Giving Out of Our "Plenty"

To catch you up, Matt and I had decided that as soon as God provided him with a job, we would sponsor another child. There were no stipulations as to how much of an income said job would provide, just a job. I have continually prayed and I am still praying that God will provide us with enough money to be able to do this. So on Tuesday, Matt was offered a great job and he started on Wednesday. And he quit Wednesday evening. This "great job" turned out to be nothing like what we had expected. However, not knowing how badly it was going for Matt, I called Compassion and signed us up to sponsor another child. So, in short, we still have 1/3 of our regular income coming in and we have just added another financial responsibility.

We had talked about possibly calling Compassion and canceling our sponsorship before it even started. But then I got to thinking...these kids' families live on anywhere from $12 to $25 to $32 a month. Entire families! Mom, Dad, and multiple children. Not to mention sometimes extended family. That information certainly puts things into perspective, doesn't it? I make more in one day than some families make in an entire month! I realized how truly blessed we are. How much we have. And it was quite humbling.

Matt and I have decided that we are going to follow through with this new sponsored child. We believe that this is what God wanted from us. He has challenged us to give out of our "plenty". So once again, we ask that you, our church family, pray with and for us. Pray that our sponsorship will be a blessing to our new child and his family. Pray that God will provide the funds each month to make this sponsorship possible. And please continue to pray for the other children waiting for sponsors.

As always, if you are interested in sponsoring a child, please click here for more information.

Oh, and our new child's name is Mamuu. He is 5 years old and lives in Kenya. I'll have a photo and more information as soon as I receive it in the mail.