chriswho » faith http://www.chriswho.com/blog Ambition is the enemy of success... Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:08:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Scaling back … but giving more http://www.chriswho.com/blog/2008/12/03/scaling-back-but-giving-more/ http://www.chriswho.com/blog/2008/12/03/scaling-back-but-giving-more/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:01:38 +0000 chris http://www.chriswho.com/blog/?p=229 I am hopeful (yet cynical) that we will take this current economic recession and learn to live within our means, not go EVEN farther in debt.  This video takes it even a step farther and encourages us to give but to give less materially and more meaningfully.

[via joshuablankenship]

]]> http://www.chriswho.com/blog/2008/12/03/scaling-back-but-giving-more/feed/ 0 So what did you buy with your Christmas money? http://www.chriswho.com/blog/2008/06/26/so-what-did-you-buy-with-your-christmas-money/ http://www.chriswho.com/blog/2008/06/26/so-what-did-you-buy-with-your-christmas-money/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:06:52 +0000 chris http://www.chriswho.com/blog/?p=221 I’ve been debating whether or not to post this as it is far more personal than I usually choose to share in this public forum, but it has just been on my heart, and I wanted to share with the few that read this little blog…

A couple days ago I got a letter from Jackline (a child I sponsor in Kenya through an amazing organization called Compassion International). The letter was fantastic and heartwarming, but when I got to this line I just stopped and thanked God for my ability to help her.  

“Thank you for the christmas gift [...] I purchased a mattress.  Thank you for your support to my life.”

If anyone has ever thought about sponsoring a child, I strongly recommend it.  I’ve spent some money over the last 12 months:  An iPod Touch, a new iMac, a wii … but by far the best money I’ve spent was on Jackline and I’m thrilled that for the financial cost of a wii and a couple games I can provide the finances for a marked improvement in the quality of life for a child in need.  It is humbling that an extra $20 at Christmas buys her a mattress, a luxury I completely take for granted (in fact I have one in my house that sits unused in a guest bedroom).    

I live a very blessed life, and I thank God for my letters from Jackline as she helps keep me grounded.  I also had to smile as she closed the letter with:

“Many people are now planting their crops during this rainy season.  Are you planing your crops?”

What easy lives we live…

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