Today, I signed onto my account and was absolutely shocked at what I saw. TWO MORE CHILDREN. I checked my email for an explaination and sure enough, Janna had sent me an email. It seems that ONE amazing person has sponsored 200 children on their own, under one condition. That condition was that all 200 children were given a correspondent sponsor. God bless this person. They clearly understand the importance of children getting letter, even if they cannot write to the children themselves.
I got two children added to my account because I essentially told Janna that I am always willing to write to more kids. But, now that I have 17 children to write to, I'm feeling a little overwhelmed, honestly. However, I have already sent two letters to each of these new kids and I am so excited to get to know them. Without further ado, here are my two new "children."
First, meet Melaku. He is from Ethiopia. He will turn 20 years old on January 2nd. He only has one more year left in the Compassion program and I intend to make this year one he will remember. I am going to send him more letters than he knows what to do with, haha.
Melaku lives with his father and mother, both of whom are employed as builders. Melaku is attending school, but appears to be out of high school. I'm guessing he's attending university or vocational school or some sort. He helps his parents at home by cleaning and carrying water. For fun, he enjoys playing soccer.
And secondly, this lovely lady is Pranali. She is 15 years old and from India (Yes, I was given another child from India! Okay, God, what's your plan with me and India?) Her birthday is June 26th.
Pranali lives with both of her parents, who are both employed as day laborers. Pranali helps at home by cleaning, watching dishes, helping in the kitchen, and gardening. For fun, she enjoys jumping rope, walking, running, reading, and playing hide-and-seek. She is also in 8th grade with average performance.
That is truly amazing! 200 children sponsored by 1 person? wow! after seeing this, I signed onto my account & saw a new name! I have my 1st child from your beloved India! a 14 year old boy. I am so excited, how lucky are we?!
ReplyDeleteI know! 200 children costs $91,000 a year! This person is amazing! Granted, that price will get smaller each year, but still, wow. I am so happy you got an Indian boy, you are going to love writing to him! Is there a way that I can see his picture?
DeletePerhaps one day you'll go on one of the Compassion trips to India!!
ReplyDeleteOh, that is not a perhaps. I will absolutely be going on a Comapssion trip to India. They are not offering any trips for 2013, but if they offer one in 2014 or after that, I will be going, God willing. My plan is to go.
DeleteThat's awesome. I hope you do get to go!
DeleteI'm still waiting for Compassion to assign me a correspondent child from either the 300 group or the new 200 group. Still haven't heard anything. I sent a second e-mail this morning.
I'm really excited, your experience with Indian kids has really inspired me.
ReplyDeleteYep, I've just this minute posted a blog about him :)
I see Janna mentioned quite often, is she the one that deals with Correspondence children?
ReplyDeleteYep! She is actually the only one in charge of correspondence children. She takes all requests and assigns all children. I'm pretty sure that's not her only job either. Busy lady!
DeleteNice one, I didnt know that. Does she have a direct email? Just for future reference, cause I'm always emailing just the general one.
ReplyDeleteYes, but I don't think she likes people to email her directly. I think she prefers to have correspondent children emails sent to the main email and then passed along to her. But, if you ever really need it, it's jreynolds(a)us.ci.org
DeleteAh okay, thanks :)
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