tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post1206982656141956547..comments2024-02-02T23:18:20.621-05:00Comments on Baby Bangs: A Whole New WorldAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16777762608528843328noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-8090987867147587472010-11-17T14:55:10.898-05:002010-11-17T14:55:10.898-05:00I was just reading this post, and I freaked out in...I was just reading this post, and I freaked out inside because I know that lady in the picture with the shoes. She is my good friend's mother! When I knew the Bloggers were coming to Guatemala, I wondered if you would run into her. I wanted to meet up with you guys (I live in Guatemala) but it didn't work out.<br /><br />Thanks for your posts!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568398019534132720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-34592695452396999362010-09-18T22:44:21.252-04:002010-09-18T22:44:21.252-04:00Wow. Powerful, Amanda. It is so hard to see stuf...Wow. Powerful, Amanda. It is so hard to see stuff like that, but to contrast it to the work God is doing to bring redemption was beautiful to read. Sounds like you had a life-changing trip!Kristen Howertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055131545156196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-91283601651008598272010-09-18T19:22:35.057-04:002010-09-18T19:22:35.057-04:00Thank you for your willingness to go Amanda! Our ...Thank you for your willingness to go Amanda! Our son is adopted from Guatemala so we have a heart for it already, but we say a whole different side of it through your eyes. We can never truly appreciate what we have until we see what others do not. And when we see what they don't have it makes it hard to come back to our abundant life...God BlessAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09463134683154047126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-67178353897478101732010-09-16T18:04:50.613-04:002010-09-16T18:04:50.613-04:00Thank you, Amanda.Thank you, Amanda.Marla Tavianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485117754789717519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-79079042395761735022010-09-15T12:36:23.193-04:002010-09-15T12:36:23.193-04:00Two teams from our church go to Guatemala every su...Two teams from our church go to Guatemala every summer. I had heard so much about the dumps. I can't even wrap my head around it. We have nothing to complain about here in the comfort of America. <br /><br />My favorite part was seeing that precious little girl in Annabeth's shoes. I know that must have brought so much joy to you! <br /><br />And lastly, you look beautiful on the mission field. :)Sunnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04455873059176066896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-43022198183839831922010-09-15T11:41:58.512-04:002010-09-15T11:41:58.512-04:00Job well done, Amanda!Job well done, Amanda!JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03225210427890749194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-15657845485861703442010-09-14T22:31:36.341-04:002010-09-14T22:31:36.341-04:00This is a fine, heartfelt piece of writing -- than...This is a fine, heartfelt piece of writing -- thank you for sharing your journey with us. Come, Lord Jesus.<br />NancyPeter and Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329947206142706470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-19634752521288081612010-09-14T19:59:44.775-04:002010-09-14T19:59:44.775-04:00Tears... Oh Jesus, how we need you. Praying for al...Tears... Oh Jesus, how we need you. Praying for all of you.Jeannie (HAPPY HEART)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15207322342166512482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-40968170561232190052010-09-14T18:37:32.685-04:002010-09-14T18:37:32.685-04:00God's love and hope has touched my heart in a ...God's love and hope has touched my heart in a new way through your stories from your trip.annaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03135876545251981583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-63182471901668096072010-09-14T15:30:54.061-04:002010-09-14T15:30:54.061-04:00Amanda?
Your tender, beautiful heart, it shone a...Amanda? <br /><br />Your tender, beautiful heart, it shone and it broke and it fused with Christ's this week, and witnessing your grace, hearing you quietly cry in the seat behind me, talking to you when I could hardly breathe... you were a gift to me this week. <br /><br />You were a gift to hundreds of Guatemalan children -- a gift to beautiful Stephanie Shalom and her family -- a gift to the body of Christ, the Kingdom of God and His work in this world.<br /><br />Thank you. Just that. With everything my heart can muster. Thank you.<br /><br />You are soul beautiful.... <br /><br />Very quieted, very small, very grateful...<br />AnnAnn Voskamp @Holy Experiencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742205499025104067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-23202785240264191322010-09-14T13:14:23.585-04:002010-09-14T13:14:23.585-04:00I can't read any of the accounts of this trip ...I can't read any of the accounts of this trip without the tears rolling down my face. I never realized just how bad it is in other parts of the world. I don't know how, but someday I pray the Lord will find a way for me to not only go on a mission trip, but to help even further by sponsorship and anything else He has in His plan. I don't have money, in fact I can barely pay my bills... but I trust in God and know that He is taking care of me. I have it so much better than these people, these children. My heart breaks. God will show me how to help, and when He does I will listen.Nickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15940624524473938547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-39960127933099413602010-09-14T11:39:59.208-04:002010-09-14T11:39:59.208-04:00Amanda, thank you for the sacrifices you made to b...Amanda, thank you for the sacrifices you made to be in Guatemala. I know being away from your family, and living with "strangers" for a week is no small task. Know that your words and your heart blessed me this week! I've had my eyes opened multiple times to the poverty around us (even here in Houston) and every time I'm still sick at what I see, yet so humbled. You were a blessing to those kids this week!<br /><br />Glad you're home safely and with your sweet fam!<br /><br />Love you, friend!Lindseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575555245582359975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-65079645925869290732010-09-14T04:44:57.292-04:002010-09-14T04:44:57.292-04:00Thanks for sharing lady! Loved your honesty and in...Thanks for sharing lady! Loved your honesty and insight into this post. Isn't our God beautiful- He is so good! I love how He is working in every corner of the world, where we would least expect it!Charissa Steynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121020662287989473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-40684089031561135902010-09-14T02:48:19.042-04:002010-09-14T02:48:19.042-04:00I have been to the dump in Guatemala on a number o...I have been to the dump in Guatemala on a number of occasions... Seeing your pictures brought back so many of the memories... I remember seeing toddlers rummage through garbage... I remember the vultures circling overhead... It's tough stuff. It's hard to see that kind of poverty and then come back home to a comfortable life where we have so much!!<br /><br />Thank you for going to Guatemala and sharing what you saw and experienced with your readers. God used you as HIS VESSEL over the last week. <br /><br />Will be praying for you as you return to your life in TX and process all that you saw and experienced in Guatemala.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624309816470213636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-72051910458025318232010-09-13T23:58:56.045-04:002010-09-13T23:58:56.045-04:00Wow. What a powerful post! It has been such a bles...Wow. What a powerful post! It has been such a blessing to read about your experience on this trip, and oh, how the Lord has been working on my heart (in a variety of ways) as I've read. Thank you for going to Guatemala and loving people and sharing with us!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10337782201812150628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-9230362372682807832010-09-13T22:25:45.334-04:002010-09-13T22:25:45.334-04:00"I wanted to see it - well, sort of ..."..."I wanted to see it - well, sort of ..." Thank you for saying this. In reading everyone's blogs I felt wrong in having my heart pulled to go see the desperation. Wanting to be broken so Christ can put the reality back together. That doesn't even make sense but I hope you understand what I'm trying to say...<br /><br />I know I don't get what it was like to be there and away from your family, but I hope you know how much the trip has meant to so many people. Here and there. What you were part of - it blessed us all. Thank you.The Johnsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04480462306185751292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-41270080752079495082010-09-13T22:14:55.065-04:002010-09-13T22:14:55.065-04:00What an amazing story to read. Love this post! I...What an amazing story to read. Love this post! It is my favorite, you are a wonderful writer. I will be going to Cambodia over Christmas on a mission trip and hope to document it, but your writing is incredible.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918612414835353649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-76157467953389381852010-09-13T22:10:17.548-04:002010-09-13T22:10:17.548-04:00Leslie, thank you for bearing with me. And THANK Y...Leslie, thank you for bearing with me. And THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for blessing the lives of these two children.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777762608528843328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-20802721902251443722010-09-13T22:05:10.495-04:002010-09-13T22:05:10.495-04:00I'm done. Dang, I'm glad y'all are hom...I'm done. Dang, I'm glad y'all are home. I couldn't take any more. I sponsored little Sruthi in India after your sister blogged from there, and just sponsored a sweet little boy from Guatemala. Thank you for telling their stories.Leslie Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499711269925626109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-86962703613249672592010-09-13T21:49:20.241-04:002010-09-13T21:49:20.241-04:00Amanda, brought back so many memories from last su...Amanda, brought back so many memories from last summer. I was in Guatemala at Casa Aleluya. This was a Christian orphanage (even they don't call it one) with about 400 children from infants to college age students. It was life-changing and you do have a crisis of belief because you wonder how you can ever come back and look at the abundance we have and not feel guilty.<br /><br />I am ready to go back.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12849549620734495612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-24057824686701105462010-09-13T20:31:27.575-04:002010-09-13T20:31:27.575-04:00THANK you for sharing this with us. We won't ...THANK you for sharing this with us. We won't all have the opportunity to visit Guatemala, so I'm glad you could go and document it for us! When I feel like whining about my 2 bedroom/1 bathroom home...I'll think of these pictures and thank my GOD for blessing me as much as he has.MEGANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258804163178629201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-22837246761923394172010-09-13T20:13:47.778-04:002010-09-13T20:13:47.778-04:00I had to leave this post 3 times and catch my brea...I had to leave this post 3 times and catch my breath/dry my eyes. I could hardly read it, I don't know how I would have reacted to actually see it. Thanks for helping us see.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061035774509241772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-45109618040308647572010-09-13T19:23:11.491-04:002010-09-13T19:23:11.491-04:00Thank you for this Amanda! Thank you.Thank you for this Amanda! Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036149559661933117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-77716537050645193612010-09-13T18:55:30.318-04:002010-09-13T18:55:30.318-04:00Amanda,
Your posts opened my heart to a whole new ...Amanda,<br />Your posts opened my heart to a whole new world... Our family just poured over the Compassion site... Precious little Sindy from Guatemala will now be a part of our lives. She is the same age as our daughter. Thank you for obeying the Lord so that lives could be changed. There are not enough words to express the gratitude I have in my heart at this moment. ~MelissaMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16819837663498421950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-5458245088609582782010-09-13T18:10:12.987-04:002010-09-13T18:10:12.987-04:00Amanda, your eyes saw for us. I read a comment on ...Amanda, your eyes saw for us. I read a comment on one of Ann's post where someone said, "You now bear the pain of God." It's true. <br /><br />I will continue to pray for God's work in Guatemala -- and for you, as you process back at home.Kelly @ Love Wellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037513409301217473noreply@blogger.com