Compassion Family: Happy Father's Day

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Happy Father's Day

Hopefully most of our sponsored children are living with their fathers. Let’s take a break from our scheduled weekly prayer topics and pray specifically for the fathers of our sponsored children today and this week.

Pray for their health

Pray for their safety

Pray for their ability to provide for their family

Pray for their self-esteem

Pray for their salvation

Pray for their spiritual leadership

Pray for perseverance

Pray that they would trust in God

Pray for their marriages

Pray for their ability to parent

….the list goes on and on.

Put yourself in their shoes for a moment….if a complete stranger chose to sponsor your child ~ to help financially, to build a relationship through letters, to pray for your child and your family ~ wouldn’t you be grateful?

I have recently begun praying for my sponsored children's parents by name. I realized that I don't know all of the parents' names and the last time I wrote, I asked if they would share with me the names of their parents. I'm pretty sure their parents know my name, and I would like to know theirs.

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Michelle 87p · 725 weeks ago

We pray for the parents, even those whose names we don't know. Speaking of Fathers, Precious' father always looks angry in the family pictures. We wonder if he is resentful of receiving help. Johan's father, we are told in letters, has a temper and is prone to quarreling a lot. Many fathers in poverty are prone to drinking, huffing or other means of fuzzing out reality. Oh, how they need our prayers. I also pray that our young men grow up to be dependable fathers and solid heads of their household as they start a family of their own..