Karen Bables
Welcome to my blog about living as apprentices of Jesus! I am passionate about spiritual transformation and about helping others become like Jesus for the sake of others.
One of my favorite quotes is: "Whatever job we get and whatever task we are assigned can serve as a container for grace" (Eugene Peterson in "Practical Resurrection"). I pray that the words and sentences on this blog may also serve as "containers of grace" for its readers.
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Category Archives: Compassion International
Pablo: Putting a Face to the Earthquakes in Ecuador
This is Pablo, one of the five children I sponsor through Compassion International. Pablo lives in Ecuador. As you may have heard, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck near the central coast of Ecuador on April 16 causing devastating damage. An … Continue reading
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Sharing Your Love with the “Least of These”
Compassion International Tamrie Kumsa (age 8) lives on the plains of Obi, Ethiopia with her mother and father and four siblings. Her house has a thatched roof, dirt floors and wood walls. Most adults work as farmers and earn the … Continue reading
Where is Burkina Faso – and Why Should You Care?
Compassion International Several years ago I made a project of trying to learn the names and location of all the countries of Africa. I did not do well. But I know exactly where Burkina Faso is because that’s where Marina … Continue reading
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“Include Us in Your Prayer”
COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL Last November I posted my concern about one of my Compassion-sponsored children Aibie who lives in the Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan had swept through her area and the Compassion staff could not be sure that she, her family, or … Continue reading
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News about Aibie
COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL I have posted twice (Nov. 8 and Nov. 25) since Typhoon Haiyan about my concerns about one of the children I sponsor through Compassion International. Today I received this e-mail from Compassion. “We now have more specific information … Continue reading
Hanging on to the Holy days
MY JOURNEY Today is Thanksgiving Day in America – a celebration that was hard to hang onto because from all sides I am being pushed into Christmas consumerism. But I just finished writing to all seven of the kids I sponsor around the world though … Continue reading
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