Israel and Ebenezer live in a medium-sized town. Their mother passed away and they do not live with their father. Israel attends school and is in the 2nd grade. He wants to be an artist. He is learning English. He has a lot of friends and a beautiful smile -- although I don't get to see it too often -- he's a pretty serious kid. He's a natty dresser -- I love his little suits. And he always puts together the best packages for us -- a great letter, the coolest pictures, and a demonstration of his latest English achievements.
So how did I pick Israel out of the hundreds of kids on the website? I went into the process with no preconceived notion of what country or even what gender I wanted. I simply browsed, and when I saw Israel's picture I just knew. As I clicked on his photo, the only way I can describe it is that I felt the hand of God at work. It was as though He were saying, "You're going to change this child's life today."
In short, God smiled on me that day. This area of my life has borne so much fruit -- I am so thankful for being called to child sponsorship and for being able to serve in this way. I've read stories from other sponsors about how they've chosen their kids. It's amazing how many are similar to mine. You often hear, "Something just moved me when I saw this child's picture." I believe that the "something" is the hand of God that never fails us.
As I always do at the end of my posts, I encourage my readers to check out the Compassion website -- http://www.compassion.com/. Perhaps child sponsorship isn't in God's plan for your life -- but if it is, I am confident that when you see your child, "something" will let you know. :)
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