Never an orphan

We travelled to the town of Guadalupe today to visit the local Compassion project there. We has gone last year to this project. It had only opened 4 months before we visited. Last year they had only 12 children sponsored and now, after only opening 16 months ago over 200 children are now sponsored. it was exciting to see the growth and that God is blessing the work.

The pastor of the church that the Compassion project partners with shared his story. He was an orphan at 10. He was alone and lived on the streets of El Salvador. He said he had no hope. Though he thought he was alone, he never was.  Our God is the Father of the fatherless. He was never an orphan because God was watching over him.  One day an older lady shared the Gospel message with him and he accepted Christ as his Savior.  His life has never been the same. He became a pastor and partnered with Compassion to reach children living in poverty with the gospel. His story reminded me that God looks after the orphans. He used an old lady to share that message with a 10 year old orphan who now is being used to reach over 250 children with the gospel. This tiny little church that he pastors has also planted 3 churches around the area with a 4th in the works. God continues to abundantly bless this man's vision.

Satan thought he won when this little boy was alone on the streets, but God had a different plan! I stand amazed at our God who used a little orphan to change the lives of hundreds of familes living in poverty.