I assume (I hope!!) I would have been told if she were coming to Colorado, and I would have moved heaven and earth to meet her. Sigh.

Anyway…I love your description of their worship. I have seen clips of African children worshipping (probably we all have). I always envision my girls that way, as they sing, especially when we sing, in church, “It’s the song of the redeemed / Rising from the African plain….”

I wish I had been in that restaurant with you. But even more, I need to internalize the insights you shared at a much deeper level than I have, up to now.

“When the wealthy and the poor get together, each ends up meeting the desperate needs of the other. Too often Satan achieves his wicked agenda by keeping them apart–geographically and philosophically. The result is that one tends to die in need, the other in greed. But when Jesus brings us together, the genuine needs of both are mysteriously and wonderfully satisfied. In God’s amazing economy, the rich and poor need each other, the common message being, ‘Enough really is…enough!’”

It’s true! It’s true! As soon as a person discovers (and experiences) this great truth — they are on their way to a healthy, fruitful and satisfying walk with the Lord. We learn so much from our sponsored children [as well as from our own children, and from country staff & Advocates here and abroad), and it’s exactly as God intended it to be–in fact, it’s necessary.

My job as a Child Advocate in the Advocate’s Network is to do all I can to tear down those walls that separate us — by revealing and informing people of the needs, providing the solution (offering a child packet) and encouraging the writing of letters between sponsor and child.

Thanks so very much for allowing us to experience, through your awesome writing, this very special lunchtime! (We sponsor an orphan boy in Tanzania, and he is a joy to our hearts.)