A Dream Come True!

If it is true that a picture says a thousand words, then what would these pictures say to you?  More importantly, what would your response be?  We have had to ask ourselves that question many times throughout our travels.  What did we have to offer them?  Some candy, a small toy, a hug and a smile?  There needs are so great and our individual resources so limited.  Our hearts break everytime we look into their eyes - our hope strengthened only by the knowledge of a God who sees them, knows them by name, loves them completely and died for them. 

After years of asking ourselves these questions, we are now excited to announce our response - the beginning of a dream is now a reality.  Two weeks before Christmas we launched Eyes Wide Open International, a non-profit that activates, mobilizes, and encourages people to join us and work alongside local and global partners in providing relief to those in the midst of crisis and human suffering.  This ministry will focus on several areas: disaster relief, medical intervention, educational development and basic human needs (ie: food, water, shelter).  Our specific thrust will be toward those in greatest need - widows and orphans! 

What do you see through the eyes of these children?  What will your response be?