"Not called!'" did you say? "Not heard the call," I think you should say. Put your ear down to the Bible, and hear Him bid you go and pull sinners out of the fire of sin. Put your ear down to the burdened, agonized heart of humanity, and listen to its pitiful wail for help.

Go stand by the gates of hell, and hear the damned entreat you to go to their father's house and bid their brothers and sisters and servants and masters not to come there.

Then look Christ in the face ~whose mercy you have professed to obey ~ and tell Him whether you will join heart and soul and body and circumstances in the march to publish His mercy to the world.

~William Booth


Saturday, July 27, 2013

~precious karlita

Like in years prior, at the start of our trip our team was handed a photo album. The album contains pictures and write ups of children awaiting sponsorship at the Arms of Jesus School. I really had no intention of sponsoring another child. But all week a message I recently heard played in my head. It was a message on giving. A message that reminded me that I am in the richest 5% of people in the world. There is so much in my life that I could easily do without so that another child can attend school, learn about God, and have food supplied to their family. I was also reminded of my dreams to have six children. Well… this new sponsor child would be number 6.


As I looked through the sponsor child book, I came across the picture of a beautiful girl names Karla. Her birthday is September 8th, 2008. I found it funny, because my dear friend Carla’s birthday is Sept 9th. Because of this, and because more than one person said she kind of looked like me, I determined that it was meant to be.



So on Friday July 26th, I met Karlita and her mom Nancy. She climbed in to my arms and nestled in for a good cuddle. As I spoke to her, she giggled. Even when I told her I was going to squish the every loving guts right out of her! We had chalk and a few things to play with, but she was content to just sit in my arms and be snuggled as I held her chubby, dimpled hand. And I was more than happy to oblige. In fact, I could have sat there all day. It seems as though God knows to bring me the snugly ones!

It is a privilege to add her to my sponsored kid family. I pray I will have the opportunity to spend time with her again soon. Until then, Dios ta bendiga Karlita! Te quiero mucho.
~cr
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