tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866194.post7792936412035922424..comments2024-01-15T15:09:57.893-08:00Comments on Skye Puppy: Progress in MalawiSkyePuppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01571489259897997518noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866194.post-82710203645338384912008-12-11T22:01:00.000-08:002008-12-11T22:01:00.000-08:00Well, so it is. Way to do your research, Jacob.I s...Well, so it is. Way to do your research, Jacob.<BR/><BR/>I shan't be revoking my sponsorship. It's not my sponsor child's fault that World Vision is religiously affiliated, after all. <BR/><BR/>I would like to know that my kid isn't being preached to though. "Christian relief" sounds an awful lot like Protestant soup to me.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788823062002371899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866194.post-56473311925937486742008-12-11T17:04:00.000-08:002008-12-11T17:04:00.000-08:00Chris,Many years ago I read about some people in t...Chris,<BR/><BR/>Many years ago I read about some people in the Philippines who live their whole lives in a garbage dump, scrounging for food and items that can be used for shelter. There in that dump are Christians who know the joy of salvation. Amazing!<BR/><BR/>It's a reminder to me that, yes, God could allow me to lose all my earthly possessions. He has allowed those garbage dump Christians to have only spiritual riches, and He could allow the same for me. It keeps bringing me back to Habakkuk 3:17 - 18.SkyePuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571489259897997518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866194.post-17303729259939002712008-12-11T16:56:00.000-08:002008-12-11T16:56:00.000-08:00Recently on one of my podcasts a preacher told his...Recently on one of my podcasts a preacher told his congregation, "There are believers around the world more faithful than you and I who are starving or being persecuted and beaten..."<BR/><BR/>So much for "Prosperity Theology"...<BR/><BR/>It certainly puts our current economic crisis in perspective.Malotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09908995141115792851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866194.post-28027531332652976012008-12-11T14:00:00.000-08:002008-12-11T14:00:00.000-08:00How awesome that you are sponsoring a child needin...How awesome that you are sponsoring a child needing help! When someone see's a need like that, be it in Africa, Europe, the America's...even in the U.S. - and they reach out to help, it gives hope to those who need it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for helping and for giving hope!Tsofahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275501239477268530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866194.post-3437427412456024812008-12-11T08:48:00.000-08:002008-12-11T08:48:00.000-08:00Thanks to both of you, Jacob and Skye, it's clearl...Thanks to both of you, Jacob and Skye, it's clearly making a difference. <BR/><BR/>This is how change happens, through charity, not by legislating justice. Simply throwing money at a "problem" will not help in the long term. We need to continue to enable folks, give them the tools, to bring about a better community for themselves.janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10885403909609923540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866194.post-74916083419721002072008-12-11T07:40:00.000-08:002008-12-11T07:40:00.000-08:00Jacob,Here's what pops up on Google with a search ...Jacob,<BR/><BR/>Here's what pops up on Google with a search on "World Vision:" <BR/><BR/><I>Christian relief and development organization assisting 70 million people each year in its quest to end poverty, fight hunger and transform lives.</I><BR/><BR/>I hope that doesn't make you stop sponsoring your child. He or she would still need your help, whether World Vision does the work out of Christian faith or out of a secular heart for humanity.SkyePuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571489259897997518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866194.post-21216641858088584272008-12-11T01:08:00.000-08:002008-12-11T01:08:00.000-08:00I didn't know World Vision was religiously affilia...I didn't know World Vision was religiously affiliated. I have a sponsor child and they never include "glory to god" in any of their letters to me. Maybe they customise them?Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788823062002371899noreply@blogger.com