to pray for.  There is always a child that grabs my heart, whether they have been waiting over a year for a sponsor or they look so sad or they have lost their parents.  Please don't move on without clicking here.

Change a life!
Lizzie :)

Three thousand, one hundred, eight

September is blog month at Compassion.  Hundreds of blogs will be writing on behalf Compassion and the children they serve.  Our goal is that three thousand, one hundred, eight children will be connected to loving sponsors in September.  But I think with the amazing writers out there, many more than that will be sponsored. 

Any Compassion banner, widget, or link on my blog will take you to Compassion's website.  There you can find a beautiful child to sponsor for just over a dollar a day.  You can form a relationship with your sponsored child through letters and pictures.  Partnering with Compassion has changed my life and the lives of my sponsored children. 



Change a life!
Lizzie :)