Compassion International

Fighting for Hope

Hope deferred makes the heart sick. Proverbs 13:12 I’ve been quiet the last few days since the tragedy in Haiti.  Not because I’m not interested.  Not because my heart doesn’t hurt.  Not because I don’t care. Because my heart is sick. Because I’m personally fighting for hope. I’m fighting for hope for myself so that […]

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My New Little Girl

Meet Venkatamma.  She’s 3 and she lives in India. Isn’t she precious?  I love the red ribbons in her hair and the bracelets on her arms.  I love how properly she’s standing and how she’s nervously gripping her shorts.  I love her big wide eyes. Today I became her sponsor and I can’t wait to […]

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Sunday Highlights

Honestly, I’m not quite sure how to process today yet.  It was an emotional overload… and I’m usually not so good with my emotions. I started the day at Cross Point Dickson and was impacted again by Justin & Trisha Davis’ story.  Justin and Trisha were actually with us in Dickson this morning and it […]

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Big Prayer

Last week while I was at the Leadership Summit I was introduced to the Compassion Leadership Development Program.  I have always admired what organizations like Compassion are doing to support children around the world but up to this point have not committed to sponsoring a child on an ongoing basis (Gasp!  I’m a little ashamed […]

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