I have seen the power of prayer through our sponsored child Israel. In one of his letters, he wrote how he was praying to meet face to face. Then a few years later, we met face to face! After meeting Israel, he wrote how he was praying that I would have more love. God has answered this prayer as well. My heart overflows with love and compassion. As a result, we began sponsoring another child in Haiti this past January. When I saw her and her name "Lovely", I knew she was the one. Her name means many things to us...the prayer Israel prayed and was answered, the love God has shown me through sponsoring Israel, the love shared between Israel and us, and the love God wants to pour out to others through us. While preparing for our Compassion Sunday, I was praying the children to receive sponsors. The love Israel prayed for us to have more of is overflowing into two more lives. We know our God hears, sees, and is concerned. He hears and sees the cries of many hearts. May we be ready to respond and be His hands and feet to those cries by sponsoring children and speaking the love of Christ into their lives through letter writing.
Check out the Compassion Blog on prayer.
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