To whom much has been given...

We have been waiting for our tax return for months...I was eager to get it back before we even filed! Then there was that whole government shut down thing...I was trying not to panic... but I really wanted that money! The reason?

Peter.

Well, we didn't know all along that it would be Peter, but we knew it would be an orphan from Uganda. Bryan and I have been planing on using our tax return to sponsor a child through Covenant Mercies, a gospel-centered nonprofit organization established for the purpose of serving the poor, the orphan, the widow, and others facing severe adversity. On Friday night I noticed a direct deposit register in our bank account - the tax return! I quickly went to the Covenant Mercies website and filled out the form to sponsor a child. Then I checked my email, hoping there would somehow appear within minutes the face of the child we have been praying for! But it wasn't there. I waited and waited and waited some more. Then I went to bed...
His picture didn't come until Tuesday morning. I immediately fell in love with him and began to cry. The Lord has given us so much, and it is a blessing beyond words to be able to care for an 11 year boy I have never met, help provide him with food and clothing and an education, but mostly knowing that he is hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Please pray with us that our Peter would trust in the Saviour.

Please consider how you could use your tax return for eternal purposes.