Compassion International.

When writing my birthday list, I wrote about Irma, the little girl from the Dominican Republic that I sponsor monthly through Compassion International.  I realized I have never written about her on here… or at least not a full blog encouraging people to do the same thing.  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said,

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. ”

Shouldn’t we, every chance we get, tell others of the things that matter to us? The things that have changed us in hopes that they will change them as well? So, that’s what I am doing. 

Each month a very small amount of money is taken out of my checking account.  So small that I, a college student and mere server at a chinese restaurant, can afford it. If in my bank account or not in my bank account, my life is going to be lived relatively the same that month.  However, when that small amount gets sent to Irma, her life that month is drastically changed.   She writes me letters and in each letter, she thanks me at least 3 times for sending her money so that her whole family could eat, or so she could buy a chicken, or so that she can learn at school.  

I encourage you to do the same.  It’s 32 dollars a month.  I promise you the money being gone from your account is not going to hurt you, but it gives a child an opportunity to live.  In the wise words of Jason Mraz… “It’s our God forsaken right to be loved, loved, loved, loved, loved”.  And through actually knowing and loving the child you sponsor, I assure you that your life will change and so will theirs.  It’s about so much more than 32 dollars.  

www.compassion.com