Compassion

Compassion (defined by Wikipedia): one in which the emotional capacities of empathy and sympathy (for the suffering of others) are regarded as a part of love itself.

*Side Note: It would have been nice for someone to tell me that Wikipedia can be changed by anyone. I thought that if Wikipedia said it, it was true. Who knew?

Anywho... I am defining compassion today because it is one of the many words Steven and I strive to be on a daily basis. Our best compassion is given through, get this, Compassion International, Inc. (how clever is that organization's name?). To give compassion internationally is a great mission and through Jesus' name is even more so (if you ask me!). So I am here to tell you about the kid that we give compassion to internationally and have been for about 2 years now. His name is Lovenson Lewis. On November 17th of this year he turned 9 years old. He lives in Haiti with his father and 8 other siblings. We get to write letters back and forth to each other (translated each time) and he will even draw us pictures everytime too. He loves to play soccer and with marbles. Here is his picture.

Adorable right? We think so too! We remind him all the time of God's love. Not only do we pray for him but he prays for us too. To think that there is someone in HAITI praying for Steven and I is a pretty cool thought!

It is funny how God works. Steven and I were planning on taking a year long mission trip to South Africa with the Global Year Organization. We were going to be the Student Life Directors to about fifteen 18 year olds. We would have been working in an orphanage and at the School of Tomorrow with Build the Nations. We had talked to our families about it, prayed about it, started diving into the Word to prepare ourselves, and even had our sponsor letters sealed and ready to send out but decided that God has bigger and better plans for us. Bigger and better than SOUTH AFRICA? We don't know what it is yet but we are ready for His guidance. We are excited to see what is in store for us as newlyweds as a couple and to our faith. Maybe we will get to visit Lovenson sometime (that would be truly amazing!). Global X (NPCC mission organization) has a few trips to Haiti that we are going to check out. All we can do is pray for God to give us a clear picture of what we are supposed to do according to His will! A daily prayer for us is "You know what our will for us would be and what is in our hearts but we are praying for Your Will to be done." What are you praying for?