Love it. Can't wait to meet my little girl in Rwanda someday...

I was able to meet my sponsor child in Kenya this past summer with the help of 410 Bridge (Lanny Donoho) and Compassion International (Keith Bordeaux). Meeting Raphael was one of the best moments in my life. Sponsoring a child is the real deal and this video proves it. Its not an obligation, its a life change for you and your child forever.

This video just brought me to tears. It doesn't get any more beautiful than that, folks.

I was on that trip with Trent and also got to meet the 10-year-old girl who I sponsor. It was easily the greatest moment of my life. And the best part about the whole thing is (even if I never went on the trip) that I get to spend eternity with her. Holy cow.. it's going to be awesome!

awesome... after attendin catalyst 08, then catalyst west in june 09, my wife and i decided to sponsor. later we found God was calling for more. we have completed our paperwork and will be going to ethiopia to get our baby girl. at that time we will travel to visit our sponsored child. thank you God! thank you catalyst!

Thanks so much for posting this!!

Thankfully I got to be at Catalyst for this session. WOW! I believe it was the best moment in Catalyst history and I have been to nine of the ten Catalyst events.

It's amazing how God gives us the honor of participating in HIS GREAT LOVE! We invited a young couple who had just immigrated to the U.S. from Kenya to live with us until they could rent an appartment. WE were the blessed ones! They are family!

I am a sponsor of children through Compassion International. Meeting them personally truly changed my life. This is a wonderful ministry both for the sponsored children, and the sponsors.

a great moment for a create cause - but Catalyst exploited that moment at Jimmy's expense. The honorable thing to do would have been to make that moment happen for Jimmy and Mark in a private manner and then allow them to speak about that encounter.

-this was an emotional manipulation on Catalyst's part. I find that regretful.

I agree somewhat that this moment between Jimmy and Mark would have been better spent in a more private setting, but it was also a great opportunity for thousands of people to experience the same emotion from an onlooker's perspective (including myself). I think Jimmy would agree that sharing that moment publicly was more than worth the amount of new sponsors gained because of it.