“It puts everything in perspective, how cushy our life can be, how easy things can be here,” said Henry.
Henry moved through life with the memory of the young girl from Guatemala in his heart, waiting for the moment he could return the favor for giving him a new perspective. He worked his way to the NFL after two years at the University of Arkansas, and almost immediately reconnected with Compassion International.
“Once I had the means to support them on my own it was the first thing I wanted to run to,” said Henry.
The past couple years have been spent growing a family of his own. Henry and his wife Parker welcomed two children, Ace and Rivi, beginning in 2022.
As most fathers do, Henry’s heart grew with an overwhelming sense of responsibility. The extent of his commitment, though, goes far beyond his own home.
With his gratitude for the ability to provide for his own family, comes the understanding that not all children have the same opportunities to live an abundant life. With Compassion International Henry intends to pour his resources into as many pools as he can.
“They’re my fruit basically, I have to pour into them, I have to give to them, and I have to be the example my dad was for me,” said Henry. “I want to give my kids that but I want to give other kids that too.”
Aside from his faith, Henry said, the driving force behind choosing Compassion International for his My Cause My Cleats contribution was the experience of his wife delivering two happy and healthy children into the world.
On those precious days, the Henrys were in a safe space surrounded by nurses and doctors doing everything they could to make their transition to parenthood as smooth as possible. Henry realizes though, that is not the case for many women and children around the world.
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