Three Letter Tuesday: Volume 27

I almost forgot about today's post, because I got my days all mixed up. With yesterday being a day off of school, I spent much of today thinking it was Monday. I got back on track eventually.

Tomorrow is Wednesday. I will (hopefully) remember.

Today's first letter comes to us from Tern. He is writing this letter to me on the template called My Hobbies and Pets.

Tern is 6 years old, live in Thailand, and he wrote this letter on November 11th, 2018.

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1. Some of my hobbies are: Playing with friends & Playing games & sports 

2. I like to do my hobbies with: My friends 

3. Do you have a pet? No 

4. I would like to have as a pet: A Dog 

5. I would name my pet: Euro 

Dear Kayla, 

Hello. I am Ms. Chuanchom, an aunt of Tern. I'm writing on behalf of him because he can't write for himself. He is working on writing. His family now has one more member. His great aunt just delivered a daughter named Pukpang. She is now 2 months old. Tern had an opportunity to visit his parents who live in another province. His parents took him to the beach. He likes playing in the sea. He had a lot of fun. Do you travel often? The Christmas festival is coming. How do you prepare for Christmas? The church is preparing the children for a Christmas performance. Please pray for the preparation and for Tern's studying. May God bless you always. 

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Up next is a nice, joyful letter from Jonathan. I love hearing about how excited our Compassion kids get excited for Christmas. It's kind of fun to get these letters after Christmas and relive magic through a child's eyes. 

Jonathan is 10 years old and lives in Burkina Faso. His letter is dated December 8th, 2018. 

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Dear Kayla, 

Hello! How are you doing? I hope that you are doing well and that your family and everybody are doing very well. My family and I are doing very well, by the grace of God. I really like the story about the frog. The frog had fun after the princess kept her promises to the frog. Thank you for this funny story. I read the bible passage Luke 2:6-18 that you sent me. This verse is about the birth of Jesus Christ, our savior. The birth of Jesus is really a gift and a miracle that God sent to us. I wish you a merry Christmas! 

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Today's last letter comes from Emanise who, you guessed it, is also talking about Christmas. It's that time of year in sponsorship land. 

Emanise is 18 years old, lives in Haiti, and wrote this letter on December 23rd, 2018. 

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Dear Kayla, 

It is always a great pleasure for me every time I have the opportunity to write a letter to you. How are you and your family? How are your activities? As for me, everything is going well. I would like to let you know about my activities during this time of year. I tell you that I spent another wonderful Christmas celebration at the project. On Saturday the 15th, we had a wonderful Christmas celebration and it was amazing. We have been talking about the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Do you know about that? I will share it with many people. I thank you for your letters and your support. Please continue to pray for me and I will pray for you. Merry Christmas and happy new year 2019! 

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Photo Updates: October 2018

I have received several photo updates over the last few weeks and I'm happy to share them with you today! I just love watching my kids grow up.

Anny from Guatemala

Eduarda from Brazil 

Elvis from Kenya 

Jonathan from Burkina Faso 

Kevin from El Salvador

Milkias from Ethiopia 

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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Five Letter Friday: Volume 5

You know the drill. 5 letters. 5 wonderful kids. Happy Friday!

We'll start with a letter from one of the littlest in my current crew. Joshua was helped to fill out the My Project Learning template. He sounds like a fun little guy!

Joshua is 4 years old, from Uganda, and his letter is dated June 2nd, 2018.

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1. In my project, I am learning about: Good eating habits

2. My favorite thing I have learned at the project is: Watching the life of Jesus 

3. About taking care of my body, I have learned: To brush my teeth and put on clean clothes

4. About being polite and kind, I have learned: To respect others

5. About my emotions, I have learned: To say sorry 

Hello Kayla, 

Joshua sends you greetings and dear love in Jesus' name. He is fine, happy, and doing well, hoping that you are in the same way. Joshua is happy indeed that you have chose to sponsor him. He and his family members say they are very grateful for the support you offer to Joshua. Joshua says he loves playing soccer, playing with toy cars, playing in the mud, and chasing his friends. He prays that God may bless every work that your hand does and protect you and your family. 

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The next letter is from my boy Jonathan. This letter contains some basic, everyday information. His letters are improving in details, though, so I have a feeling that as he ages, we're really going to have some great letter conversations.

Jonathan is 9 years old an he lives in Burkina Faso. He wrote this letter on June 2nd, 2018.

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Good Morning Dear Kayla, 

I am happy to write to you. Thank you for the letters. May God bless you! You write to me and I am happy receiving your letters. I trust that you are fine. By God's grace, my parents and I are doing well. About my school, I thank God because I obtained average results in first and second term. I pray that God will help me to obtain average results in the third term, so I can pass to the next grade. We will be on holidays in a few months and that will allow us to travel and rest. I pray that God blesses you in all your plans. 

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This next letter is an exciting milestone that we all have with all of our kids; the very first letter! Whoo hoo! 

Today's first letter is brought to you by my boy in Bangladesh, Najimuddin, who I lovingly call Naji. The template he wrote on is entitled My Project. It was written on June 8th, 2017. 

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1. My project's name is: Birishiri Child Development Center, BD-402 

2. The number of children in my project is: 347 

3. How many days a week do I attend my project?: 5 days 

4. How many km away is my project from my home?: Half a km 

5. I get to my project by: Walking 

6. Typical activities I do at my project is: Studying, eating lunch, entertainment, cultural programs, and sports. 

7. When I am at my project, I typically eat: Rice, meat, fish, eggs, beans and vegetables 

8. My favorite activity to do at my project is: Play sports 

9. My favorite thing about the project workers is: Their nice behavior 

Dear Sponsor Kayla,

Please take cordial love and greetings from Najimuddin in Jesus' name. He is doing well with family. He hopes you are doing well. He thanks you so much for the letters and the financial support. It is now the rainy season in his country. It rains so much. Many fruits are available here, like mango, jackfruit, and lychee. What kinds of fruits are available there? Please pray that he can study attentively. May God bless you. 

Yours Lovingly, 

Najimuddin

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Next up, a letter from my precious girl Ayling. Her letters are always so sweet and loving. I just love hearing from her! 

Ayling is 11 year old and from Nicaragua. Her letter is dated June 1st, 2018. 

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Hello Appreciated Sponsor Kayla, 

I hope in God that you and your family are in good health. I'm thankful to God for you and your sponsorship. I want you to know that I am happy because on May 30th, we celebrated Mother's Day at school. We celebrated it at church to, where I participated in choreography and other children sang a song about mothers. I got to spend time with my mom, my grandmother, and my entire family on that day. I want you to know that I pray for you and your family. I ask God to keep you and bless you. Pray for me and my family. I say goodbye with big kisses and hugs. 

Sincerely, 

Ayling

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This last letter is from sweet, sensitive Muzuro. Recently, the prayer partner I had paired Muzuro up with letter the Compassion project, so I paired him up with another child. It seems like I may have picked the perfect partner for him! 

Too bad Muzuro's favorite team didn't win the World Cup this year. Don't worry, Muzuro, my favorite team didn't win either! 

Muzuro is 15 years old, from Uganda, and he wrote this letter on June 23rd, 2018. 

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Dear Kayla, 

I would just like to say hi to you, for what you have written to me. I thank God for the stories you have written to me. When I read the other letter about Anju, I got worried for him and said thank God for what you have done unto him. I want to ask that when he traveled to the new country, did you talk to him? When I read of the new boy Vitor, I got happy. I said thank you to Jesus because I saw Vitor's photo. I want to say a brief thing about his country. His country is Brazil and that is my favorite team in the World Cup. I don't know why I like Brazil like that. Maybe Brazil is a blessed country. I pray to God that Brazil will succeed in their matches and get that trophy! I don't have much else to say and I will pray for Vitor; that everything he wants will be provided by our almighty God. I hope he's in pray also because God listens to our cries. May the almighty God bless you. 

Muzuro Michael

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Five Letter Friday: Volume 4

So...it's already past 10:00 p.m on Friday and I haven't typed up five letters yet to share with my viewers. Let's see if I can do it quickly and get it posted before it's officially Saturday and I make myself a liar. ;)

Today's first letter comes from Jonathan, who, apparently, does not like how hot the weather is there. :)

Jonathan is 9 years old and lives in Burkina Faso. His letter is not dated.

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Hello Dear Kayla, 

I am very happy to write you this letter. My family and I are very fine and I hope the same is true for you. I thank you very much for the letters that you send to me. My parents and I are very happy about it. I pray that God supports you in every aspect of your life. May He reward you. In my country, the weather is very hot. I hope it's not as hot there as it is here. In a few days, we will be in the rainy season. That will reduce the temperature. Thank you very much for letting me hear from you. At school, everything is going well too and soon we will have our school break. 

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Up next is a letter template entitled My Project Learning and this letter comes from one of my newest girls, Amina. I am still learning about her, so these templates are so helpful. 

Amina is 5 years old, lives in Uganda, and her letter is dated June 2nd, 2018. 

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1. In my project I am learning about: All the created things 

2. My favorite thing that I have learned in my project is: That God created me in his image and that he loves us all. 

3. About taking care of my body, I have learned: To bathe regularly and brush my teeth. 

4. About being polite and kind, I have learned: To love my friends

5. About my emotions, I have learned: To always be happy 

Dear Kayla, 

Amina says hello. She says thank you so much for loving her and always sending her letters. She says she is writing to you. She asks, "How are you and everyone there?" She says that here are her family members: Her mother Sylvia is 43, her father Didas is 64, her sister Janet is 20, her sister Uwimana is 12, and her brother Edimo is 10. She says that she has started school and everything is going well. She says pray for her that she can easily pick up things while at school. May God bless you. 

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This next letter is a super short note from Enmanuel, who apparently had better things to do than waste time on his letter writing that day at the project. ;) 

Enmanuel is 10 years old and he lives in the Dominican Republic. He wrote this letter on May 29th, 2018.

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Hello Dear Sponsor Kayla, 

May God bless you. How are you? My family and I are fine. I am doing well in school. I had a merry Christmas and I have a good time in the center. I hope you have a good time too. Please pray for my family. 

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Onto our next letter! It is from Lenin and he is writing to me on the My Favorites template. 

Lenin is 6 years old, from Peru, and he wrote this letter on June 7th, 2018. 

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1. My favorite sport is: Soccer 

2. My favorite color is: Blue 

3. My favorite animal is: Rabbit & Dog 

4. My favorite hero is: Captain America 

5. My best friend is: Leo 

Dear Sponsor Kayla, 

Lenin greets you with my affection. He thanks you for the letters and stories you have sent him. We read the Ugly Duckling and Goldilocks and the Three Bears together. Lenin says that he loves you very much and he is happy that you are his sponsor. He says that he likes soccer. His favorite position to play is goalkeeper, to help avoid the other team scoring goals. He would like you to pray for his mom Fiorella, who is sick. Please pray for her recovery. He prays for God to bless you. He wants to know about what you like to do. He hopes to receive more stories from you. He says goodbye with happiness, hugs, and kisses. He thanks you for your drawing pages. 

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And it looks like I'll make my goal of having this posted on Friday. :) 

This last letter is from my sweet girl Carolin. She is writing to me on the My Christian Learning template this time around. 

Carolin is 6 years old, from the Dominican Republic, and her letter is dated May 30th, 2018. 

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1. My favorite Bible story is: Noah's Ark 

2. My favorite Bible verse is: Psalm 23:1, "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." 

3. My favorite thing about Jesus is: His love

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

5. My favorite song to sing at the project is: I Have a Friend Who Loves Me 

Hello Kayla, 

May God's peace and love bless you. Carolin says she is fine and happy for the letters you send to her. She has so much fun outdoors. She has accepted Jesus and she is learning how to write on the board. Please pray for her family and for the other kids at the project. With love, she sends a kiss.

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Attempt Catch Up #1 (Template Letters)

I have been such a slacker when it comes to my blog, lately! I've received so many letters that need to be blogged, but I just keep forgetting.

This post is attempt #1 of me trying to catch up. There will probably be several of these posts. I plan to post one a day until all of my recent letters are posted. March has been a record month for letters!

Without further ado, let's begin:

I received a letter from Tern, written on the My Family template. There is just something so special about this little guy and his family. I hope that his financial sponsor is in it for the long-term. I would love to get to know Tern as he grows.

Tern is 5 years old and lives in Thailand. His letter is dated February 2nd, 2018.

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1. My family lives in: Rural region 

2. In my family, I spend most of my time with: My grandparents 

3. My favorite activity with my family is: Watching television 

4. My favorite way to help my family is: Cleaning the house 

5. My family's faith background is: Buddhism 

Dear Kayla, 

Hello. My name is Chuanchom, his aunt. He can't write by himself. Thank you for the letter. The project celebrated Children's Day on January 13th. There were many toys, games, Q&A, and performances. Does your country have Children's Day? Please pray for his studies. May God bless you with happiness. 

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The next letter is from Jonathan, written on the My Project Learning template. It sounds like he is learning quite a lot! 

Jonathan is 8 years old and from Burkina Faso. His letter is dated December 15th, 2017. 

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1. Explain what you are learning in the project: I learn to know the word of God. I learn activities such as football and speed races. 

2. What I have learned about hygiene and good manners: To sweep the house and keep it clean by cleaning it. I wash my clothes and I do the dishes for my mom. 

3. Two things I have learned in the project that I practice at home: I help mom do the cooking. I go and fetch water from the fountain for mom. 

4. What motivates me to attend the project activities: Bible stories 

Dear Kayla, 

Hi on behalf of Jonathan! He greets your whole family. He is taking exams right now and he finds them a little difficult. But he hopes to succeed by the grace of God. He thanks you for your letter, which comforted him so much. Goodbye! 

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Out next template letters is from Tamire. She wrote to me on the My Community template.

Tamire is 7 years old and from Ethiopia. This letter was written on November 15th, 2017.

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1. My community/village is called: Srti Town 

2. My community is located in: Oromia Region 

3. The population of my community is: 3,00 people 

4. A common job is my community is: Farming and Trade

5. A common type of transportation in my community is: Cart & Mule/Horse

6. People in my community speak: Afan Oromo 

Please pray for my studies and my health. I am very happy and thankful for your letter. I would like to thank you a lot for your support. Here the weather is hot. 

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The next sweet letter is written on the My Dreams template. It is written by my cute jungle boy, Daniel. 

Daniel is 8 years old and lives in Ecuador. He wrote this letter on January 8th, 2018. 

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1. I would like to travel to: The United States 

2. I would like to meet you because: I want to meet you and give you a hug

3. Someday I would like to be like: My parents 

4. When I grow up, I would like to a: Teacher

5. I want to thank you for: Always writing to me 

6. Please pray for: My parents and siblings 

7. I also want to say: I am studying. I am doing well. I go to the CDC. 

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This next letter is from Rodrigo and is written on the My Christian Learning template. He really shared a lot of greats details and filled up all the space. Go Rodrigo! 

Rodrigo is 7 years old and is from Bolivia. His letter is dated February 16th, 2018. 

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1. My favorite Bible story is: Adam & Eve

2. My favorite Bible person is: Jesus 

3. My favorite song to sing at my project is: We are Little Soldiers 

4. In my project I am learning: To sing and to paint Bible stories 

5. In my project I learned to pray: Before eating and before sleeping 

6. I learned about Jesus: He loves children and he died for us. 

Hello Dear Kayla, 

We greet you with the love of our great God. I am Jose, Rodrigo's tutor. We would like to thank you so much for your nice letters and photos. Answering some of your questions; Rodrigo is doing well and had a nice Christmas together with his family, exploding firecrackers and eating baked chicken. Cornucopia liked to listen to your letters about the cornucopia and about the big trees. Rodrigo is back to school and is glad to meet more friends. His prayer request is for his mom and dad to do well at their jobs. 

With Love and Affection, 

Rodrigo and Jose 

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If you can believe it, we still have three more template letters to go. I told you this was going to be a big attempt at catching up! Then I need to go respond to all these letters! 

This next letter is from Dedilhomme and is written on the About Me template. 

Dedilhomme is 6 years old and lives in Haiti. His letter was written on January 30th, 2018. 

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1. I was born in a locality called: Dupuy 

2. When I grow up, I would like to be a: Child Monitor 

3. The color of my hair is: Black 

4. The color of my eyes are: Black and white 

5. I am the 5th child out of 5 in my family. 

6. Currently I am living with: My father 

Dedilhomme is very happy to write to you. He says his school started in September and it is almost the same as last year. He goes to school from Monday to Friday. On Sunday he goes to the project. He is happy because he and Chloe have almost the same school schedule, except he gets to school at 8:00 and it ends at 12:50. He asks you to keep praying for him. 

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This next letter is from Nico and it's actually my very first letter from him! Whoo hoo! 

He wrote on the My Favorites template and included a long personal message at the end! 

Nico is 6 years old and lives in Indonesia. His letter is dated February 5th, 2018. 

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1. My favorite sport is: Soccer 

2. My favorite activity is: Playing 

3. My favorite way to help my family is: Making my bed 

4. My favorite Bible story is: Daniel 

Dear Sister Kayla, 

Greetings in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am so happy that I could reply to your letter. How are you and your family doing? I hope that you and your family are healthy and happy. My family and I are healthy. We thank you for sharing your stories with us, through your letters that you have sent to us. We are so happy to read your letters. Thank you for the gift you have sent us. We have used it buy rice and cabinets. Once again, thank you for sharing your blessings with our family. I hope that God will return your kindness with blessings to you and your family. 

Sister Kayla, I am in the 1st grade in elementary school. I can read now. I love to learn to read and draw. I also love to watch TV at home and ride bicycles with my friends. My favorite foods are rice, friend chicken, and french fries. I live with my mom named Vitha, my dad named Merko, my sister Casey, my grandma Diana, and my grandpa Fery. They love me very much. 

I am glad to know that I have a new friend, Lenin. Please say my greetings to Lenin. I pray for Lenin and his family too. My God always bless Lenin and his family. I am glad to be his friend. 

I want to ask you some questions. Do you work until night? Do you have a day off to go out with your family? 

That's all for now. I am kindly waiting for your reply letter. I hope that you will always be blessed and guided by God. Please pray for me and my family to be healthy and successful. I hope to make my parents proud. Thank you. 

Love,

Nico

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The last letter of this post is from Kamaldine. In this letter, she is telling me about the Festivals and Holidays in her country. 

Kamaldine is 6 years old and lives in Burkina Faso. Her letter is dated January 13th, 2018. 

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1. Our main National festivals and holidays are: Christmas, Tabaski, Easter, and Ramadan. 

2. My favorite holiday is Tabaski because we eat well. 

3. What do you enjoy doing on your favorite celebration day?: I wear nice clothes and shoes and play with my friends. 

4. The main events in my region are: Fair with exhibitions and games 

5. Tell how you celebrate Christmas in your project: We prepare some songs that we sing. 

Dear Kayla, 

I am very pleased to write you this letter. I received your letter and thank you for your wishes. I hope that you had a nice celebration. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Here, we resumed classes and I would like you to pray for me to have good success at school. Have a happy new year! 

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Olympic Watching Letter Purge: Part 2

Like I said yesterday, today I will finish my letter purge. Also like yesterday, this post will include several letters. I'm trying to get them all posted and answered by the end of this week. So without further ado...

Let's start with a letter from Jonathan, from Burkina Faso. I get to hear about some fun eclipse related customs from his country.

Jonathan is 9 years old and his letter is dated November 25th, 2017.

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Dear Kayla, 

I am very happy to write this letter to let you hear from me. I am fine, as well are my parents. How are you doing? I received your letter and I am very happy. Here in Burkina Faso, we have eclipses sometimes. I have never seen one, but my mom told me that people play drums or use boxes to make noise during them. They sing and they say, "The cat has caught me. Please let him go." I like the color yellow. My favorite food is pasta. My best friend is Obed. Thank you for your letter. May God bless you! 

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Now a letter from Zenebu, who is telling me about some of the things in her community. Some of these countries are really getting some wonderful template letters. They include more pictures and open ended questions, that give children opportunity to match pictures to words to help them out, or answer questions in their own way. 

Zenebu is 6 years old and lives in Ethiopia. Her letter is dated October 26th, 2017 (quite a long delay on this one). 

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1. My community is called: Abiyot Fire Sefer

2. My community is located in the: Fitche region

3. The population of my community is: 5,000

4. A common job in my community is: Trade 

5. Common transportation in my community is: Carts & motorcycles 

6. People in my community speak: Amharic and Afan Oromo 

7.  In my community, the weather is typically: Sunny

Please pray about my education, health, and family. Thank you for teaching me about amazing nature and the creation of God. My beloved sponsor, I will celebrate my next birthday on December 12th, 2017. 

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Next up, a lovely letter from Carlos. He always has wonderful things to say. 

Carlos is 17 years old and lives in Honduras. His letter is dated January 25th, 2018 

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Hello Dear Kayla, 

How are you? I am very well, thanks to God. My project is named My Hope CDC and I attend my project one day a week. My project is located three blocks away from my house. The regular activities that we do in my project are: learn the Bible and songs about God. The thing I like the most about the staff at my project is that they are patient and that each day I attend class, they talk to me about God. I have received your letter and I am glad that you have traditions. It is good to share them with your family. Your family is very pretty. Until this day, I had not heard the word "cornucopia." Thank you for sending a photo of it. Do you have more sisters besides Jordan? I ask you to please always care my family and me in your prayers. Thank you for the Christmas gift. I say goodbye with hugs and kisses. 

Carlos 

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Next up, a letter from Jule. He really has a lot to say in this letter! It was great to read! 

Jule is 14 years old and lives in Rwanda. He wrote this letter on December 12th, 2017. 

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Dear Kayla, 

I, your supported son Jule, greet you in the name of Jesus. We are in the rainy season and we are busy planting sorghum. My brother Gilbert is fine and he is now 2 years old. I have now finished grade one of secondary school and I will start grade two of secondary school soon. My three hens are doing well. I have one mother and two chicks. I like to play soccer. I wish you and your family a happy new year. Thank you very much for the nice letter you sent to me. My favorite clothes to wear are pants and shirt with black shoes. Our house is built of bricks and logs. It has 4 bedrooms and a sitting room. Our project supports 262 children and it has 4 staffs. I like to read the Bible. All the children support by the project attended the Christmas celebration. 

Jule

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Onto a letter from Marinelis, representing the teen girls in this post! Just some everyday, lovely details in this letter. I love when our kids get conversational in their letters. 

Marinelis is 15 years old and lives in the Dominican Republic. His letter is dated January 23rd, 2018. 

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Dear Kayla, 

How are you? I hope you are well. How is your family? Is it very cold over there? In my school they changed the uniform. It is now a shirt with a tie and pants. Please pray for me and my family. We always pray for you. How is Brandilyn? I hope you are good. Did you get married? How are the children you care for? What do you study? What animals do you like? I like puppies. In my home, there are two beautiful puppies. I like the photos you sent me. I love you. Take care. 

With Love,

Marinelis

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The final letter in this post is from Nikko. I have so many wonderful teenagers. I'm just so grateful for them all. 

Nikko is 19 years old and lives in the Philippines. His letter is dated December 20th, 2017. 

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Dear Ms. Kayla, 

Good day! I'm glad to receive a letter from you! Thank you for sharing about the achievement of your other sponsored child, Jhon, your other sponsored child Emanise, the solar eclipse, and your greeting for my birthday. Thank you so much for sharing those things with me. Please do extend my congratulations to Jhon and pass my greetings onto Emanise. I'm glad to also know about the solar eclipse. Yes, we do experience those here, as well. In fact, we just had one this year, but sad to say, I didn't see it, maybe because it was in the southern part of the country. And also thank you for your birthday greetings! I appreciate it! I'm glad also that you are enjoying taking care of Gage and Chloe. They are surely growing to be good and smart kids. I would be glad to send you a photo of my family, but I can't do it now. Maybe in my next letter I will have it for you. By the way, how are you going to celebrate Christmas? About me here, I am doing fine with my family. I want to request that you continue praying for our daily needs and protection. Merry Christmas to you and your family. God bless you! 

Nikko

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