This summer we were able to sponsor a child through Compassion International. His name is Jefri and he lives in Nicaragua. I was writing my letter to him introducing our family and realized I needed a sponsor number to put on the letter. When I called Compassion, I became aware that the sponsorship had not been processed yet and that Jefri doesn't yet know he has been "adopted." I was saddened that Jefri didn't yet know the love and acceptance of his sponsorship, but I was already rejoicing in prayer and participation of his life.
Isn't that similar to God and His "adoption" of us as sons and daughters? Christ said He fornew those that would be His. That if we are Christians then we are coheirs with Him in God's family. (See Romans 8:15-17 and Galatians 4:5.) God loved us first before we knew or loved Him (1 John 4:1a).
"How great is the love that the Father has lavished on us that we should be called the children of God!" 1 John 3:1a
We are blessed to be able to extend God's love to Jefri through financial and prayer support and we can't wait for him to recognize that he has been chosen and is a part of our family!
About Me
- The Cooney's
- Florida, United States
- Ron is a native of New Jersey. Ron is serving as Youth Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church and loving it. He wrapped up his graduate degree at Argosy University in Mental Health Counseling in 2006. Ron enjoys running, reading, and eating at Chick Fila. Brooke is a native of Alabama and has lived in Florida the last 8 years after marrying Ron and going to graduate school at USF. Brooke enjoys reading, excersing, organizing, playing with her two wonderful children, and writing at www.raisetherisk.wordpress.com. We are both graduates of Auburn Universtiy and met at church while we were students in 1999. We were married in spring of 2002 and became first time parents February 2008 of Emily Elizabeth Cooney and again January 2010 of Joshua Davis Cooney. Emily's favorite activities include reading, watching Tom and Jerry with her daddy, being outside, and playing with family and friends. She recently loves gum, the train at the mall, and feeding the horses at Nana and Big Daddy's. Joshua is loving exploring every nook and cranny of the house, the outdoors, and loving on his family.
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