What God's Been Up To....

Well late last year, 2008, God gave me a desire to help the children (orphaned, impoverished) in other countries that are less fortunate than I am. Not only children, but mostly children.

A few years ago I had gone to a concert and they were talking about Compassion International, a child sponsorship program. It costs $32 a month to sponsor a child. My dad had said something then about wanting to sponsor a child, but we didn't have the money to do so. But ever since then I've been wanting to sponsor a child, but not as much as I did when God started working in my heart.

Well, late last year (like I said before) I was really wanting to sponsor a child, or help out someone in some way. My parents don't have enough money, and neither did I. But I really wanted to. So I tried to think of ways I could get the money. Maybe work more? But that would be too rough going to school and all. Cut back on spending? Still didn't have enough money with bills and everything. I couldn't figure out a way to be able to sponsor a child.

I really wanted to sponsor a child so I had been looking at the pictures they had online of all the children that needed sponsors. I had saw a few that I was just like, "I really want to sponsor that one!" But I didn't have the money, and a few days later they got sponsored by someone else. I started praying more. I thought, "Lord, if you really want me to do this, I know You'll provide a way." Then one day when looking at the pictures of the children I saw one that made me think, "I have to sponsor that one!" So I started praying even more. But then that child got sponsored by someone else.

Well it was now December and about time to renew the insurance on my car. So I got on to their site and logged in, check everything out and to my surprise my insurance had dropped down $35! I was so excited! I knew what I was going to do with the $35 a month I was saving on car insurance! God had provided the right amount of money I need to sponsor a child! Since it's $32 a month then I'd still have some left over to help pay for stamps to write letters! I was overwhelmed with Joy! So I started praying about who God wanted me to sponsor. I kept getting on and looking at children from different countries, different ages, etc. And then I found one that I felt like God wanted me to sponsor. So on Christmas Eve I got registered and picked that person!

I am now sponsoring Andriani who is 16 and lives in Indonesia.

And it's such a wonderful feeling to be able to help others out, to be able to give! Now I'm hoping to be able to go on missions trips in the future, sponsor more children, maybe even adopt some children. And I'm constantly trying to find ways I can help out others.










You should check out Compassion International and also Holt International.
Holy International is a child adoption agency but you can also sponsor children to help provide them with good food, medical care, and the things they need until they get adopted .