New Advocate!

Wow, the past few days have been a whirlwind of information. I had my phone interview, which went very well, I think. I've gone through the initial training, and so now, I am officially a Compassion Advocate! It's exciting to start on this journey and I'm so looking forward to seeing what the Lord will do with me and this ministry.


Last night, I had a chance to share my story about how I felt led to become an advocate. It was an unexpected opportunity at the end of a bible study class that I'm doing. So, that's a start!


In His grace,


Sharon

It's a done deal!

Last month (April 2012), I submitted my application to become an advocate. I was told that it would be 6-8 weeks before I heard anything. It was hard waiting to hear because patience is not one of the things that I’ve been blessed with. I’m more patient now than when I was younger, but still…I was anxious and eager to hear something. Well, I finally did! I’ve gone through the online training and learned so much more about Compassion than I knew before. It was very interesting to me. I also have a phone interview scheduled for next week. Praying that it goes well and I can move forward on my way to becoming an advocate.

In His grace,

Sharon

Initial post May 2012

In April 2011, my husband and I made the decision to sponsor a little girl named Beatriz, who lives in Brazil. We sponsored through Compassion International. What a blessing it’s been! In recent months, I’ve felt led to become more involved in Compassion, and through various channels, I’ve felt the Lord leading me to become a Compassion advocate. This is not something that I take lightly; I prayed about it over and over, and God gave me a clear answer. The turning point was when I was doing a bible study (“James”, by Beth Moore). That’s when I very clearly knew that this was something I needed to do.

Because of this, I’ve decided to start a new blog just for posts about Compassion. I’m copying some posts from my personal blog over to this one. Those posts were created between January and April 2012, so if you go to my archives list, you can find them easily.

I’m so looking forward to this new venture…scratch that, new ministry! Because that’s what it is….a ministry. Excited to see what happens!

In His grace,

Sharon