Project comfort has been a roller coaster ride…There are many days when I just want to curl up in the corner to cry and tell God, “I just can’t do this”. But I know deep in my soul, heart, and mind I was born to do this. I was destined to start “Project Comfort”.

As I look back over how Project Comfort has grown, I stand in awe how God is working through me. I have been stretched, broken down, remolded to get to this point; and continue to be stretched and broken down…slowly and painfully. Yet every heartbreak, pain, and disappointment has been worth it because I can go to Gimbie to see the orphan children, and look into their deep brown eyes and tell them that I can help.

I want to be the one to wipe their tears, to mend their broken heart. I want to hold their hands and to share their pain and burden with them…I want to let them know that I care and hold them dearly. That is why “Project Comfort” was born.

Some people say, “Sarah you can’t do all that, you are just going to burn yourself out; or the famous one, “your naïve and not being realistic”. I hear words such as “Don’t expect too much”, “You're such a dreamer”, “You shouldn’t sell your ring, it’s too crazy”. Nevertheless, if I can just make one difference, just one difference in one child’s life in Gimbie, then it is all worth it. Selling my ring is the best and wisest decision I have ever made besides marrying my best friend Sam. I really don’t need a fancy ring to verify and remind myself of our love, especially when I can look at Gimbie and see our symbol of love through the smiles and laughter of the Gimbie Orphans.

It’s been a hard road, and I have a long way to go…I’m just taking it one day at a time and living by faith. Please pray for me, but most of all, please pray for the orphans in Gimbie.

-Sarah