sponsorship // Isaac

This is the little guy that Kristen and I are sponsoring from Buloba, Uganda. We connected with him fairly immediately. There’s just something about the look on his face that is saying, “I love life” while at the same time saying, “What dirt on my shirt? I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Both of which are phrases that I’m prone to say on a daily basis. You gotta love that face.

Sponsoring a child is one of those areas that over the past few months I’ve come to view as one of the ways that we can fight injustice in this world. It’s a small way for sure from our vantage point at only $35 a month. But for Isaac and his family, it’s huge. That $35 dollars provides a uniform and a hot meal every day. Moreover, it’s providing him with an education that otherwise this family might not have been able to give him. It’s also contributing to the local economy as teachers and administrators are being hired as more children in Buloba are sponsored. It’s also affecting the local body of believers in that the people who are employed are also attending Buloba Community Church, actively participating and tithing.

I don’t say these things to puff myself up. Honestly, it took us a while to join in on this movement. I’m just sharing because I want to tell that sponsoring has already done something big in my heart and I’ve seen it first hand, in action, in Buloba. I’m excited to be a part of the movement now joining with nearly 250 other people at Cornerstone who has said, “We can make a difference here in the life of this one community and bring hope even if we may never step foot on their soil. And, the people of Buloba are going to make a difference on me as a result.”

We still have roughly 50 children left to sponsor to reach a goal of 300 that we set back a year and a half ago. We would love to finish that goal by the end of this year. It’s not something to step lightly into as this is a long term commitment of 10-13 years. But the difference this sponsorship program is making is massive, and I’m convinced that it’s God’s heart that respond when he calls us to bring hope where we can. This is a place where you can bring hope.