Any time you go to a Compassion project you are greeted with song and dance. I will spare you the video, but even from the stills you get the idea we were pretty bad.

Ghana Day 1 Dance

As we entered our first Compassion project here in Ghana, I saw a picture that perfectly illustrated why Sponsorship is so important. As I watched the pastor speak my eyes were drawn to the pair of eyes staring at us from the outside looking in. Compassion is like and Oasis in the middle of a difficult desert that gives life to kids.

Ghana Say 1 Eyes

The stark contrast of the hardship outside the walls compared to the joy that is inside is palpable.

Ghna Day 1 Smiles

One of my favorite things to do is to feed the kids their lunch. It is 3 scoops of rice, a scoop of cabbage and one chicken wing sized piece of chicken. I tried my best to sift out the super small pieces to give them the biggest ones I could. Because the reality is this might be the only meal they get today.

Ghna Day 1 Lunch

That is one reason my new sponsored child Nelson, says he enjoys enjoys coming to the project. So I hooked him up with a huge plate, but more on Nelson later.

Nelson Food

I love that Compassion is not about hand outs but hand ups. They teach kids about Jesus, and give them skills so they can be self-sufficient adults. I even met an aspiring barber and let him cut my hair since my girl in America decided there was nothing more she could do to help my balding head:)

Ghna Day 1 Hair Cut

These kids are not at intersections holding signs asking for help.

Sponsor Me 2

It takes us being intentional to make a difference. You can experience what it feels like to truly change a life and you might even be surprised about how it changes you and your family.

Consider sponsoring one of our kids in Ghana today. I just did!