-Robert Louis Stephenson
Think back…... or think in the now. Has anyone ever invested in your life? Invested themselves in helping you make the most of your life? Given you an opportunity you normally wouldn't have had if they hadn't been there? Showed compassion or empathy at the perfect time... just when you needed it?
Maybe you were a child in elementary school and an adult paid a little closer attention to you or praised you more than you received at home. Maybe you were a teenager headed down the wrong road but someone swooped in and redirected your path. Maybe you were in your 20s or 30s and your career wasn't going where you had hoped and someone came to your rescue because they knew of an opportunity that would be a perfect fit for you.
Investing in someone's life can change the whole direction of their journey.
Our challenge for you this week - Be that person for someone.
Send someone a letter or a text message or have a conversation. Pick up the phone and let someone know you care. Ask if there is anything you can do to help. Begin a friendship or renew that relationship with someone.
Think of that person who did it for you. Thank them.
Today's Starfish
As you may recall, Devon and I began the commitment of being a sponsor to a 5-year-old boy from Bangladesh on the Fourth of July this year.
We want to be those people for Sonaton. We hope to make a difference in his life, not only with the few dollars we send but also with our inspiring words and prayers and hopes for his life.
We received our first letter from him recently. He told us about his family and that he wants to be a Doctor when he grows up. He would love to visit a zoo and asked that we pray for his studies as he is starting school soon.
For today's starfish, Devon and I are responding to his letter so that he knows a little more about us and that we are praying for him and thinking of him.
This is just the beginning of our investment in a child who lives very differently than us.
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