While researching my post for my Favourite Christmas songs, one video on YouTube of the John Lennon song War is over, brought me to tears.
It made me think how selfish I was to worry about how many presents to buy this year, or what kind of food to prepare to impress my guests.
There are so many children out there who have no family because of war or disease. Who have to work and not go to school. Who are old before their time.
I looked at this picture and fell in love:
This is Marco Jose from Peru. It feels odd to go through photo after photo and try to decide which person to sponsor, I just didn’t know how I was going to choose but I looked at him and fell in love. I guess that’s what I was looking for.
But I had a hard time “picking” my child.
Here’s why:
1) You can select what country, what age, if they’re a hope child (living with AIDS) and even see their picture.
2) When I picked someone, they ended up in my basket (the American site.)
I felt funny, like I was buying someone and they were in my basket. I also felt that I shouldn’t be able to pick, it should just go to the child that needs my help the most. But I wanted to look for a really young child (about my sons age or around it) and found Jose. In about two weeks I’ll receive a picture and some information about him.
I just love that he has a pink sweater on and a red hat!
What I did notice about the children in all of the photo’s is that they mostly look sad. I’m sure they don’t have much to smile about, without proper clothes, food and shelter, not to mention love.
I read somewhere that poor people laugh more then rich people because they appreciate the simple things in life. God, I hope that is true. But to have children responsible for so much when they are so young is very sad.
I wish that they didn’t have to spend money on updating me with the child, I mean I LOVE to get updates but I would like them to spend the money on the kid.. you know?
I’ll keep you all posted on Marco! If you are interested in sponsoring a child, please visit:
World Vision was founded in 1951 by Dr. Robert Pierce, a young pastor and missionary, who had first been sent to China and South Korea in 1947 by the Youth for Christ missionary organization. Pierce remained at the head of World Vision for nearly two decades, but resigned from the organization in 1967
What I realized is that you can not only contribute monthly to help someone eat, and learn and grow. But you can buy a gift that gives for many years such as a goat or chickens.
So my $35 a month will help Marco receive things like clean water, nutritious food, health care, and access to education.
Anyway, with all of what’s wrong in this world, we can afford to do a little something that is right. Hope you can too!
That’s awesome Erin! I know what you mean about feeling guilty about picking who to sponsor. I’ve been a child sponsor for about 3 years now I think, currently for a girl in Nepal and a boy in Guatemala. Once you start you just want to do more!