Never Should've Said Adios

Someone asked me today about my status from last month on OurCompassion. So, I thought I'd respond by telling the story on a blog so more can hear. =]

Back in July last year I decided I wanted to sponsor my second child. I wanted a boy from Mexico. A boy, because my first child was a girl. And Mexico, because I wanted a child from a Spanish speaking country because I am learning Spanish. So I picked Jose. I'm not exactly sure what made me pick him...maybe it was because he is wearing Converse in his picture. (I had a Converse shoe fettish before I found Compassion as a much better use for my money.) Anyhow, I sponsored Jose from July to December of last year and then somehow got it in my head that it was foolish of me to be giving so much money away when I'm not sure how I will afford college. (Which is a topic for another blog, because I have some radically different views on the subject now, thanks be to Jesus.)

Around the end of January, I emailed Compassion and asked if Jose already had a new sponsor and if not, could I sponsor him again. I got an email back saying that at that time he would be up for sponsorship at an event soon. However, if no one decided to sponsor him at that event, I could. She told me to email back in a couple weeks to see what happened.

So I emailed back and no, Jose had not been sponsored. Now I am thrilled to say that I am his sponsor again, as I should have been all along. I sent him one of those Hallmark cards that has music in it for fun and told him I was going to be his sponsor again. I am so excited to hear from him again. His letters are my absolute favorites out of all that I've recieved. For some reason, he opened up to me so much more than my other kids and his letters were so sweet. Maybe he thought it was cool that I can speak his language. =]

"Your name is a shelter for the hurting,
Jesus Your name is a refuge for the weak.
Only Your name can redeem the undeserving,
Jesus Your name holds everything I need."

-my new favorite song by Lincoln Brewster, The Power of Your Name