Disappointment
Posted July 27, 2009
By Andrea
I am very disappointed, verging on upset, about the response, rather lack thereof, I have gotten to One Year Without. I think I assume that people are passionate about the same things as I am, and sometimes they just aren’t. That’s not a bad thing, we all need different interests and passions.
But I do think this is an important thing. Heck, they don’t even have to acknowledge what I am doing. Just send a little to someone in need!
Trying to come up with some positive ideas to reach people/ make them see what a great thing Compassion is. Any ideas? Maybe my approach has just been wrong. Praying about it, definitely don’t want this to turn into a personal negative!!!
Please pray too.
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Girl, I am sponsoring you in prayer, but you know I am broke. When I get a job I’ll see what I can do financially.
I know, and I love you for it! I am definitely praying for you to get a fat job so I can have a rich friend!
Hey Andrea! Don’t feel bad about people not responding…I thought everyone I knew would just happily throw $4 at me every month, but instead, tons of people were just like “wow, I couldn’t stop drinking coffee for a year!” and wouldn’t even understand what I was asking them. So now I just ask for $4 per month, and then, briefly, explain what I’m doing. It’s worked a bit better, but still, we’re swimming upstream.
How’s the Target-free life going, BTW??
hey. i wanted you to know that i mailed an extra check to compassion. i didnt tell you about it bc…well, that seemed like defeating the purpose of giving from the heart and instead seemed more like “LOOK LOOK! i am GIVING!!” and i try not to be that way.
but, just so you are not discouraged, it was bc of you and andy that i did this. from the very beginning. i would not have known compassion international (or found it so easy to access from the web) had it not been for you. also, my child (err..whose name i cannot spell) is growing in all ways able through everything i can do as God led you to put into my life! relax. i know the feeling of discouragement. i know we all know it real well. and i just want to remind you (and myself) have a little faith in people. 
the cynic in you wants to fight that, but i am going to fight harder to remind you…it may not happen in your time. it may not happen in this economy. but i WILL happen one way or another in Gods grace and timing. and who knows, maybe someone who read your post got inspired to do the same thing and go a year without something. only difference is, they have richer friends! 
you just never know whats going on behind closed doors. and reaching people via this medium is considerably more difficult to witness the fruit of your labor (perhaps. perhpas not in some ways. but i can see it more the case where you dont really have the same luxury with “following up” via internet). i love you, my hormonally challeneged and beautifully inflated friend. you are beautiful in all the you do and say. know that you are making a difference. and if it is on ly through me, welll then, that is one more person you reached had you not tried at all. 