Making a Difference One Life at a Time

Since returning from our recent mission trip to Ethiopia, I was really affirmed that we can all make a difference-for some it may be making one huge impact on society by inventing a new gadget to save us time, or discovering a cure that affects thousands. But for most of us common people, we can make a difference one life at a time.

How have you invested into lives of others? How much do you give or sacrifice for others? Are they things that glorify God and add to the Kingdom?

For years we have sponsored children in Brazil and Ethiopia on a monthly basis. But getting to actually meet those children, sit in their humble homes, meet their families, share their coffee, embrace them, play ball with them, and hold their hands in yours as you walk thru their villages, I was convicted that these orphans are no longer a statistic. They are a life that matters to God and therefore matters to me.

We also saw firsthand progress being made-roads being constructed, others being blacktopped, buildings being constructed, schools getting desks and libraries supplied, churches being multiplied and filled with people hungry for the things of God. We saw hope in the eyes of the children, the social workers, the pastors. We toured a brand new hospital offering 140 beds to treat patients whether they can pay or not.

It's amazing what $32 month can do to make a difference. By saving one life from Aids, starvation, and oppression, we will never know just how many other lives will be impacted . By bringing one child to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, we will never know this side of heaven how many more will be reached.

Want to make a difference one life at a time? What American can not afford $32 month to sponsor a child and make a difference "the least of these" that have no means to speak for themselves?

You can begin making a difference at fh.org/willetonline.com.