The Ordinary turning into Extraordinary or Being Faithful in the Little Things

As we continue to move forward in our Kids In Need focus, it's been exciting to see where God is taking it. . As we've researched issues both at home and abroad, we've been moved by the injustices and needs facing kids. We want to do something. We're just a bunch of ordinary people desiring to see the extraordinary take place. The trick? You see, the issue of Kids In Need is so ridiculously overwhelming that we've had trouble coming up with a game plan for those whose hearts have been grabbed, we want to save every kid. We want to...

• end world hunger
• stop abortions
• get basic health care to those who need
• pay for kids to go to school
• see every orphan off the streets and with a family
• stop the trafficking to become prostitutes, slaves, or soldiers.

That's our ideal. That's the extraordinary we dream about. But the realist in each of us reminds us that we cannot do this. There's also a part of us that says, "I don't even know where to start."

I love how we're wrestling through this all, and I love the lessons I'm seeing us learn. Two blog posts I read this morning are evidence of this happening. They're worth a read.

Katherine Berkey is the heart and soul behind the upcoming 5K.I.N. Learn from her as she shares what she is learning in her post Extraordinary... I think not.

Geoff Cocanower is tearing it up as our in-residence Intern this year. Read some of his reflections in his post The Little things Matter!