Caring for others

Caring for others should be something that most people watch others do for their are so many areas of life that others need help. Some feel they need to help with the elderly living needs. Some seek out the children within the cities where they work on an individual basis. Others join an organization that reaches out to help many. Others help battered women and others victims of crime and on and on. There is a place to plug yourself into to help in whatever area of life your mind and heart would want to seek out.

Then you begin to look on the internet and come across this website, Compassion 4 Kids International, Inc. which seeks out those who have a desire and direction or reaching out to orphans and street children half way around the world.

I look at the picture upper left and see two children huddling together, in a mud puddle, filthy water, just squatting there, with a look of fear on their faces. Different thoughts could go through a person's mind if they would come across such an incident.

"These kids are dumb, why don't they go home where they belong and be with their parents. In reality, maybe they do not have parents and do not have a home to go to ...... so what, it is not my responsibility. I have my own kids."

"These kids are a mess. Someone should get them off the street. They should not be here as young as they are ..... so what, it is not my responsibility. I have my own appointments I have to be too."

"These kids are just waiting for someone bad to come by and hurt them. These poor kids need help ....... go home where you belong, where is the mother? What kind of parent would leave their kids here?"

Or do you have concern about them would some of your thoughts be:

"Oh these poor kids. I wish I could do something to help them but ........ (a number of reasons could pop into your mind and do nothing to help."

Or do you think "Oh my, I hate to see or read stories about children that have no parents, in harms way, unable to fend for themselves, .......... (and the list can go on) Maybe I .... oh my .... how much time will it take to be involved it actually doing something. Do I have the financial means to get involved with support? What if they ask for something I wouldn't want to do? Do they expect me to go there to help? I hope not ..... but maybe it would be an adventure?"

The dialog can go on and on and so you are here to find answers, or hopefully find one or two of them. Before you have an anxiety attack, let us give you some initial advice. It is time to pray. It is not time to be excited about a feeling of exuberance knowing that you have found a niche to help children. For without prayer, your exuberance will turn to a forgotten dream.

What kind of help for our outreach program for orphans and street children are you thinking about? If you find that you want to Partner with us, you will find a number of areas. God fearing Prayer is the first level. The second level, being very important is working right out of your own home, church, work, as a volunteer to Stabat, a committee member, asking to be part of the organization as a Director, and/or financially.

So you see, there are many levels that you can help reach out to orphans and street children in the Medan area even if it is 10,000 miles away. After you pray about it, and if married, talk it over with your spouse, write us at:

compassion4kids@compassion-4-kids-int.org