November 1: Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
In the States, we awaken this Sunday morning rested from our extra hour of sleep (thank you daylight savings time). We are blessed to have the freedom to attend a…
The Gift of Friendship
Matilda. James. Beatrice. Happy. All best friend names. All special gifts of my Compassion children. Recent letters from several of my children focused on who are their friends and why they are friends.…
Enough Hope
October 28, 2015 Dear Fellow Travelers, Everything changes when a child finds hope! We need to put that on sticky notes around our homes as reminders that our words speak hope to a…
Your Happy Place
October 26, 2015 Dear Fellow Travelers, Writing to my Compassion children takes me to one of my happy places. I hope each of you have a happy place. Perhaps it…
A Joyful Walk Part 2
October 23, 2015 Dear fellow travelers, What a joyful mailbox day part 2! I reached in to find 2 letters! One from our little boy, Goodluck, and our little girl, Hilda.…
A Joyful Walk
Walking to get my mail at my mailbox is part of my daily routine. I may be splashing through rain puddles or plodding through snow depending upon the season. Currently, I am enjoying…
A Painful Walk
Dear fellow travelers, Two different women. Two different continents. One common pain: domestic violence. One lives in a still-developing country and one lives in my neighborhood. Physical pain at the…
The Hard Walk
Dear fellow travelers, I confess that I prefer paper and pencil. I journal almost everyday and I love a nice sharpened pencil and a blank page (an eraser helps too).…
The Most Important Walk
Dear fellow travelers, Look at us! We are starting this journey together! I wasn’t certain how to begin, but after experiencing a very holy moment recently in the Dominican Republic,…