Relationships have never come easy for me. I'm an introverted lone ranger and I'm not social. I just don't like to talk. The relationships I have formed through my involvement with Compassion International have transcended borders, oceans, cultures and language. We have been united by the Love of God, pure and simple.
I've been stretched and challenged way beyond my comfort zone in terms of my relational and conversational skills. Many encounters were awkward, silent and uncomfortable, but in the end, all that mattered was I was THERE with them.
I wanted to show them that as much as they mattered to me, which I proved by travelling long distances and sacrificing to be there and enter their world, they matter to God SO much more. I am praying that our time together, however brief, plants a seed of faith and hope in their heart, and they know that God loves them. That's all that matters.
Every person here is part of God's family and, by extension, my Compassion family
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| Antonio, Nicaragua |
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| With the rockin' teens of BR-329, Brazil |
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| Allison's Project in Mexico |
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| With the class of Larissa, BR-329 |
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| With a bunch of dancers on my birthday, October 1, 2013 |
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| Allison and family, Mexico |
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| With my Brazilian kids and family members, October 1, 2012 |
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| Pamella and her godparents, Brazil |
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| Kids of BR-110, September 2013 |
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| Alice, mother and grandmother, Brazil |
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| Larissa and family, Brazil, 2012 |
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| Monalisa and family, 2012 |
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| Alynne and family, 2012 |
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| Crazy teens, BR-329, 2012 |
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| Popular with the girls, BR-329, 2012 |
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| Kids of BR458, 2012 |
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| Christian and family, Brazil, 2012 |
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| Kids of BR-458, 2013 |
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| Ana Cristina and some of her family, Brazil, 2013 |
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| Jessica and family, Brazil, 2013 |
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| Kids of BR458, 2013 |
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| Carolina and her mother, DR, 2013 |
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| Clovencia and family, Haiti, 2013 |
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| Kids of HA-702, 2013 |
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| Cristina and family, Peru, 2013 |
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| Daila and family, Colombia 2009 |
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| Danna and extended family, Mexico |
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| The music team from Danna's church, 3 of whom are former sponsored kids |
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| Random soccer dudes we met at a park near Danna's house |
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| LDP students and graduates of Fortaleza, Brazil |
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| Jacqueline and her parents (Ecuador) |
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| Jacqueline and family |
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| Jasmiel and family (sponsored child of Australians Brian and Lisa Crawford) |
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| Project staff of BR-453 |
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| Josefa and family (Guatemala) |
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| Josefa and extended family |
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| Kids of NI-152 |
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| Julissa and her parents (Nicaragua) |
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| Project staff of NI-152 |
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| Kids of NI-152 |
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| Katherine and family (El Salvador) |
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| Kelle and family (Nicaragua) |
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| Laura and Project staff of CO-335 |
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| Laura and family (Colombia) |
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| Olga and family (Mexico) |
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| Child-Sponsor Fun Day in the Phlippines |
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| With LDP students in the Philippines |
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| With Mums and Bubs from a Child Survival Program in the Philippines |
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| With kids from ES-718 (El Salvador) |
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| With Yeymi and extended family (Guatemala) |
