Comments on: How Far Is The Hill? http://blog.compassion.com/how-far-is-the-hill/ Releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:12:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Juli Jarvis http://blog.compassion.com/how-far-is-the-hill/#comment-807 Juli Jarvis Fri, 09 May 2008 14:58:02 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=342#comment-807 Those people in the rich homes don't see the people living in poverty because they have built walls around their homes. My job as a Child Advocate is to take down those walls. As we share our stories of visits to the projects, and of Compassion victories and heartaches, we are taking down walls. When people become aware of the needs, and realize there is a company they can trust -- Compassion International -- they are more than happy to respond. In fact, they are happy to realize they truly are making a difference in someone's world. Surprisingly, it changes their life just as much, for our rich walls of greed and materialism also need to come down. Trips such as yours to Guatemala take down walls and bring the poor and the rich together--for each one needs the other desperately. Those people in the rich homes don’t see the people living in poverty because they have built walls around their homes. My job as a Child Advocate is to take down those walls. As we share our stories of visits to the projects, and of Compassion victories and heartaches, we are taking down walls. When people become aware of the needs, and realize there is a company they can trust — Compassion International — they are more than happy to respond. In fact, they are happy to realize they truly are making a difference in someone’s world. Surprisingly, it changes their life just as much, for our rich walls of greed and materialism also need to come down. Trips such as yours to Guatemala take down walls and bring the poor and the rich together–for each one needs the other desperately.

]]> By: Dylster http://blog.compassion.com/how-far-is-the-hill/#comment-804 Dylster Fri, 09 May 2008 12:00:28 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=342#comment-804 Thanks for making the time to post this, Tim. Needed to hear it this morning... Thanks for making the time to post this, Tim. Needed to hear it this morning…

]]> By: Tim Glenn http://blog.compassion.com/how-far-is-the-hill/#comment-801 Tim Glenn Fri, 09 May 2008 02:44:17 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=342#comment-801 Thanks guys for the comments. Yes, and I'm ashamed to say that I still have to be reminded of that...that we are blessed to be a blessing. I like the idea of sticky notes, R.L.... but if we put 'em on our foreheads, we'd only see them when we look in the mirror! I guess, if everyone wore a sticky note on their forehead, we'd all remember! Thanks guys for the comments.
Yes, and I’m ashamed to say that I still have to be reminded of that…that we are blessed to be a blessing.

I like the idea of sticky notes, R.L…. but if we put ‘em on our foreheads, we’d only see them when we look in the mirror! I guess, if everyone wore a sticky note on their forehead, we’d all remember!

]]> By: R.L.Scovens http://blog.compassion.com/how-far-is-the-hill/#comment-800 R.L.Scovens Thu, 08 May 2008 23:08:37 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=342#comment-800 I like this post. More of us should realize that God didn't bless us so we could be blessed! He blessed us so we could bless others. We need to put a sticky note on our foreheads or something! I like this post. More of us should realize that God didn’t bless us so we could be blessed! He blessed us so we could bless others. We need to put a sticky note on our foreheads or something!

]]> By: Vicki Small http://blog.compassion.com/how-far-is-the-hill/#comment-797 Vicki Small Thu, 08 May 2008 17:39:50 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=342#comment-797 Good question, good answer. We're blessed to be a blessing. Good question, good answer. We’re blessed to be a blessing.

]]> By: Andrzej Gandecki http://blog.compassion.com/how-far-is-the-hill/#comment-794 Andrzej Gandecki Thu, 08 May 2008 16:15:40 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=342#comment-794 Thank you, Tim. A very penetrating question... Thank you, Tim. A very penetrating question…

]]>