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Post by luv1another on Feb 27, 2006 10:30:53 GMT -5
does anyone else here sponsor a child in another country? I thought maybe we could share stories and encourage one another in what to write to our sponsored children and let each other know how they are doing and stuff... my husband has been sponsoring a little boy for about 3 years now called Aaron and he is from Zambia it is great to see him growing up and my nearly 8 year old girl just wrote her first letter to him which was really cool he is a year younger than my son and his birthday is only a week difference too  that is through Christian Children's fund. however I went to a youth alive concert with my two oldest kids on the weekend and they have a town that they are trying to get western Australia to sponsor so that its our state sponsoring one of the poorest towns of kids in Indonesia. we'll I took a look and saw this gorgeous little girl who's birthday is about two weeks after my sons she will be 6 this year and well I couldn't help but sponsor her so now I have a little girl through compassion. my problem is what do you say to children who are poor? they say don't talk about things and stuff, I find it hard to talk to people and say much usually anyway and when things are limited to talk about it seems just extra hard... so what do you write about to your child? how often do you write? and mods if this is the wrong place feel free to move it  |
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Post by twyrch on Feb 28, 2006 13:30:11 GMT -5
I think the most important thing you can talk to them about is themselves. Take an interest in them and their life. They are hungry for attention almost as much as food and education. Learn about their family and everything else that makes them unique and special. Show them that someone loves them enough not only to invest in them financially, but emotionally and spiritually as well.
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Post by luv1another on Feb 28, 2006 19:09:59 GMT -5
thankyou twyrch, the hardest thing is what to write about half the things we do in western countries seem to revolve around food and buying stuff or going to stuff they wouldnt be able to go to and so then it leaves me with what do I write about half my life revolves around computers the other is church and daily living.
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Post by Margim on Feb 28, 2006 20:15:51 GMT -5
I'd talk about the things you do have that your child can identify with... family, how far you live from the main city in your region, what the weather is like around you, the name of your favourite dish of food (even if they live in a poverty stricken nation, they will still have a favourite food... just don't talk about how often you eat it ), what you do, where your church or religious community is (if you are sponsoring through a Christian organisation like Compassion, chances are they will know about Christianity), ask them about the geography in their country, their family, what they like to do for fun, tell them what you do for fun... Just some ideas, anyway |
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Post by luv1another on Feb 28, 2006 23:54:25 GMT -5
thankyou margim |
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Post by chrystalized on Mar 5, 2006 20:35:10 GMT -5
My family has sponsered children for many years now. Our first child was Habimana from Rwanda, but we lost contact with him when the civil wars began, so that was terrible.
Next we had Orawan, a girl from Thailand, and her story was much happier. About three years ago we found out that through our support she had completed school and and gotten a job and was able to support her whole family.
Currently we have a little boy from bolivia, he is absolutly obsessed with soccer so it is not hard to find things to write about.
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Post by luv1another on Mar 6, 2006 0:10:41 GMT -5
thats cool chrystalized and it's great that you sponsored child is now supporting her family we had a sponsored Girl called ruth that ended up moving away from the area with her family and so we could no longer sponsor her isnt it awesome by helping one child that you are not only helping them but their family and village and later on maybe another generation |
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Post by dancer on Mar 8, 2006 8:12:47 GMT -5
We sponsor a young girl from Brazil, Diane. She will be 13 this year. I picked her because we have 2 boys at home at her age is in between them. I make cards through stamping and I make her a card each month and tell her things going on with my life...like I have to work too much, how much I love dancing for the Lord, I put scriptures that identify with how much God loves her and I ask her about her, her family (she has 7 brothers and sisters) and what her favorite things are to do. What her favorite subject since my sponsorship helps pay for her education. I can only send what will fit in a 6X9 envelope, so I send sticker pages that don't have any sayings on them since she doesn't speak English. I buy stickers with fish, flowers, animals, hearts, etc. She loves them. She sends us pictures and writes us back letters occasionally. That is my favorite day of the week. The days we get letters from her.
I don't talk about our material things we have. I talk about my walk with God, activities we do at church, like singing and dancing. I talk about the scriptures that are meaningful to me. What I read today that inspired me, etc. I also talk about our boys, how they are doing in school, what sports they like to play, how they are involved with church. I also talk about some of their chores, like doing the dishes after dinner, having to make their beds every day, stuff like that.
I usually fill a page each month with questions for her and how her life is in Brazil. What is the weather like? What do you do for fun? Do you get along with your brothers and sisters? What are their names? Their ages? How is your Mom and Dad? That kind of stuff.
I also tell her about our weather, it's spring, it's fall, it's winter, it's summer. It's cold, rainy, hot, etc...I tell her about trips I make; I don't mention how I got there or whatever, or where I stayed, but that I travelled to a different part of the country and how it is different from where I live. That kind of stuff.
I'm glad you have this forum on here. I enjoy sharing about the joy it brings me in being a part of Diane's life. She is like family to us.
Blessings.
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Post by luv1another on Mar 8, 2006 10:25:30 GMT -5
thankyou dancer you make it sound like so much fun... I just tend to not have much to say people usually have to draw me out and I don't do a lot of diffrent things so I find it hard to write letters. this is Christiana and aaron   |
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Post by dancer on Mar 8, 2006 12:37:11 GMT -5
Kaz - your sponsor children are so adorable. I don't have Diane's picture to post on-line...I'd have to scan first...all her pics are on our fridge at home as a reminder. Everytime I see the fridge, I'm reminded of her and say a prayer for her and her family.
I've thought about sponsoring another child, but haven't yet because of the commitment it requires.
Blessings
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that is through Christian Children's fund.
Twyrch /|\
