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Heck yes!

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Stress. Anxiety. Worry...Saving the World.

Some Situations Are More Stressful Than Others.

Life comes at us quickly. Do you agree?

Maybe spring semester is coming to a close and you're realizing you may just need to buckle down and finish that last group project. Maybe, like some of our dear friends, you're getting married next month and you're working your tail off to not freak out and to get everything done. Maybe, like everyone in my world (not really), you just got engaged and the wedding stress has just begun.

Maybe you started a new job. Maybe things aren't right with that "special someone." Maybe something huge is happening and it's horrible. Maybe something huge is happening and it's incredible.

For me, it's a bunch of little things-good and bad. There are things I'm waiting to do before I can finish a whole list of other things. There are gifts that must be bought, phone calls that must be made, projects at work to finish and a thousand other things that I think about while I'm laying in bed at night working hard to not freak out and to just please close my eyes and please get some sleep.

Lately I've had a hard time getting to know God. By lately I mean in the past year or so, somewhere, I lost it. I lost the drive to read the Bible. I lost the passion to pray. I've been struggling through the actions of my faith, all the while feeling like I was getting a new, brighter perspective of the relevance of Christ in my life. How can Christ be relevant and my life not show it? Well, pretty much that just means I have grown stronger in my faith...stronger in my belief that Christ is the answer, not just for "religious," "holy" people, but for sinners and beggars and all of us. I'm not ashamed of who He is.

I'm just having a hard time including him in my life. I'm finding however, that stressful situations-good and bad-seem to make the perfect opportunity for me to include God. I take a minute and pray because I might not make it if I don't. I take the time to look up Bible verses that deal with something similar to my belief that if I don't handle it the universe will spin out of control.

I'm not sure if this is making sense...I guess the point just is that there is always time. There is always room for something deeper. I am finding my way.

Meet MUJONNY...our Kenyan Son.

We adopted a son!...Kind of.

Tommie and I have joined with Compassion International to begin supporting Mujonny. I would be hard pressed to find a better international aid program like this out there. So shout out for Compassion!

Our small bit a month gives him a chance to go to a Christ-centered school at Kisima Church Child Development Center. It also helps him family pay for his food and learning. We're so excited to have this opportunity. We also get to write him letters and send pictures and he'll write us back! We can't wait to send off our first letter here in the next week or so. We're looking forward to really getting to know him...as much as you can get to know an eight year old.

That being said, let me introduce you to our little guy!

Full Name: Antony Muriuki Mujonny (in Kenya you are called by your last name)
Birthday: Oct. 16, 1999
Mujonny helps lives with his mother and four brothers and sisters in the hills of Kisima, a city of nearly 25,000 people. He helps his mother by gathering firewood while she sometimes works as a 'laborer.'

For fun Mujonny likes playing ball games. He attends church activities regularly and is in primary school where his performance is below average. We especially want to encourage him to use his mind to propel him to where he wants to be in accordance with God's plan for his life...

So, by sponsoring him, Mujonny will get Bible teaching, medical exams, hygiene education, recreational activities, story telling, drawing and painting opportunities. What an incredible opportunity. We are so blessed and we look forward to offering some of what we have to Mujonny.

If you're interested in sponsoring a child, you can sign up or get more information online here: Compassion International.