In February 2015, I joined a very special project called Spreading Sunshine. Henry was on the receiving end of this project and the more I watched this organization the more interested I became. From my own broken heart of watching my own heart warrior I knew that God fills the heart that continually pours out, after praying and a few meetings with the owner operator I became the administrator for Canada. Serving in this way has become a means of healing and hope rallying around other medical mamas that need a friend to get through this hard stuff. It became my little offering through my tears and fear to say "God make it beautiful". God calls us to take care of the sick and never before in my life did I see the need for why we are called to this. Friends, families going through these seasons they need you. There is so much you can do to love these people in the most practical way. The yoke these families are carrying is heavy and there is so much you can do to show them Christ. You have the power to ease that burden a bit and pour love on to a complete strange and let your heart crack open a little and see a small child walk out a big battle. You don't have to understand it but you can learn and walk beside a family from afar. Jesus calls us to these hard places, he himself came and went to the sick, thee embarrassingly diseased. Jesus went to places he knew he would be misunderstood for it. Let Jesus take you who are healthy to a new place, to a people and places that will make your heart uncomfortable. You may have the joy of watching a baby survive their 2nd open heart surgery or a little three year old win the cancer fight or you may be the sponsor that struggles to write and support that mom who's child passed away. There are no guarantees in this project, but there is a lot of love to be given.
This organization is built on the concept of normal people with a heart to bring joy to a child that suffers and deals with complex medical issues. Children with heart disease, cerebral palsy, cancer, kidney disease, mitochondrial disease, transplant and surgery patients, seizures and neurological disorders, and other chronic and life threatening illnesses and disabilities. Would you consider becoming a sponsor to one of these children? Or if you know of a child fighting a childhood disease please recommend them as a buddy.
Some of Canada's strongest children.
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