So where to from here?

Ok so I'm beginning to get an idea of what I learned (although that will always change and grow) and I think I have (somewhat of) a handle on how I've been affected by it all

The question (as K often likes to ask me) is: So, what?

I've had this experience, it's affected me, I believe it was an inspired and deliberate one. What am I now going to do differently as a result of it?

Steve is K's old pastor. He blogs here and often about some quite heady topics to do with church and faith and leadership but on this occasion in particular he posted this which explores the question of what do you do about those less fortunate than yourself?

This I think is relevant to me right now.

I often trip myself up before I start. I think I should respond and then I ask - how much should I respond? How far should I go - like I posted a few weeks ago - do I sell all and become a missionary?

And the final result is that I tend to make it all too hard and do nothing - which is the worst outcome

Perhaps the answer is just to respond. To do one thing differently and see where that goes?

Unlike one of the objections in the linked video above I really don't believe I don't have to do anything. Of doing something, I am convinced, this is a must.

We had a sponsor child finish up last year - he finished school and went to a tertiary Tourism training school. We have 2 others and I thought - well two is probably enough because we just had a baby

But maybe it's not. I may not be ready to sell all now but if I start small?