Tables filled with stuff, people crowded around them, bad parking jobs, screaming kids, people trying to steal something that would have only cost 25 cents anyway...
I'm not sure why, but I realized today just how greedy we are. Sure, I know that people are greedy. But it really hit me today.
I read the most recent letter from the little girl I sponsor in Ghana [her name is Jessica Offeiwaa (Ekua), and she's 10 years old. Please pray for her and her family!] She was so excited to tell me about her Christmas! The first paragraph was spent with her telling me how glorious God was and how much she loved him. Then she moved on to tell me about what she got for Christmas. I could visualize her bouncing up and down while her social worker wrote the letter. You want to know what made her so happy?
She got a dress for Christmas.
She had outgrown her nice dress, and she was very upset going to church because she wanted to be respectful and dress nicely for God.
This new dress meant so much to her.
She sent me a picture of her mom and dad standing with her, wearing her brand new dress, of course.
She can't write, or at least not in English, so her social worker writes for her. So, on the back of every letter, she draws me a picture. I've gotten a pineapple and a house so far. =]
But you want to know what she drew on the back of this letter?
She drew a Christmas tree with a present under it, her in her dress kneeling down in prayer, and a cross with a heart beside it.
This little girl loves this dress, not because of how she looks, but because it's respectful to wear in God's house. Her parents are thrilled that Jessica could receive this dress, thanks to the help of everyone who sponsors a child through Compassion because they couldn't afford to get her anything like it.
Why is it that one little girl can be on top of the world for getting a single dress for Christmas, and yet we can complain about how much we want that new TV, or how we just NEED new shoes. Do we need those things? Are they in some way sustaining our ability to live? Will they truly make us completely happy?
Just a few things to think about. Oh, and I really encourage you to check out Compassion's website. There are many children from all over the world who need your help. It's $32 a month, and it'll give them whatever food, water, clothing, education, and health care they need. Trust me, if I can do it as a poor high school/college student without a job, you can do it. If God places it on your heart to sponsor one of these children, I encourage you to do it. Trust me, I ignored Him at first, and look how that turned out ^_^
Kelsey
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