One of my boys, Gresham, is a bit obsessed with Troy Polamalu. Mr. Polamalu is the star of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense at the moment. He’s a game saver – frequently sacking quarterbacks, intercepting passes and being a general thorn in the side of the opposing team. And he’s my boy’s hero.
Gresham recently had a… 
Posts Tagged ‘child sponsorship’
Jivinson’s Hero
Being Found
I sat down to write this morning and decided I have no better words than these…
I was 20 when I became Katherinne’s sponsor. I was an idealist college student with a little spending money from my grandparents, a part-time job in the bowling alley, and really no sense of budgeting. But I had experienced poverty…
Second Best At Best
“What do you think of birth parents?” Kim asked.
“What do you mean?”
“Interpret the question any way you want,” she said.
This was just one of dozens of questions Kim, our case worker, asked me during the interview portion of the adoption process. Just before the swimsuit competition but just after the evening gown segment.
Like a pageant…
A Heart For Achile
When you sponsor a child through Compassion International you are committing to pray, write letters and give $38 every month so that your sponsored child’s physical and spiritual needs can be met through a church in their neighborhood.
But what if the child’s need is greater than your $38 can meet?…
1 Of The 200 Kids In My Garage (UPDATED)
Two boxes arrive at my house every month full of child sponsorship packets to be laid out on tables at my concerts and speaking engagements. 200 kids waiting for sponsors. Every month.…
News Of A Departure
He wore a whole new outfit the day we met in Ethiopia. New Spiderman underwear even. He folded over and tugged down on the waist band of his pants to show them to me. It was a little awkward.…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a communicator who’s known by a lot of titles: Singer/songwriter. Speaker. Blogger. Husband. Daddy. Friend. He feels and thinks deeply and laughs easily. And he’s helping Christians discover what they were saved for, and being a voice for children around the world, desperate to be saved from poverty.
