Exciting Announcement

I am beyond THRILLED to write that today I felt God lead me to supporting a child in Colombia!!!!! The conditions in Colombia are really awful. Millions of children are dying because of the unclean water. A couple from my church has a ministry called, Reachout Ministries. It has been around for 10 years and they do a lot of the work mainly in Chiquimula, Guatemala. 

With the help of my dad, Reachout Ministries put in a water filtering system and all the people there are doing well! No problems with the filter yet, so PRAISE GOD for that! Before the water was filtered, the water they were drinking was killing MILLIONS. There was debris in the water such as paint chips, dirt, leaves, "muck" that you would find at the bottom of the lake, and dust. 

Reachout Ministries just started a ministry in Colombia and I wanted to help support them in starting the ministry in Colombia. I wanted to DO something about it. I didn't want another child to die because of my selfishness. I am so happy and excited that I get to help a child in school for a year!! A YEAR in schooling! I am so blessed that God has put it on my heart. 

Deuteronomy 15:7, "When you happen on someone who's in trouble or needs help among you people with whom you live in this land that God, your God, is giving you, don't look the other way pretending you don't see him. Don't keep a tight grip on your purse."

1 John 3:16-18, "By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we out to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in Him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk, but in deed and in truth."

The verse above really spoke to me about seeing a brother in need and just ignoring it. I don't want to ignore a call from Jesus about those who need food, water, clothing, and shelter more than me. I am a selfish spender. I go out and think, "Oh, one coffee won't hurt." "Oh, I really need this right now!" WRONG. I could do without those things. One less book, one less package, one less salon appointment. One MORE child being supported in school and getting CLEAN drinkable water. That's what I want to do. I want to support a child, write to them, send them a little package of goodies, and showing them the love that they probably want. 

I am feeling great that God has shown me the light on a lot of things and I want to change my heart and my attitude on things!