Struggling with Charity

On the fifteenth of each month, Alicia has thirty dollars withdrawn from her checking account to sponsor Belyse, a beautiful, brown-eyed girl from Kenya, who then gets school and a hot meal each day. Alicia’s job is a grind at the moment. Belyse’s photo on her fridge has become deeply important to her, almost like an icon.

Pulling out milk for morning coffee, she pauses to quickly pray for Belyse, but also that through Belyse God would give her own life more meaning. But she’s read the small print. She knows her money doesn’t all go to Belyse, which makes sense. But it means even this…