Five Letter (Almost Not) Friday: Volume 11

It is nearly 11 p.m as I begin to type this. I am not sure how I forgot about posting this. I blame the fact that I worked for hours and hours and hours this week getting everything ready in my preschool classroom. Last night was Open House and I met 24 beautiful new 3 year olds who I get the pleasure of teaching this year. Then I came home and collapsed in exhaustion. Then today, I worked at the daycare and completely forgot that it was even Friday.

So, let's see if I can type up 5 letters before it's midnight and it's no longer Friday.

Today's first letter comes from Jonathan who just seems to be responding to a few letters I wrote.

Jonathan is 9 years old, lives in Burkina Faso, and he wrote this letter on August 2nd, 2018.

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Hi Dear Kayla, 

How are you? What about your family? I am happy that your family members have good health. I hope they have that forever. I am fine with my family, thanks to God. I've moved up to the 4th grade. I am on vacation now. Thank you for the story of Little Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks. They are good advice. Thank you for the drawings and Bible verses. My favorite food is spaghetti. I like playing ball with my friends. Thank you for the letters. Goodbye! 

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The next letter is from another "J" boy. :)

Joseph is writing to me on a template titled "My Hopes for the Future." Little dreams for a little dreamer. I love that.

Joseph is 7 years old, is from Guatemala, and his letter is dated July 2nd, 2018.

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1. The sport I would like to practice is: Soccer 

2. I would like to travel to: Canada 

3. I would like to meet: Jesus Adrian Romero (Research tells me he's a Pastor and Christian music singer). 

4. The instrument I would like to play is: Drums 

Dear Sponsor, 

Your friend Joseph sends greetings and hopes you are in good health. He is very happy about being able to send you this letter. He hopes that you will like it once you read it. He wants to know what your favorite color is. Joseph says goodbye with joy, love, kisses, and hugs. 

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The letter in the middle of the party today is from sweet Celeste. She has such big dreams for the future. I just am so looking forward to how God will use her in the future. 

Celeste is 16 years old, is from Honduras, and she wrote this letter on July 31st, 2018. 

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Hello Dear Sponsor Kayla, 

It fills me with great joy to write you this letter. I hope that you and your beautiful family are in good health. I am very happy to write and draw for you. I really like the story of the Ugly Duckling. It is well known here too. I read it and it is very beautiful and I liked it a lot, as well as the drawings. Thank you very much! I want to tell you that I am doing very well in school and in a short time we will finish. I will continue with my studies to be a great person in the future. My great dream is to visit France. I am working hard to realize my biggest dream. Have you ever visited other countries? Which ones? Which countries would you like to visit? I want to ask you to always pray for me. I always pray for you. I say goodbye with lots of love and many hugs and kisses to you and your family. God bless you. I love you! 

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The next letter of the day is from Zenebu. Her letter template is titled "My House." 

Zenebu is 7 years old, lives in Ethiopia, and she wrote this letter on July 26th, 2018. 

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1. I live in a: Town 

2. In my house I sleep: In my bed 

3. I get water from: The tap 

4. My house is made of: Wood 

5. My house has a floor made of: Mud 

6. My house has a roof made of: Iron Sheets 

7. Do I have electricity in my house?: Yes 

Please pray for my mother and I to live together. I received your letter. I like the drawing and the story. I'm glad you started following Jesus when you were 15 years old. I thank God because my mother came back home. 

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Today's last letter comes to us from Maria. 

Maria is 13 years old and she lives in Brazil. Her letter is dated July 12th, 2018. 

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Hello Dear Sponsor, 

How are you? My family and I are fine. I'm on vacation now. I enjoy my days at home. There are also times that I hang out with my friends. We had a field trip to SESC and it was nice. Thank you for the letters that you sent to me. You asked me about my grades. Thanks to God, my grades are great in every single subject! Here is a verse for your meditation - John 14:6. I'll pray for you and your students. Please pray for my family. 

Love,

Maria

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Three Letter Tuesday: Volume 10

Ahhh! It's Tuesday!!

Only two more days until preschool open house!

How will I get everything done?!

I have no idea.

So let's type up letters instead.

Letters always make me feel better.

Today's first letter comes from a cute Thai boy named Tern. He wrote to me on the My Typical Week template.

Tern is 6 years old, lives in Thailand, and wrote this letter on July 15th, 2018.

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1. I typically get up at: 6:00 a.m 
     and go to sleep at: 8:00 p.m

2. In the morning I usually: Brush my teeth and take a bath

3. My favorite day of the week is: Saturday & Sunday because there is no school 

4. I go to the project on: Saturday 

5. My favorite activity to do during the weekend is: Play with friends 

6. In the afternoon, I typically: Do my homework 


Dear Kayla, 

How have you been? It is time for Tern to write to you again. I am his aunt. I am writing on behalf of him because he can't write on his own yet. Thank you for your letter and fairytale story. The tale taught us not to lie. He likes to go cycling on the farm with his grandmother to feed their chickens. His grandfather caught a lot of fish while fishing because there are a lot of fish after it rains. He helps his grandparents do many things, especially housework. He likes to go cycling with his friends. Do you like cycling? There is a campaign in Thailand about cycling to save energy. It is also a good way to exercise. Last month, he had the chance to attend an anti-corruption event too. Please pray for his parents who work in the city and also for his studies. May God bless you. 

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Next is a letter from Carlos. At this point, every letter from him is just a blessing. I can't believe he's going to graduate from Compassion just about 5 months. I've been writing to him for so long!

Carlos is 17 years old, lives in Honduras, and his letter is not dated.

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Hello Dear Kayla! 

I hope that you are very well in your health and also in your activities. I want to tell you that in my house I sleep in a bed. In my house we get tap water. My house is made of cement blocks, the floor is cement, and the roof is tile. I thank you for the letter you sent me. I want to tell you the story about The Ugly Duckling is very beautiful. It is a funny story and I enjoyed reading it at school. Everything was very nice because we presented our work in July. In this month, The Day of the Indian Lempira is celebrated with a lot of traditional food. What kind of celebrations do you do in your city in July? I want to ask you to pray for me so I can do well in my studies. Also pray for my family. I say goodbye to you with kisses and hugs. Until next time, May God bless you. 

Carlos 

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The last letter from today is from Jule. Poor guy really seems to struggle in school. I do hope that Compassion can help him learn other skills so that he may have a successful future. I seems that even with low grades, it's still considered a "pass." I do wish that teachers wouldn't simply pass students to the next grade if they aren't ready for it. Unfortunately, it seems there are quite a few students doing even worse. Sounds like his school needs some help...

Jule is 14 years old and is from Rwanda. His letter is dated August 7th, 2018. 

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Dear Kayla, 

I, your child Jule, greet you in the name of Jesus Christ. I appreciate you and your family for your continued care unto me. My family and I are fine. Over the last term, I emerged 22nd in class with marks of 46%. The term before, I was 34th with a score of 42%. There are 49 students in my class. The rainy season is underway in our country. I have started learning how to carry things while riding a bicycle. While at school, I like reading stories whenever I can. I get involved in them to the extent that if you call me, I won't hear you. I thank you for the letter you sent to me, about the beanstalk. This story pleased me so much. From it, I learned to be satisfied with the things I have and not encroaching on others' property. I conclude, wishing you God's blessings. 

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Five Letter Friday: Volume 10

Somehow, it's Friday.

I've spent every single free hour this week in my classroom, trying to get everything done for the preschool year to start.

I will never get everything done.

Open house is next Thursday.

Everything with not be done.

I will have to accept that.

But, the joy of letters never stops.

Here are our five letters for today:


We start with a letter from Joel, who seems to be doing wonderfully! I am hoping for great things in his future!

Joel is 17 years old, lives in Mexico, and his letter is dated June 9th.

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Hello Dear Kayla, 

I want to thank you for writing to me and telling me nice stories that I enjoyed. In this letter, I want to tell you how I have been doing in school. These are my last days at school and very soon I'm going to take my admissions exam for university. I'm very happy because I have finished another goal in my life and with the help of God, I am ready to start a new challenge in my life. It will be one of the most difficult because I will have to leave my house and learn lots of new things. God willing, I hope to pass my exam and continue studying. Thank you for the present you sent me. With it, I was able to buy a pair of pants and two shirts. Please pray for my studies and my family, so we are exemplary Christians and for my sister and me to do well in school and that we are exemplary children for other people. I would like to ask you, what is summer like where you live? What do you do in your summer vacations? Where do you go to? Do you like sports? I want to thank you for being my sponsor and telling me great stories. 

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Onto a letter from another young adult, a letter from Lina. She had been studying nursing, but had to quit due to lack of funds. It sounds like things are difficult for her right now. I hope that God can show her what next steps to take in life. 

Lina is 19 years old, she is from Colombia, and she wrote this letter on July 4th, 2018. 

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Dear Kayla, 

I greet you in our Lord Jesus's name. How are you? I want to tell you that there are still many problems between me and my grandmother. Things with my grandmother have not improved. Also, I cannot continue studying nursing and I can't get certification. Someday I would like to visit South Korea and learn about their culture and self-discipline. I would like to participate in contemporary dance. I would like to be like Job because he was a man of faith. I would like to meet and talk with you. I want to thank you for your support. I'd like to become a pediatrician. My dream is to help my family because we have hard times. I would be nice to improve our quality of life. What did you want to become when you were a child? I thank you again for your support and prayers. I ask you again to please pray for difficult situations that we have in our house. I will pray for you. Finally, I say goodbye and I wish you blessings. I give you the Bible verse Psalm 103:1-22. I send you a hug. 

Lina

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Up next is a letter from my girl Tamire. This template letter is titled My Family. Even though I've been writing to Tamire for quite awhile, I had no idea she had so many siblings! That's why I love these template letters! They teach us so much good information. 

Tamire is 8 years old, from Ethiopia, and her letter is dated July 24th, 2018. 

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1. My siblings from oldest to youngest are: Amde, Diribe, Mabre, Bose, Zina, Shalo, Damno. 

2. In my family, I spend the most time with: Zina 

3. Extended family that live with me are: N/A

4. My family lives in: Town 

5. My food is prepared by: My sister Mabre and my mother

6. My favorite ways to help my family are: Cleaning the house & child care 

Please pray for my family. I received your letter and I liked the pictures you sent me. Thank you for sponsoring me. 

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Another letter from another lovely girl is up next. This time, a letter from Nicol. She is great at sharing details about her life! Her letters come off as so joyful. 

Nicol is 9 years old. She lives in the Dominican Republic. She wrote this letter on July 7th, 2018. 

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Dear Kayla, 

Hi! I am so happy to write to you again and I wish that God blesses you always. In my family, we are doing very well. In my studies I did very well. We got our reports and I passed to the next grade. in the center, I keep learning Bible stories and many other things. I want to share with you I'm on school vacation. We will soon have a trip to La Vega. I also plan to spend time playing with my friends. I give thanks for your love and prayers. What is your favorite sport? Please pray so the Lord helps me be more obedient. I bid you farewell. 

Nicol

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Today's final letter is from my boy Dagim. I've been saying it a lot lately, but I am so glad I decided to send a popular children's story to my kids each month. I have been getting so many good responses. Storytelling really seems to be something that is universal. Everyone appreciates a good story. :) 

Dagim is 10 years old, lives in Ethiopia, and his letter is dated July 25th, 2018. 

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Dear Kayla, 

My dear family, how are you doing? I'm doing very well with my family. I'm so glad and thankful for your letter. I love the story of The Ugly Duckling. I got a great lesson from it. I learned that I shouldn't judge my friends by their current status because I don't know what their future will be. Thank you very much for sharing such a nice story with me. Please pray that I can have a nice and successful future. I would be so happy if you would share more stories with me. Thank you very much for your prayers and financial support. I love you very much. Until the next letter, be well. Goodbye. 

Yours,

Dagim

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Three Letter Tuesday: Volume 9

It's Tuesday.

It's the 2-Weeks-Until-Preschool-Starts Tuesday.

It's the How-Will-I-Ever-Get-My-Classroom-Ready-In-Time-? Tuesday.

Let's move our minds onto something else.

Three letters.

:)

Today's first letter comes from Tumbu and he's telling me about his latest medical checkup. When I receive these letters, I'm reminded of just how grateful I am for Compassion International. Without sponsoring, many of these sponsored children would never see a doctor.

Tumbu is 7 years old and he lives in Kenya. He wrote this letter on July 21st, 2018.

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1. My last medical checkup was in: April 

2. The medical checkup was done at: The project 

3. I went to my medical checkup: On foot 

4. I went to the medical checkup with: My mom 

5. I felt happy after going to my medical checkup. 

6. One thing that was done at my medical checkup is: Dental screening 

7. At my medical checkup, the doctor told me: To brush my teeth twice daily 

8. At my medical checkup I learned: It is important to brush my teeth 

Hello Dear Kayla, 

Tumbu greets you in Jesus name and he says he is fine and in good health. He also thanks you for the good and enjoyable stories and photos you send to him. Tumbu requests that you continue praying for him so he grow well before God and other people. May God bless you. Thanks. 

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Up next, apparently a popular topic this month, is another letter about a child's medical checkup. This time, the letter is from Naji. 

Naji is 8 years old, lives in Bangladesh, and his letter is dated July 18th, 2018. 

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1. My last medical checkup was on: March 20th 

2. For my medical checkup I went to: The project 

3. I got to my checkup by: Walking 

4. The following person went to my checkup with me: A project worker 

5. I felt fear about going to my medical checkup. 

6. One thing that was done at my medical checkup was: Ear check 

7. At the checkup, the doctor said: To be neat and clean 

8. At my medical checkup I learned about: Eating nutritious food 

Dear Sponsor Kayla, 

Please take cordial love and greetings from Naji. He is doing well with his family. He hopes you are doing well with your family, by the grace of God. The thanks you so much for your support. He likes to come to the project and play a game called Slipper. It is now rainy season in his country. It rains a lot. Which season is it there now? Please pray so that he can continue to study. Thank you. 

Yours Lovingly,

Naji & Tutor 

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We'll wrap up today's post with a letter from Daniel, who is telling me about some of his hopes and dreams for the future. This young man is so smart and determined. I have no doubt he can accomplish anything he sets his mind to. 

Daniel is 13 years old. He is from Colombia. His letter was written on June 28th, 2018. 

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Dear Kayla, 

Hello, dear sponsor. I am very happy to greet you again and to thank you for your sponsorship. Someday I would like to go to Russia, London, Canada, and Ecuador. I would like to jump from an airplane. Someday I would like to be like my mom and dad. Someday I would like to meet my sponsor because I want to thank her. When I grow up I would like to be a lawyer, a Certified Personal Accountant, and a soccer player. Someday I would like to help my family because they give me a healthy life and my daily needs. I also tell you that I would like to participate in BMX, but I have not been able to because I do not have the right bike, but I trust in God that he will give me one. When is your birthday? I ask you to pray for my family and for me and for the CDC. I want to give you this Bible verse: Isaiah 26:3. May God bless you. 

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Five Letter Friday: Volume 9

It's the last day of summer for me and the school age kids.

It's Zoo-Field-Trip Day.

It's Walk-To-The-Bakery-To-Eat-A-Cookie Day.

It's Friday.

Let's start our day with five letters.

Let's start by hearing about Veronika's latest medical checkup.

Veronika is 8 years old, lives in Haiti, and she wrote this letter on June 11th, 2018.

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1. My last medical checkup was on: March 19th, 2018

2. For my medical checkup, I went to: A mobile clinic 

3. One thing that was done at my medical checkup was: I got an examination and was given medication 

4. This person went with me to my medical checkup: A parent 

5. During my medical checkup I felt: Content, but I was sick

Veronika is happy to write to you today and to greet you in the name of our Savior. How are you and your activities? As for her, she and her family are doing well, thanks to God. She thanks you for your support to her. She will keep praying to God to bless you. She thanks you for the beautiful story of the goats and the troll. Yes, she has a good relationship with her family. No, she has not accepted Jesus as her savior yet. What about you? She shares this Bible verse with you; John 3:14. 

God bless you!

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The next letter is up is a chatty one from Daniel, who is telling me about some of his favorite things. I love learning about the things my kiddos love best. It really shows off their personalities.

Daniel is 8 years old and is from Ecuador. His letter is dated June 16th, 2018.

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Dear Sponsor, 

This time, I want to tell you about some of my favorite things. My favorite sport is soccer. My favorite color is red. My favorite meal is potatoes with chicken. My best friend's name is Juan. The animal I like most is the dog. I want to thank you for sponsoring me and for writing to me. Please pray for my studies in the next new school year. I want to tell you that we are about to finish this school year and I have good grades. 

Daniel

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The letter in the middle today comes from one of my favorite (they're all my favorite) young men. He's super busy at this point of his life and doesn't write quite as often as he used to, but that just makes each letter that much more of a treasure. 

Jhon is 19 years old, lives in Bolivia, and he wrote this letter on July 18th, 2018. 

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Hello Dear Sponsor Kayla, 

I greet you with the peace of the Lord. Thank you for the story of the Ugly Duckling. Here in my country, we call it a fairy tale. My mom told me that story when I was 8 years old. The story is nice and it made me remember old days. I want to tell you that we had a sport competition at the project. It started on a Monday and ended on a Wednesday. On the first day, children from 6 to 8 years old played again another project. After that children from 8 to 10 years old, and so on. We won some games and lost some games. There were many observers of the competition because the ones that were not part of the project were not allowed to play. It was nice and we had a nice time, at least I did. My family and I are fine and healthy, thanks to God. I want to tell you that I am studying industrial informatics at an institute. I am in the first semester and I'm doing fine, for now. Please pray for my family and for any sick people. I say goodbye with the peace of the Lord. May God keep you and always take care of you. 

Jhon

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This next letter is from a lovely, young lady from Colombia; Yeidys. This letter makes me chuckle a bit because I get the impression that she has had some bad behavior in school, by the way she talks about her current behavior. I can certainly relate to that. ;) 

Yeidys is 13 years old and her letter is dated July 3rd, 2018. 

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Dear Kayla, 

Hello. How are you? May God bless you. I want to tell you about my dreams. I want you to know that someday I would like to go to New York. I would like to travel by plane to Paris. I also would like you to know that I want to be like Karol Sevilla, my favorite actress and singer. I would like to meet you someday and talk to you and know more about you. I also want to thank you in person for choosing me as your sponsored child and I want to give you a kiss and a hug. When I get older, I want to be a civil engineer. I want to help my family with my job because they always support and encourage me and they give me good advice. I also want you to know that I am healthy. Thanks to God, I am doing well in school and I'm behaving myself in school, thanks to God. I want to ask you to pray for me, as I have done for you. Thank you for the letters and pictures you send to me. You look so pretty and your mother too. To say goodbye, I want to share a Bible verse from Proverbs 31:10. 

Yeidys

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I end today's list of letters with a letter that comes with fabulous artwork. This letter comes from my girl Rujikorn. If you've been following my blog, you already know that Rujikorn's letters always come with amazing drawings. She really is quite talented. I just love when she draws landscapes of where she lives, which she did in this letter. 

Rujikorn is 14 years old, lives in Thailand, and her letter is dated July 13th, 2018. 

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Dear Kayla, 

Hello. I am thankful to you for the letter and photo I received from you. I like your storytelling so much. I am really interested in it. My family and I are doing well. I hope that you and everyone in your family are also doing well. I have fun going to school. I have done many entertainment activities with the project. There are sports too. Sometimes my friends and I attend the sports competitions against other projects. It is a lot of fun. I always attend activities at the project. I have learned different things; both in vocational training and spiritual training. It's very useful to me. I go to church every Sunday. My friends and I help lead the church service to give glory to God. I like your stories so much. Thank you for your love and for sharing everything with me. I like every story and the pictures that go along with them. I read them and they make me excited. I am thankful to God for meeting you. You are a person who gives me encouragement. You always pray for me. I would like to ask you to pray for my schooling and my parents' work. I keep you in my prayers always. May God protect you and give you strength always. 

With Love and Regards in Jesus Christ,

Rujikorn

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A Large Influx of Kids!

For you quick-eyed folks, you may have seen some new faces on my blog page. Or...perhaps you haven't because at this point, you have to scroll quite far down to see my whole list of kids. Whew!

But either way, 10 new kiddos have recently joined my family! A friend of mine was writing to many correspondent kids and recently has found herself quite a bit more busy than usual and has found herself unable to write consistently to her kids. Instead of just letting them go, she asked me if I would be able to take on writing to them. That way, she knows for sure that they will receive regular letters and she'll be able to keep up with any updated photos or information about them.

Naturally, I accepted! So let's welcome the following kiddos to my family:

8 Year Old Dennis - Kenya

11 Year Old Anny - Guatemala

17 Year Old Elvis - Kenya

7 Year Old Raibel - Dominican Republic

16 Year Old Juan Camilo - Colombia

16 Year Old Romli - Tanzania

9 Year Old Semira - Ethiopia

12 Year Old Hansen - Indonesia

7 Year Old Angeline - Kenya

13 Year Old Mirajul - Bangladesh

Three Letter Tuesday: Volume 8

It's Tuesday. That means I have three more fabulous letters to share with you!

First up, sweet Djimitri wrote to me and told me about his home. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love these template letters. The chosen themes are just perfect and tell us things we may never have learned without these guided templates.

Djimitri is 7 years old, lives in Togo, and he wrote this letter on July 20th, 2018.

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1. In my house, I sleep on/in: A mat

2. I get water from: The pipe

3. I get food from: The market

4. My house is made of: Blocks 

5. My house's floor is made of: Cement

6. My house's roof is made of: Zinc

7. Do I have electricity in my house?: Yes 

Thank you for all that you are doing for me. Please pray for my family and my studies.

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This next letter is from a boy I've had pretty long-term. He's become such a treasured child to me. He went from this shy, not confident boy, who had below average grades in school to this lovely, confident, chatty boy, with above average grades in school. His letters have really been such a great transformation! 

Jonatan is 10 years old, lives in Colombia, and he wrote this letter on July 6th, 2018. 

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Dear Kayla, 

I greet you with many hugs. I am happy to hear from you and to know that you are fine. My family and I are fine. My father's name is Pedro and my mother's name is Laudis. My sister's name is Viviana and my brother's name is Samuel. My father works selling Avena Cubana (Oatmeal Drink). He prefers to drink it himself, too. Would you like to taste it? Your letters are very beautiful. You tell fantastic stories. I especially liked the one of the beautiful, little duck. That teaches us to not reject anyone even if they are poor, are of African descent, or if they don't have higher education. I would like to meet you someday and hug you tight. I ask you to pray for me. I will pray for you. I send you a beautiful Bible verse, 1 Corinthians 15:51-52. 

Jonatan

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We close out this post with one last letter from one last sweet boy. This letter is a template letter entitled My Typical Week and it comes to us from Rodrigo. 

Rodrigo is 8 years old and is from Bolivia. His letter is dated July 19th, 2018. 

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1. My favorite day of the week is: Saturday because I have more time to play 

2. I typically get up at: 7:00 a.m 

3. I typically go to school at: 7:30 a.m 

4. I go to the project on these days: Thursday, Friday, Saturday 

5. I go to the project at: 12:30 p.m 

6. I typically go to sleep at: 8:00 p.m 

Hello Dear Kayla, 

This is Roxana, Rodrigo's tutor, writing to you. To answer your question, Rodrigo's father works as a security guard in a library and his mother is a housewife. He thanks you for the letter and the story. He liked it a lot. Rodrigo asks you to pray for his health, so that he can heal from his cold. 

Love,

Rodrigo and Roxana

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Five Letter Friday: Volume 8

You know the drill by now, don't you? ;)

Today's first letter comes from sweet Acram, who is telling me about his Project Learning. He sounds like he is learning quite a lot for a little guy. That's great!

Acram is 7 years old, lives in Tanzania, and his letter is dated June 29th, 2018.

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1. In my project, I am learning about: Serving God, loving others, cleaning my body, cooperation, and respecting adults. 

2. About my emotions, I am learning: To be calm and control anger

3. About taking care of my body, I have learned: To wash my body, to clean my hair, and to clean my ears. 

4. About being polite and kind, I have learned: To pray, to be calm, and to respect others

5. About jobs people have, I have learned: To sweep and to plant flowers 

Acram is thankful for your letter. He is healthy. He is very happy and loves you. 

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Up now is a letter from Yeraini. She is also writing to me about things she's learning at her project. The template is titled My Christian Learning. 

Yeraini is 6 years old, is from the Dominican Republic, and her letter is dated June 25th, 2018. 

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1. My favorite Bible story is: The Creation 

2. My favorite Bible verse is: Genesis 1:1 

3. My favorite thing about Jesus is: His love, his forgiveness, his mercy 

4. When I pray to Jesus, I pray about: My family & my sponsor 

5. My favorite song to sing at the project is: Hymn of Victory 

Dear Kayla, 

Yeraini sends her greetings with much love and affection in Christ Jesus. She says she's thankful to you for everything and for your letters. She says that every mother should love her children. She will be praying for Shakilla and for all her friends and tutors at the project. She sends her regards with love. 

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This next letter is a chatty, detail-filled letter from Jhojaira. It's so fun writing to older kids when they learn to write letters better and open up more. 

Jhojaira is 14 years old and is from Peru. She wrote this letter on July 8th, 2018. 

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Dear Sponsor Kayla, 

I greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus. I hope you are in good health. Thank you for all the letters you sent me these months. I like to read a lot of the lessons you write to me. I also like to learn something new every day. Let me tell you that I finished my first semester of classes in June and I got first place. I would say that some important events in my family's life happened this month. One of them is that my cousin from Spain came here to Peru and we had some nice moments together. Even though they already left, we are happy to know that they are healthy. How have you been during these last few months? I hope you are doing well and are enjoying these moments along with your family and close friends. I ask you to pray for my older brother who has traveled to another place. I now finish these lines with a big hug. 

Love,

Jhojaira

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Onto a letter from Dagim. He is yet another one of my kiddos who is commenting on the stories that I have been sharing. I'm glad I decided to send these stories each month. They really have been a hit. 

Dagim is 10 years old, lives in Ethiopia, and he wrote this letter on May 25th, 2018. 

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Dear Kayla, 

How are you? Me and my family are fine. I am happy and thank you for the letter. I am happy to hear Goldilocks and the Three Bears. I have learned that we don't touch other's property without permission. Class is good and we are going to take the 2nd semester exam. Pray for me to get a good grade. It is hot here and summer will start in one week. Is it hot in your country? I love you so much. I say goodbye until we meet in our next letter. 

Yours, 

Dagim

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The last letter for today is from Dedilhomme who is writing to me on the My Medical Check-Up template. 

Dedilhomme is 6 years old, lives in Haiti, and his letter is dated June 28th, 2018. 

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1. My last medical check-up was on: April 16th, 2018

2. For my medical check-up, I went to: A medical clinic

3. One thing that was done at my medical check-up was: Vital signs 

4. This person went with me to my medical check-up: A parent 

5. During my medical check-up I felt: Happy because the children were moving 

Dedilhomme feels that it is a joy to write to you this letter and greet you in the name of the Lord who has all power. He tells you that he is doing very well, along with his family. He tells that he is on vacation now. He is playing games with friends and reading. He asks what kind of activities you do during your free time. He asks you to help him pray and he will help you pray. He tells you it is very hot here. He likes to eat bread with sliced avocado on it. 

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