I have always wanted to sponsor a child through an organization like Compassion, but I have always told myself that I couldn't afford it. Things are really tight financially right now. This week, through Jennifer's posts, God has been POUNDING on my heart's door and rearranging my thinking. "Really, Karina, you can't afford $38 a month? What if you gave up your Blackberry internet bill? What if you gave up Starbucks? What if you gave up Del Taco day each week? What if you asked your kids to give up snacks? It's only $38 per month. 'How many kids can you sponsor?' might be the better question."
Well, I did it. I'm not sure what we will give up, but I stepped out of myself and sponsored a little 6 year old boy named Kipyegon in Kenya. I'm so excited to write to him and let my kids correspond with him and see how God works in his life.
God gave me a little nugget of encouragement this morning as I helped out in Izaak's Bible study class. A little pre-school song with an amazing message. It goes something like this:
I bet you always thought
that a little is not a lot.
Let me tell you what I've been taught
a little can be a LOT.
Because...
A little, little, little is a lot, lot, lot,
A little, little, little is a lot, lot, lot,
A little, little, little is a lot, lot, lot,
A little is a lot in the hands of God.
It's amazing-azing-azing to see, see, see
what God can do through me, me, me
when I give-'im-ivem-ivem all I've got, got, got
a little can be a LOT, LOT, LOT.
Because,
A little, little, little is a lot, lot, lot,
A little, little, little is a lot, lot, lot,
A little, little, little is a lot, lot, lot,
A little is a lot in the hands of God.
Can you give a little?
