Have a Party … Change the World

This afternoon I picked six giggly girls–and one giggly boy–up from school. Andrea celebrated her birthday almost a month ago with a charity event, but she really wanted a sleep over, too. I hadn’t felt up to it until this weekend. The plan was to sing High School Musical karaoke, which the girls fully embraced while Joshua played Legos. After eating Mickey Mouse burgers for dinner and playing Barbies for hours, they’re finally all asleep downstairs in the theater.

I have no idea how early the first one will rise. And, like a virulent disease, she will pass her wakeful state to her neighbor. Who will pass it to her neighbor until they all are wide awake and begging for pancakes. The horror!

From the World Vision party: This is a picture of Andrea with her best friend since toddlerhood, Annika. We were getting ready to sing “Happy Birthday.”

This is a shot of how many kiddos showed up. What a turn out! I’d been worried that no one would remember because the party was on the last day of Christmas break. I kept having to give my worry to the Lord and say that no matter how few people came, no matter how little money was raised, the party was already a success because our children were learning how to give.

Boy, did God blow my mind. $335 dollars! It a remarkable amount for two nine-year olds to raise, but it’s even more remarkable what World Vision can stretch it into:

~two chickens
~a malaria prevention kit
~a share of an alpaca
~two shares of a treadle pump
~care for a sexually exploited girl
~AND a pond built in a village and stocked with tilipia, a rapid growth fish. It can feed up to 50 people indefinitely!

This is a shot of the play structure in Scotty’s Playhouse. If you follow that link, you can read all about how a little boy touched so many people’s lives before God took him to heaven. An inspirational place to have an inspirational party.

One Response to Have a Party … Change the World

  1. Mary Ellen February 4, 2008 at 6:49 am #

    Christina,
    I mentioned this blog entry on my blog today. I’m brainstorming “giving” ideas. I’d love it if you popped by!

    http://writethroughme.blogspot.com/

    Thanks for the inspiration!
    Mary Ellen