Four-Year Old Faith

There's nothing as beautiful as the simple faith of a child.

I read this post from my cousin on Facebook about her 4 year old at bedtime. My cousin is headed to Haiti soon on a missions trip.

At bedtime Koen hands me his old piggy (fishy) bank and says, "Here mom you can bring this to the kids in Haiti. They would like it." Then he hands me a stuffed animal that plays music and says, "And you can give this to one of the kids in Haiti. It will help them sleep good." Then he says, "Is that a good thing mom?" "Yes Koen that's a very good thing." Then we prayed for the people in Haiti that they will have food and not be sick. Koen prays that they will have a car. I told him that most of them don't have cars. He says, "They all have to walk to Rite Aid?" I had to laugh, so cute! Koen also told me he wants to go Haiti and build houses like his Uncle Jay. (And bring his tool belt.)

What if we all embraced opportunities like little Koen? Koen has no idea how terrible the situation in Haiti is, or that most are homeless, jobless, and unsure of where their next meal is coming from. He isn't overwhelmed with the situations in third world countries. He isn't convinced that one person cannot change the world. To him, it's simple. In Koen's world, a stuffed animal will make things better. Or a piggy bank. So he wants to give them to the children in Haiti.

I think too often we adults are overwhelmed at the "big picture": world hunger, poverty, sex-trafficking, homelessness. We see the big issues and convince ourselves we can't change the world.

Well, you can't change the entire world.
At least not in this very moment.
And definitely not on your own.

But a stuffed animal? A sweatshirt? A pair of shoes?

You can give that, right?

And that can change someone's world.

And changing someone's world is making a difference.


What can YOU do to change someone's world today?