Three Letter Tuesday: Volume 23

It's only Tuesday and it's already been a difficult week. I'm just exhausted; on every level you can think of.

Somebody at work today asked me how I was and without thinking I said, "I'm just ready for 2019. I'm hoping it'll be a better year." It actually surprised me how well that described how I was feeling. I think I'm just ready for a fresh start.

I need a new year with some new hope.

Not sure why I started this post like that. It's time to share three letters.

First up is a letter from Lemayian. I only hear from him about twice and year and his letters are pretty generic. He really doesn't seem to enjoy writing. I am glad my letters bring him encouragement, though, even if he doesn't like to write back.

Lemayian is 18 years old, lives in Kenya, and his letter is dated November 3rd, 2018.

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I greet you in Jesus' name. I am doing well and my family members are also doing well. I hope and pray that you are also doing well. I am doing well in the project and also at home. The weather in our country is sunny. We have harvested some maize and beans, which we enjoy. Thank you for the letters. I have received them and I am very happy with them. God bless you. Good bye. 

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Next up is a letter from Lenin, who is writing to me on the template titled My Christian Learning. I really enjoyed reading this one. It's a nice template, which a lot of open ended questions for the child to answer however they want. 

Lenin is 7 years old and he lives in Peru. He wrote this letter on October 30th, 2018. 

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1. My favorite Bible story is: Jonah and the Big Fish 

2. My favorite Bible verse is: Jonah 1:17 "Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah and Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights."

3. In the project, I am learning the Bible story about: Noah and the ark 

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

5. My favorite song to sing at my project is: Let's Climb Rungs 

Dear Sponsor Kayla, 

Lenin greets you with a kiss. He thanks you for the stories and for the photos of Gage and Chloe that you sent him. They're so pretty. Also, he thanks you for the coloring pages of Captain America. He loves him! He tells you that he's doing well in his studies and at the project. He's taking singing lessons at the project. They're practicing to sing for Christmas. He asks you, do you like music? He asks you to pray for his spiritual life and he promises to pray for Gage and Chloe so that they can do well at school. 

Lenin 

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The last letter of today comes from my precious Faith. It's fun to see her responding to the latest story that I sent to the kids. It's really been a fun letter writing series. 

Faith is 12 years old and is from Kenya. Her letter is dated October 27th, 2018. 

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Hello My Dear Friend Kayla, 

How are you? How have you been? It is my sincere hope that you are fine. On my side, I am spiritually doing well. Academically, I am putting forth more effort to achieve my academic goals. In my end term exams, I was in position 13 with 241 points. I thank God because I was promoted to 7th grade next year. I am very grateful for the letter you sent me. I read the story about The Elves and the Shoemaker and how the man and his wife made beautiful shoes and the elves helped them by providing enough materials at night and helping make more shoes. This story encouraged me to give to others in their time of need so that they will help us when we are in need. God bless you and be with you. Good bye. 

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Three Letter Tuesday: Volume 13

Okay, okay, I know that my Saturday post said that I would be posting something else between then and now, but I didn't. I've been totally sick and then all of a sudden, the weekend was over and I had to teach again. But, I do have a post planned for tomorrow night and then probably also one on Saturday. At some point, maybe my blog will get un-boring again.

This first letter is from one of my sweet boys. Lenin is writing to me on the How I Have Fun template. Lenin is still little and I don't know too much about him, but I just have this odd connection with him. It's like I can feel how special of a boy he is. I hope we get to write to each other for many years to come.

Lenin is 7 years old, lives in Peru, and his letter is dated August 17th, 2018.

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1. During my free time, I like to play: Soccer & Hide-and-Seek 

2. I usually play with: Friends & Cousins 

3. One thing I like to do is: Coloring 

4. My favorite place to play is: My neighborhood 

5. When I am inside, I like to: Watch TV & Watch Videos 

Dear Sponsor Kayla, 

Lenin greets you with a big kiss. He tells you that he has been reading the tales you have sent him. They are nice and interesting. He wants to tell you that he participated in a spiritual retreat at his project. He went with his mom Doris and his two siblings. They had a good time. His favorite dish is ceviche. He wants to know, what is your favorite dish? Lenin asks you to pray for his family so that God takes care of them. He says goodbye with love. 

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The next letter is my very first letter from Vitor. And, as it turns out, it's actually a letter to his prayer partner Muzuro. ;) 

Vitor is 14 years old and lives in Brazil. He wrote this letter on August 11th, 2018. 

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Dear Kayla, 

I was very happy to receive your letter and know that you sponsor other children and write letters to them. I am happy to know that I have a prayer partner named Muzuro and that he is 15 years old. I am 14 years old. I was glad to know he goes to church and participates in Sunday school activities and that he is interested in soccer and singing. My favorite things are playing ball and staying at home. Please pray for my studies and my family. I send you hugs and kisses. 

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We end today's post with a letter from my girl Carolin, who is writing to me on the My Favorite Sport template. 

Carolin is 6 years old, lives in the Dominican Republic, and her letter is not dated. 

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1. The sport I play the most is: Volleyball

2. My favorite sports team is: The Tigers of Licey (a DR team) 

3. I practice my favorite sport at: School

4. I play my favorite sport with: My friends 

5. My favorite sport player is: Unknown 

Dear Kayla, 

May God bless you. She says she is happy for your letter. She says her vacation is over and they started a new school year. She is happy to see her classmates and enjoy the year with them. Please pray for her family and friends. 

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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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Form Letters for Miles!

There is just something so wonderful about these long posts of letters. They may not be exciting to read to the average Joe, but for me, going back over the years and reading the letters from my children is just such a blessing. I thank God for each and every child I get to write to.

This post will be chock full of form letters from the youngest in my brood.

We'll start with a letter from one of my little guys, Dedilhomme. He's writing this letter on the My Hopes for the Future letter template.

Dedilhomme is 6 years old, lives in Haiti, and his letter is dated April 9th, 2018.

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1. In the future I hope to be: A Teacher

2. In the future I hope to visit: USA

3. In the future I want to get married: Yes

4. In the future I want to go to university: Yes 

5. In the future I want to have kids: Yes 

Dedilhomme says it is a great joy for him to write to you in the mighty name of Jesus. He loves you so much. How did you spend Easter? He was glad to celebrate Easter with his family. He asks for you to pray for him to grow up in God's grace. 

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Next I share a letter from another one of my boys. This time, from Lenin. This letter is titled My Community.

Lenin is 6 years old. He lives in Peru. His letter is dated April 30th, 2018.

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1. My community is located in: Ferrenafe 

2. My community is called: Espedito Ruro 

3. A common type of transportation in my community is: Bicycle 

4. People in my community speak this language: Spanish

5. One fun thing to do in my community is: Riding a Bike 

Dear Sponsor Kayla, 

I write on behalf of Lenin. He wants to thank you for the letter you sent. He also thanks you for the pages of the car and the motorbike. He wants to tell you that he is well. He says that he likes to be an older brother and he takes care of his younger siblings. He says that it is cold in Peru now and he gets warm when he goes to sleep. He wants to know if you prefer cold or hot weather. He would like you to pray for God to take care of his family. He says goodbye with love. 

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As I look ahead at the letters I will be sharing in this post, it looks like this post will be a male-dominated one. Not really surprising if you look at the make-up of my sponsorship family. :) 

This next letter is from Muuo, who is writing on the My Holiday/School Break letter template. 

Muuo is 7 years old and lives in Kenya. He wrote this letter on May 7th, 2018. 

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1. There are three school breaks in a year. 

2. They are in the months of: April, August, and December 

3. My school breaks normally last for: 3-4 weeks 

4. During my school breaks I often: Stay at home 

5. During my school break I love to: Help in the garden 

6. My favorite activity during my school break is: Riding my bicycle 

7. My favorite person to spend time with during my school break is: My brother 

8. One thing I would like to do during my school break in the future is: Toy car racing 

9. One person I would like to visit during my school break in the future is: My grandmother 

10. In the future during my school break, I would like visit: Nairobi 

Muuo sends you loving greetings. He asks how you are doing over there. He says he is well here together with his parents and siblings. He says he is happening to learn about the broomball game. He has never heard of it before. He says yes, he is born again. He became born again at the project when one Saturday, the preacher of the day asked who wanted to give their lives to Jesus, and he did. He says bye for now and wishes you God's blessings always. 

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Onto a letter written on the My Family template. This letter is from Djimitri. I always love learning the name of my kids' siblings. I keep a document for each of my kids and love to be able to add family members' names. 

Djimitri is 6 years old and is from Togo. He wrote this letter on April 19th, 2018. 

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1. My siblings from oldest to youngest are: Daniel, Hope

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

3. Extended family members that live with me are: None 

4. My family lives in the: Urban region

5. My food is prepared by: My mother 

6. My favorite way to help my family is: Sweeping rooms 

7. Please pray for my family for the following needs: Health and happiness 

Thank you for all your support. Please pray for my family. 

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Just like earlier in this post, I also received the My Holiday/School Break letter from my boy Hillary. 

Hillary is 8 years old, lives in Kenya, and his letter is dated May 12th, 2018. 

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1. There are three school breaks in a year. 

2. They are in the months of: April, August, and December 

3. My school breaks normally last for: 1 month 

4. During my school breaks I often: Go to the beach 

5. During my school break I love to: Travel

6. My favorite activity during my school break is: Playing with my brother 

7. My favorite person to spend time with during my school break is: My brother 

8. One thing I would like to do during my school break in the future is: Go to Kisumu

9. One person I would like to visit during my school break in the future is: My grandmother 

10. In the future during my school break, I would like visit: Other countries 

Dear Sponsor, 

Hello, my friend. I hope you are well. Thank you for the many letters you sent to me. The stories you share with me are so interesting. I learned to never enter somebody's house without permission. 

Yours,

Hillary

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I have two more letters to share with you in this particular post and both letters will represent the female side of my sponsorship family (finally!). ;) 

This letter is from Yeraini and it is written on the My Community writing template.

Yeraini is 6 years old and lives in the Dominican Republic. She wrote this letter on April 30th, 2018. 

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1. My community is called: Baley #6

2. My community is located in: The countryside 

3. A common type of transportation in my community is: Motorcycle

4. A common job in my community is: Housekeeper 

5. In my community the weather is: Hot

Dear Kayla, 

Yeraini sends you much love. She gives you thanks for everything you have done for her and for the letter you sent to her. She really loves the tale of Little Red Riding Hood. Please pray for all of her friends from school. She says goodbye with much love. 

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We have reached the last letter of the post, which is a letter from Nicol. She wrote her letter on the About Me template and then included a long letter at the end. Nicol's letters are always extra special, with either a long message or extra photos. She's a special girl. 

Nicol is 5 years old, is from Colombia, and wrote this letter on May 2nd, 2018. 

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1. My name means: Crowned Woman 

2. I am the 2nd child in my family. 

3. I am 116 cm tall. 

4. The color of my hair is: Brown

5. The color of my eyes are: Brown 

6. One thing I do really well is: Homework 

7. Things I like to do are: Playing, drawing, and painting 

Hello Dear Kayla, 

Nicol and her family thank you for looking out for her and for sharing your anecdotes. This is Nicol's teacher writing to you on her behalf because she can't do it yet. She says her mom reads your letters to her and she would like to meet you someday. As she is studying, she spends most of her time doing homework. She gives you a verse; Isaiah 60:22. She is learning about vowels and numbers. Regarding your question, she says she's in good health. She had a happy Christmas with her family. During that time, the project had a party where they gave presents to the children. She says she got a doll that is as big as her. She also spent time with her family, sharing presents. Also, she accepted Jesus in her heart because he died on the cross to save us all. Nicol tells you Jonah's story in the following way: Jonah got in the boat and God made the waters move fast. Jonah was swallowed by a whale. Then he prays for Jesus to forgive him and take him out of the whale. He is placed on the beach and he keeps his promise of going to Niveah. She sends you blessings. May God bless you. Many kisses.

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From the Field Friday: PE-509

Another Friday another pastor letter. Short and sweet. Let's hear from the pastor at PE-509, which is the project my boy Lenin attends.

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Dear Kayla, 

My name is Sigifredo Chumaero Cordova and I am pastor of the Child Development Center Manantial de Esperanza (Spring of Hope) Center where your sponsored child attends. This center is located in Chiclayo, a region of Peru. 

Our deepest gratitude to you for your valuable economic support to Lenin. We can see the results to his comprehensive development. 

Allow me to share with you about the social environment in our region. Today, we are facing problems about anti-values, gang activity, alcoholism, and male chauvinism. Many children are growing up in the midst of all these problems, taking wrong examples for their development. Our male chauvinism culture is the reason why most fathers do not show their love, obtaining children with self-esteem and character problems. 

The development of the center in our community is a great blessing. Parents express their gratitude because they how their children are growing in an environment with values and their behavior is formed through God's word. Our children respect others, care about their homework, and have fun in a healthy way compared to other children in our community. We can also see a change in the parents' behavior towards their children and even towards others. They are not part of a school for parents where they learn moral and spiritual values. 

Regarding our volunteer staff, our church is grateful to God for the achievements we are obtaining in different areas of the ministry. It has helped our staff to be trained every day, pray for children and fast for them. In general, the church has encouraged them and made them realize the importance of children in our church and community. 

We can see very important achievements in the comprehensive development of our children. In the physical area, the health of each of our children has improved considerably. In the social area, children interact better and have a standard of values. In the cognitive area, they have been able to learn many lessons related to their life development. In the spiritual area, they are learning more about God's word every day, in an easy and didactic way, which is changing their behavior some of them have already surrendered their lives to Christ. 

Last year, our ministry received 600 sponsor letters from different places. Through letters, the sponsored children can share about the different activities carried out at the center; such as camps, Vacation Bible School, birthday celebrations, and field trips to recreational centers. In addition, our ministry organizes activities with parents where they learn God's word. It is a time of blessing because it is beautiful to see parents and children praising God and reciting Bible verses. 

We would like to emphasize how important you are to Lenin and the communication you have with him. We understand you are of great value because Lenin is encouraged in every letter you send. Thank you very much for setting aside time to communicate with Lenin. We encourage you to continue doing so because it brings wonderful results. 

Our church is praying for you that God may grant you all the means to continue supporting your sponsored child. We also encourage you to continue praying to God for Lenin, that he may have a personal encounter with God and surrender to Christ. I wish with all my heart that God may bless you. 

Sigifredo Chumacero Cordova

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Three Form Letters to End the Month

I don't see myself posting too many more times before the end of February, but I do have a few letters to share. Today, I'll share three template letters I've received and another day soon, I'll share some letters from older kids.

Let's start with a letter about Kelvin's Compassion project. Just some basic info was shared and then a a nice personal paragraph. Kelvin seems like a great little guy.

Kelvin is 7 years old and lives Indonesia. He wrote this letter on January 24th, 2018.

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1. My project's name is: Kabar Baik (in English: Good News)

2. The number of children in my project is: 180

3. I get to my project by: Walking 

4. My favorite activity to do at my project is: Playing with friends 

Dear Kayla, 

I was very happy to get your letter. I wish you and your family a merry Christmas. I celebrated Christmas at the project very happily. Thanks for the Bible verse. Thanks for the photo and coloring page. I will always pray for Dedilhomme. In my village there is a party held once a year. The people are grateful for the harvest of vegetables and fruits. I pray for you. God bless. 

Regards,

Kelvin

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Up next, my sweet Lenin shared a template letter about his family. Out of every letter I receive, I LOVE letters that tell me more information about my children's families. It's always so nice to know siblings names and who else the child lives with. Such precious information, to me. 

Lenin is 6 years old, from Peru. His letter is not dated. 

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1. My siblings from oldest to youngest are: Kiara (5 years old), Xiomara (3 years old)

2. My family lives in the: City 

3. At home, cooks: My grandmother Doris 

4. My favorite way to help in my family is: Sweeping and running errands 

5. In my family, I spend the most time with: My mother and my grandmother 

Dear Sponsor Kayla, 

Lenin's tutor greets you in the name of Jesus. Lenin is excited for receiving your letter. He thanks you for the photos of the trucks. He was surprised to see so much snow! The drawing was funny. It's summer here and it's too hot. I want to ask you; how is the weather in your country now? He is praying for you. Please pray for his grandparent's work, that may God continues blessing them. He says goodbye with affection and hugs. 

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We'll end this post with a letter from Tumbu, who like my other sweet Kenyan littles recently, is writing to me on the Hobbies & Pets template. 

Tumbu is 7 years old and wrote this letter on January 20th, 2018. 

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1. Some of my hobbies are: Drawing, painting, playing football

2. My favorite hobby is: Playing football and I like to do my hobby with: my friends

3. One hobby I would like to try someday is: Drawing pictures 

4. I would like to have: Many friends to play with and sport shoes

5. The name of my pet is: Dog 

6. My favorite thing to do with my pet is: To hunt animals that live here 

7. My friend's hobby is: Drawing and his pet is a: Cat. 

Hello Dear Kayla, 

Tumbu is very happy to salute you in Jesus's name. He hopes that you are all fine with your family members. He says he is fine too. Again he tells you that he had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. He says during this time, he celebrated well with all of his family members. He ate mutton and chapati. He loves you and he is glad to have your letters. He says he will send some photos to you soon. God bless you so much. 

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Updated Photos: February 2018

I've been blessed with so many photo updates so far this month and it's only been 2 weeks! There could be more to come!

Fashionable Ayling from Nicaragua

My orange loving Bryan from Nicaragua

Sweet Djimitri from Togo

Little Lenin from Peru

Rujikorn, who has not worn her traditional clothing, from Thailand. 

Smiley Enmanuel from Dominican Republic!

And this interesting situation of photos of Lemayian. I first received the photo of him in the white shirt and then just two weeks later, I received the photo of him in the light blue shirt. Not sure why I got two photos in a small span of time, but I'll take it! 

Another Handful of Form Letters

I don't know why I always start these posts so late at night. I'm always tired and should go to bed, but think about blogging at the last minute. I don't know how long I will write, but I am shooting for posting three letters. Maybe I'll even get more? Only time will tell! It's like a mystery post.

This first letter is the surprise letter I received from my newest boy, Lenin. This letter helped me learn that Lenin was even on my account!

Lenin is 6 years old and lives in Peru. His letter is dated October 18th, 2017.

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1. I want to tell you that I live with: My mom Fiorella, my grandparents Doris & Gregorio, my sisters Kiara & Xiomara, and my aunt Ingrid. 

2. My favorite dishes are: Rice with chicken, ceviche, potato with huancaina sauce. 

3. My house is located in the: Coast

4. My house is near: (He marked nothing. Maybe it's near nothing?)

Dear Sponsor Kayla, 

Lenin greets you with love. He is very happy and thankful. He is a playful and happy boy. He likes to go to Kindergarten to learn how to draw and others things his teacher tells him. He also plays with his friends. He would like to know, are you married? Do you have any children? He would like you to pray for his grandma to be able to buy a bed for him. He says goodbye with hugs. 

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Now, a letter from Airin. She wrote to me to tell me about her family. 

Airin is 7 years old and lives in Indonesia. She wrote this letter on September 23rd, 2017. 

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1. My favorite thing to do with my family is: Have meals together 

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

3. My food is prepared by: My mother 

4. My favorite way to help my family is: Washing Dishes 

5. My family's faith background is: Christian 

My Dear Sponsor Mama Kayla, 

I am glad to be able to write a letter to you. Thank you for your letter. I often go together with my friends to the river for swimming. I love to play with my friends. My goal is to become a teacher and I have a dream to be a good person and make my parents proud of me. My grandma's house isn't far from our house. I have two siblings. How are you? May God always bless us. 

Shalom,

Airin

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Up next, a letter from sweet Nicol. Her letter is written on the My Favorite template and she wrote a nice long message at the end. 

Nicol is 4 years old and lives in Colombia. Her letter is dated September 27th, 2017. 

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1. My favorite friend is: Jorge

2. My favorite activity is: Riding a Bike 

3. My favorite character is: Peppa Pig 

4. My favorite food is: Meat

5. My favorite color is: Red 

6. My favorite play is: Pretending to cook 

Hello Dear and Remembered Kayla, 

Nicol tells you that she and her family are doing fine. She has a brother whose name is Michael Stiven and his is eight years old. She goes to the park and to the river with him. She says she likes to ride bikes and have fun with her brother. She thanks you for your letters. She sends many kisses and a Bible verse with you. It is 1 Peter 4:8, "Above all, love each other deeply." Regarding your questions; She says Independence Day is July 20th. The colors of the flag from her country are yellow, red, and blue. She says her country has 32 provinces and the capital city is Bogota. She says it is a pretty city and the weather is cold. Her province is called Meta and the municipality is called Grenada. The national emblem of her country is the coat of arms and the flag. The national flower is the orchid. The national bird is the condor. The national tree is the wax palm. She says that something she likes to use is a bicycle. The food she ate today is cereal. She says that her home is humble, but pleasant. She says she is going to ask her mother to pray for you. 

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This last letter is from little Djimitri. He is telling me all about his last dental check-up. I love that Compassion provides our kids with medical and dental care!

Djimitri is 6 years old and lives in Togo. His letter is dated October 17th, 2017. 

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1. My last dental checkup was on: October 27th, 2016 

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

3. I was accompanied by: Abla, a project worker 

4. One thing I did during my dental checkup was: Check my teeth 

5. During my dental checkup, I learned: To brush my teeth 2-3 times a day. 

Thanks for what you have been doing for me and my family. Please pray for my project, my country, and my studies. I like to eat mango. 

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