Comments on: Christmas in Colombia

By: Mike Stephens

Mike Stephens — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:57:54 +0000

Judith you are right!!! I do not think I even for 1 day I didn’t have more than I needed. One time I lost 19 lbs to make weight for a school boxing tournament and didn’t eat a thing or drink for 2 days, but it was all by choice. I didn’t think I could lose so much weight in a few days!!! But in the USA we are very poor in other things like faith, which the bible says is more valuable than Gold!!! That is why I am so thankful for Compassion because it helps increase my faith. I think even in this economy my faith account is nearly 56 trillion dollars!!! wooohooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t wait until I get to spend it!!!

By: Albert

Albert — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:46:15 +0000

David is my sponsored child! It’s so great to see him and his family doing well. It was an unforgettable experience to visit them in 2003. At the time, Fernanda was still single, so I’m glad that they can have a complete family again. God is good!

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:17:17 +0000

Another great story with no greed attached and no one complaining about what they got for Christmas! Cute children-I hope they sold out of their donuts!

By: Judith Tremblay

Judith Tremblay — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:17:20 +0000

Just comparing the following description of Israel–”He has waited for this Christmas Eve as never before because he knows that the angel of God always brings him just what he needs”–with the Sprint commercial that just aired on TV: “Get your family what they really want.”

So many Americans, myself included, likely have no real concept of what it means to NOT have our basic needs met. I’m reminded of it whenever we hear about a fire–or other natural disaster–destroying someone’s home and material possessions, completely taking away the security we had in our things, to go from “homeowner” to “homeless” overnight.

And then there are all of the Christians in the world who must meet in secret, because they are persecuted for their faith.

Thank you for posting this glimpse into the day-to-day existence for most of the people in the world. May we never forget how truly blessed–financially and spiritually–we are.

By: Kees Boer

Kees Boer — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:37:31 +0000

That’s a great story. Chris, do you know what project that that is in? I got 3 correspondence children in Colombia.

Kees

By: Britt

Britt — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:12:30 +0000

Whoops…here it is:
http://digg.com/people/Christmas_in_Colombia

By: Britt

Britt — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:10:24 +0000

I dugg it!

By: Juli Jarvis

Juli Jarvis — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:48:25 +0000

This is a very sweet story.