Krissy Thomas

I work for Compassion International. This week has been extremely trying for all of us. Our faith has been tested. Our hearts have been broken. Our emotions are raw. The earthquake in Haiti hit us hard! We have over 64 thousand children we work with in Haiti alone and of that 6 thousand are in Port-au-Prince.It’s not just some story out there somewhere for us…those are our kids…our babies, our friends, our co-workers.

It’s  been especially hard because 2 friends and co-workers from  Colorado Springs are out there and we are all waiting on pins and needles to hear news of them.

Towards the end of last week, God kept putting this scripture on my heart…I even dialogued with friends about it… Genesis 16:3 She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen ^[c] the One who sees me.” Today, this scripture kept flashing in my mind’s eye…God sees, God knows. God sees…God sees…God sees!!!! Tonight in Haiti, there is destruction, there is rubble, there is chaos, but in the midst of all of that GOD SEES! We don’t know where our missing friends are, but God sees them. My prayer is that in and through all of this we would see the One who sees our friends, our co-workers, our children, and all the other people who are there right now.

It’s 2010. Twenty-ten, you guys!!!

I love the start of the new year! Don’t you? It feels like the possibilities are endless and opportunities are plenty. I also love leaving my footprints in fresh snow for the first time and the first bite out of a piece of fruit, the first strains of a beautiful song, the first glimmer of something beautiful, the first moment a new idea emerges in my head. I love all the firsts in life…maybe because it gives me that sense of accomplishment or the sense that I’ve been somewhere on my own that others have yet to experience. Maybe we all share that fascination and love for newness.

I don’t know, maybe it’s not so much the newness of everything as it is my perspective being different. The light seems different on the focal point and the dreary and drab takes on a different sense of appeal and attractiveness.

I’m really not sure what it is, but Twenty-Ten looks and feels clean and nice to me. I know we are only 3 days into this new year, but I’m excited to see if in fact, the year will be fair and kind as well?