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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July 2018 Photo Updates

I've decided that I'm going to start posting my photo updates monthly. If I don't happen to get any updated photos in a specific month, you won't see a post like this, but with the number of kids that I have, I think that probably won't happen too often.

In July, I received three photo updates:

Mulwa from Kenya

Naji from Bangladesh

Tamire from Ethiopia

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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Four New Faces

Over the years, it has always seemed that kids join my Compassion family in 3's. Usually about 3 per month. That pattern continued in February, with my receiving three new kids!

I've received one new child this month as well. Guess that means that there will be two more showing up before the end of the month? I sure hope so! That would be great.

My newest kiddos:

7 Year Old Naji from Bangladesh

5 Year Old Hassan from Tanzania

4 Year Old Jacque from Togo

12 Year Old Yeidys from Colombia