Shaun Groves
I took a trip to Brenda’s house. And now I’m bringing you with me.
Anne and Shannon wrote about this home too.
If you could visit your sponsored child what would you say? What would you ask?
11 comments on “My Trip To Brenda’s House”
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Carolyn F says:
You have an amazing gift of expression. I have grown with y’all as I started on Shannon’s blog and found the rest of you through this trip. I give Shannon credit, but you all deserve it—I sponsored my first child yesterday, Upendo, a little girl in Tanzania.
Fran says:
Being a mom….I would look in my little girls face and ask her…”are you ok? Are you happy? What is your favorite “thing” that I can bring you or send to you? What would make you smile?”
I want to know that she is ok. That she is going to be ok.
Then, I would fight the temptation to bring all those children home with me.
This is an easy question but yet a tough one too.
Praying for your safe trip home to TN.
amy says:
Shaun… thank you for this particular video.
Our family sponsors a young man named Kevin. He is 14yrs old and from Uganda. I think, initially, the question I would most like to ask is “What else can we do?” I want my little girl (age 3) to realize that Kevin is now, in a special way, a part of our family… and I want us to be sensitive to any need he may have. Thank you and your group of friends for helping to bring Kevin and our family together. God is doing wonderful and lasting things thru this journey you all have taken.
JVo says:
This video moved me, man. Thanks. Our band here at church will be sponsoring a child. We have been inspired and reminded through the trip by the Ugandaliers. We have sponsored children for years as a family but this is a great opportunity to help as a community. Peace.
Zach Nielsen says:
Thanks for his Shaun. Really moved me.
anne jackson says:
shaun-i know i already told you this video rocks, but seriously…it is amazing. thank you so much for sharing so much of yourself on this trip. i hope you had a safe flight home. los and i just spent forever trying to find power outlets here in ORD. finally found one on the floor by the guy’s bathroom. life is good.
JoAnn says:
We’ve sponsered an 8 year old Malawi girl through World Vision for the past 3 or 4 years. I’m horrible about writing to her because I just have no clue what to say. I doubt I’d have any better ideas if I ever met her in person. What do you say to an impoverished child who has so little when your world is so drastically different?
Jon says:
I have sure enjoyed reading your blog along with the other team in Uganda. I’ve actually had the chance to visit my child in El Salvador and can say without a doubt that it was a special moment that I will never forget. Words can’t even express what I felt that day. I encourage anyone who sponsors a child to visit your child if you can.
Shannon says:
Shaun, thank you so much for putting this video together. You really captured things so well.
You were such an integral part of the trip–can’t imagine it would’ve been quite the same without you.
I’m home and I’m showered and I just put my kids to bed. Life is good.
Grovesfan says:
I want to be able to meet our two “sons” one day. Our family refers to them as sons and brothers because we really feel God has made them a part of our family.
If I were so blessed as to be able to visit their home one day, I’m sure I’d ask tons of questions.
1. How are you? Are you OK?
2. What do you enjoy about school?
3. What’s your favorite game?
4. What do you want to be when you grow up?
Lots of basic questions, but I’d really love to just spend time with them. Tell them how beautiful they are; how special God created them to be and how very blessed we are to be a part of their family. What do they dream about? etc. I know I’d want to hug them forever.
Beth
Bill says:
I think its awesome your visiting these people and letting us know what its like. When you join an online community sometimes its easy to forget about the rest of the world.