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Jessica and Guy’s Story…

Jessica and Guy Goddard are our small group leaders. For the Goddard’s childsponsorship is a family affair! The Goddard Family…It really started in El Salvador By: Jessica Goddard Guy and I met on a mission trip to Guatemala where we had the amazing opportunity to visit and help construct a student center where children were…

Heather’s Story…

Today we hear from my friend Heather Algar. I decided to sponsor a child during my mission trip to SE Asia because of the children. Not only did the children we met adore their sponsors, they truly benefited from and enjoyed the experience that was made possible for them. Denis is my sponsor child. I…

Angel’s Story…

My good friend Angel traveled with us to SE Asia last fall and sponsored a little girl there through Compassion International. I asked if she would mind sharing her experiences as a child sponsor here at My Living Canvas, and she agreed and the article is posted in its entirety below. Angel is an excellent…

Whats Happening in Brazil

I have posted about Guatemala earlier this week, and more stories will come later this month about my friend’s experiences with child sponsorship there. Today I want to talk about Brazil. We visited a Compassion project there in 2004. The town was called Contagam, it was inland, in the Minas Gerais Provence near Belo Horizonte,…

Powerful Prayers Needed

If you are a praying person, I urge you to consider lifting up prayer needs recorded on this web site link. If you are not a praying person, I still urge you to visit this link and learn about how prayer effects change, all you have to do is believe. “I tell you the truth,…

February 12, 1977

Me: Today I turn 31 Punk Kid Who Works for Me: 31, hunh? Me: Yep Punk Kid: So… how were the 80s? First hand? Me: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Unsponsored Child…

Child sponsorship is an amazing way to make a lasting impact on the life of a child and their family in Jesus’ name. On the flip side, the sad reality is that not every child gets sponsored. In previous posts, I’ve talked about my buddy Diego in Guatemala. Diego touched my heart in so many…

Technology Tuesday

While I am focusing on child sponsorship this week, I am also guest blogging on my friend John Carroll’s blog. He is focusing on the variety of applications offered by google. It’s sure to be educational and entertaining. 🙂 http://johntalks.wordpress.com

What Does Child Sponsorship Look Like?

In 2003 I feel in Love with Guatemala. Some people find it very strange to hear me say this and I have oft been accused of romanticizing my experience there. However, I cannot deny that something about this country captured my heart from the first moment we landed in Guatemala City. We traveled by bus…

Child Sponsorship Week

Today kicks off child sponsorship week here at My Living Canvas. I have sponsored children through Compassion International since 2003 and I have visited three Compassion projects in Guatemala, Brazil, and Indonesia. My husband sponsored a child from Thailand in 2004 and we are about to receive our third sponsor child from Indonesia later this…