a family affair

Today our entire household joined The Junky Car Club (http://www.junkycarclub.com/). We all got free membership since we drive cars that are paid for. The whole premise of this is to get people to live with less and give more, namely by sponsoring a child through Compassion International (http://www.compassion.com/).

My wife Chris and I sponsor Richard and Karen from Ecuador and Laufu from Tanzania.

My daughter Sara sponsors Rosita from Ecuador.

My son Andrew sponsors Jhenny from Peru.

I get the incredible honor of visiting Richard and Karen in Ecuador when I lead a team down there in July. I can't wait.

You've probably heard it said that "the family that prays together stays together." Well I must admit that we don't do that nearly as often as we should. But maybe the family that sponsors together stays together?

Simple

I think I heard the best telling of the gospel ever last night. And it was done in only a few sentences. I was at the Alive Festival in Canal Fulton, Ohio watching the group "Casting Crowns". Mark, the lead singer, was speaking. He said he could think of a lot of people he would be willing to give his life for. I can too. And then he said this:

"But I can't think of anyone I'd be willing to give my son for."

Me neither.

That made me realize how deep and desperate is God's love for us. He's willing to shout it from the mountain top. He's whispering it in our ear.