Being chosen was a reminder of Jesus’ love for a man once adopted from an orphanage in India.
You may be familiar with child sponsorship. Through Chosen, World Vision’s new invitation to sponsorship, it’s the kid who gets to experience the joy of choosing. This is what it means to be #chosen.
Rosemary, who lives in Kenya, was not used to choosing. She and her grandmother and brother barely had enough food to eat, and she had to walk an hour to collect dirty water. “As I go to fetch water with my friends, we play and talk about homework,” she says brightly. The water is not clean and makes them ill. But it’s the only option they have.
But then Rosemary got to choose her sponsor at an event in her community. Photos of potential sponsors were displayed for the children to see. One by one, each child took their turn to examine the faces and choose who they wanted. Rosemary stood in awe of all the photos, then chose Regis to be her sponsor. In a message to Regis she explains that she chose him, “because you look... Read More |
