Compassion Blogs

So, I was up early this morning (getting over a cold, which has turned into a cough/allergy thing, which really makes it hard to sleep). I don't want to wake Matt up, so I thought I might do this nice quiet activity, like typing!

I've noticed several links lately on friend's blogs and sites I look at about the people blogging about Compassion International recently. I thought I'd link to that and talk about it a bit.

If you've never looked into Compassion or World Vision, I encourage you to check them out. Draw your own conclusions - we did and realized that (while I have some questions about the sustainability of child-sponsorship long-term) these programs are really helping children and families and communities, in the poorest areas, and they're doing it in ways that I can support.

If you already sponsor a World Vision or Compassion child, I'd like to encourage you to write to that child. We started writing our sponsored two kids last year, and just writing them letters (and wow, are my letters lame!) has made their pictures come alive. They used to be something like a "nice project" that we helped with, but have become more like "friends" now that we've started writing. We have their pictures and the drawings they send us up on our fridge, between photos of our adorable nieces & nephew, and other friends kids. These children, though one lives in Africa and one in Latin America, are somehow part of our lives, too, and we're thankful for that.

Anyhow, if you haven't checked out the Compassion blogs, I encourage you to do it. Seeing the situation in Africa thru the lens of some real people (all accomplished bloggers) has been quite interesting.