COMPASS, WE’RE LIVE and NEED TO PRAY!!!

On Monday afternoon, the long awaited phone call finally came from the Haitian government that Ava and Elle’s 5 year old brother, Stevenson, was being flown to the US – YEA GOD!!

After a little last minute scrambling, we put Marta Givens on an airplane for Miami, FL late Monday. She is there now waiting for Stevenson to arrive on a plane from Haiti where they will go through the final US and Haiti customs and adoption process. Once completed, they will return to Athens, GA on a plane to REUNITE these three children together as a family!!

I know we’ve been praying, giving, waiting, and hoping for several weeks now and it’s easy to take for granted that this would happen. BUT, THIS REALLY IS A MIRACLE!!!! God has showed UP and showed OFF in so many ways to orchestrate this adoption and these 3 orphans being raised TOGETHER and in a GODLY HOME and CHURCH. He is SOVEREIGN, He is AWESOME, He is GOD, He CAN DO ANYTHING (Ephesians 3:20)!!

PLEASE PRAY WITH US FOR MARTA:

#1 – For Stevenson to arrive SOON and everything to go smoothly in Miami with the adoption.

#2 – For expedited paperwork and adoption clearance at the US Embassy.

#3 – For safety in travel there and back.

Compass Family and Friends, thank you on behalf of this family for your incredible GENEROSITY – THIS IS SO AWESOME!!!!

–Guest Blog by Paul Sims, Creative Arts and Administrative Pastor–

On Sunday, Pastor Jim shared a unique opportunity that we have as a church to reach out and respond in a powerful way to the crisis in Haiti.  If you weren’t here on Sunday, check out what he shared in the video below.

Our church responded in a huge way and has given $5,330 so far towards the $8,000 needed for the adoption process.  This week has been an interesting week because God has opened the door sooner than we expected and the adoption process may be able to happen quicker than we thought even last Sunday.  We’re praying that God will enable us to finish this in order to remove any barriers that might be in the way to ensure that this boy finds a safe and welcoming home.  We look forward to the day when he’ll be reunited with two of his sisters and united with his future family.

We, as a church, are excited and proud to partner in this effort because it not only changes a life currently, but for years to come.  We will be able to continue to invest in the life of this boy as he becomes a part of our church.

To partner in this process you can send a check made out to Compass Church with Haiti in the memo to the church office at:

Compass Church
525 Calhoun Dr.
Athens, GA  30601

You can also give online by clicking here.

We’ve also had many people ask about posting this opportunity on Facebook.  We have set up a link here that you can post for your Facebook friends that includes the video of Jim explaining what we’re doing and information on how to give.

Thanks Compass for being a generous church!  It’s an honor to partner with you in what God is doing both in our community and across the world.

–Guest blog from Paul Sims, Creative Arts and Administrative Pastor–

I’m sure your hearts have been heavy as you’ve heard and seen the devastation in the aftermath of this week’s earthquake in Haiti.  Our immediate reaction at seeing something so tragic is wondering how to best respond to help alleviate the suffering.  You may be wondering how we as a church can respond to this tragedy.

Tomorrow, at the end of our service we will be taking up a special offering for Haiti.  We have a unique opportunity to reach out in a way that is very personal, and will make an impact for years to come.  Please come ready to be generous tomorrow as our Pastor, Jim, shares with you the opportunity we have as a church to be generous and reach out in a powerful way.

James 1:27 says “Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.”

Compass, tomorrow we’re going to get as pure and genuine as we can get.  I can’t wait!