Five Letter Friday: Volume 25

It's time to get back on track with posting my letters. I said I would start up again in 2019 and here I am, keeping my promise. :)

We start the first letter post of the new year with a letter from Nico. He wrote his letter on the template titled My Hobbies & Pets.

Nico is 7 years old, lives in Indonesia, and this letter is dated October 26th, 2018.

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1. Some of my hobbies are: Drawing

2. I like to do my hobbies: By myself 

3. Do I have a pet?: Yes 

4. My pet's name is: Cat 

5. One day, I would like to have a pet named: Puss

Dear Kayla, 

Greetings in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ. How are you? I hope that you are doing fine. Thank you for the letter you sent me and for sharing your stories. I'm so happy to hear from you. What are your daily activities? I just finished taking a school examination and I am happy to have good grade results. I always pray for you to be under God's protection. Please continue to pray for me and my family. That's all for me. God bless you. 

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Up next is a short letter from Jhoyra. Even in short letters, she's great at sharing details. I enjoy reading letters from her so much.

Jhoyra is 12 years old and lives in Peru. Her letter was written on November 17th, 2018.

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Dear Sponsor, 

I greet you in the name of Jesus. I thank you for the pictures and stories that are nice. I want to tell you that we had a parade saying "No to Halloween". Also on that day, we celebrated International Day of the Church. I am glad that Chloe and Gage are well. When do you celebrate Thanksgiving? Do you have a boyfriend? I will pray for you. I say goodbye with a kiss and a hug. 

Love,

Jhoyra

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Onto a letter from Brian, who I can't believe is getting so old! I have been writing to him for several years now. He's growing into a great young man. 

Brian is from Kenya. He is 17 years old. He wrote this letter on November 3rd, 2018. 

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Dear Kayla, 

I greet you in the name of Jesus Christ, hoping that you are doing well with all of your family. My family and I are doing fine and God has been our protecting. I received all the letters that you wrote to me. The stories were really enjoyable and the stories were amazing. We have closed our school for a long holiday. I plan to help my mother doing work and going to church almost every day. Before I wind up, I have a memory verse to share with you, Psalm 121:1-2. Thank you for your support and letters. May God bless you. 

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Now I will share a letter from Rebecca, my girl who is involved in so many activities and seems to enjoy and be great at all of them. I am looking forward to where the leads bring her and what her ultimate plan for the future will be. 

Rebecca is 11 years old, lives in the Philippines and her letter is dated November 3rd, 2018. 

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Dear Ate Kayla, 

How are you and your family? Here we are all okay. What kind of weather do you have there? We are experiencing hot weather, so the flow of water is slow. In our school, we had an examination and I got a high score. Next week, we will be having a Girl Scout encampment and I'm hoping that I can join. Help me to pray for that matter please. The story of the Elves and the Shoemaker is nice and I hope that all people will be like the elves. God bless you. Yes, I can helping you in praying for Gage and Chloe. 

Love,

Rebecca

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And this post will wrap up with a letter from Habtamu. It's great to hear from him!

Habtamu is 9 years old, from Ethiopia, and his letter is dated November 27th, 2018.

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My Dear Friend,

How are you doing? I'm doing very well. I'm learning my academics very well. Exams are coming up so I am studying hard. I got the letter you sent to me, so thank you very much. The drawing page made me so happy. I would like to give you Proverbs 1:7. I would like you to pray for my family, my academics, and my country. Until the next letter, goodbye. I love you so much. 

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Three Letter Tuesday: Volume 16

The three letters I have to share with you today are all template letters from some pretty cute, wonderful, little kiddos.

Enjoy!

The first two letters are from the same country and are the same template, so you're not seeing double.

:)

The first letter is from Sandra and she is writing to me on the My Project template.

Sandra is 6 years old, from Uganda, and she wrote her letter on September 4th, 2018.

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1. My project's name is: Kasoko Child Development Center 

2. I got to my project this many days a week: One

3. How far away is my project from my home: 5 km 

4. My favorite activity to do at the project is: Praising God during the devotion 

5. My favorite thing about my project teacher is: She is loving and caring 

6. When I am at my project, I typically eat: Posho & Beans 

Your child Sandra is sending you greetings. She tells me that she is very happy to write to you again. She was very happy when her teacher Lydia read to her the letter about Gage and Chloe. She promises to always pray for them to do well in school. She tells you that she is now on a school holiday and is enjoying the program at the center. She likes the good meals, singing, and playing on the swings. 

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Now, the same letter again, but from Joshua this time. 

Joshua also lives in Uganda. He is 5 years old and wrote this letter on August 31st, 2018. 

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1. My project's name is: Chekwir Child Development Center 

2. I got to my project this many days a week: Two

3. How far away is my project from my home: 1 km 

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

5. My favorite thing about my project teacher is: The love they show him 

6. When I am at my project, I typically eat: Rice, posho, meat, beans, peas 

Hello Kayla, 

Receive greetings from Joshua. Joshua says he loves you so much and thanks for loving and supporting him all this while. He says to pray for him to stay in good health and adds that his family prays for you. He says he loves to play football with neighboring children. He wishes you the best in all you do. Bye! 

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The last template letter for today is from Nico and it is written on the My School template. 

Nico is 7 years old, from Indonesia, and his letter is dated August 31st, 2018. 

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1. I am in Grade: 2 

2. My school teacher's name is: Mrs. Herni Siwi 

3. My favorite subject in school is: Religion 

4. After school I like to: Play 

5. The colors of my school uniform are: White and Red 

Dear Sponsor, 

Peace me upon you. I'm so happy to receive and read your letter. My family and I are healthy when I write this letter. I hope the same for you and your family. Thank you for the story you told me in your letter. It's so nice and interesting! I hope you won't be bored to write a letter to me. Please pray for me to be a good and successful child. I always pray for you and your family to be blessed in the work that you do. That's all from me. Greetings and love to all of your friends! 

Love,

Nico

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Five Letter Friday: Volume 12

We survived the first week of preschool! We had some tough moments, as well as some brilliantly amazing moments. I'm looking forward to the year!

The blessings kept pouring in in letter form. So let's share five letters today!

Today's first letter comes from one of my newest guys, Dharshan Kumar. His letter came so fast after receiving him. Judging from what he said in this letter, it seems that he used to have a sponsor that wrote to him and thinks that I'm that I'm that person. I hope I can live up to his letter writing standards!

Dharshan Kumar is 10 years old, lives in Sri Lanka, and he wrote his letter on July 17th, 2018.

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Dear Kayla, 

I am well. How are you? It is raining heavily here. How is the weather there? Why haven't you written to me in such a long time? My teacher told me that you celebrate the new year in June, so happy new year to you! I will have my 2nd term exams soon and next month I will be getting a holiday. I haven't planned where I will go yet because I was busy studying for my exams. 

Yours, 

Dharshan Kumar

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Letter numero dos comes from Nico. He's writing to me on the My Typical Week template.

Nico is 7 years old and lives in Indonesia. His letter is dated July 10th, 2018.

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1. I typically get up at: 6:00 a.m 

2. I go to the project on: Wednesday & Friday 

3. In the afternoon, I typically: Take a nap 

4. My favorite day of the week is: Sunday because there is no school and I can go to church with my family. 

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

Dear Sponsor, 

Greetings in love to you. I'm so happy to receive and read your letter. I hope you are always fine and may all your work go well. My family and I are healthy and fine here. I'm so happy because I was just on a long holiday. I love reading your letters. Thank you very much. I hope you won't be bored to keep sending me letters and keep telling me about your experiences. I'm back to school and I'm in Grade 2 now. Please pray for me. I always pray for you and hope the best for you and your family. Greetings in love. 

From, 

Nico

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Next we read a letter from Anny. I recently acquired a large group of kids from a friend and Anny was one of those kids. This letter was technically written to my friend, but was passed along to me. It's full of good information, so I'm grateful to have it! 

Anny is 11 years old. She lives in Guatemala. Her letter is dated July 18th, 2018. 

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Dear Sponsor, 

I hope you are healthy. Thank you for all the letters you have sent me. I feel very blessed for your support. The sport I like best is basketball. It is healthy to exercise. I would like to travel to Colombia, see the museums, and other tourist places and to know the culture. I would like to meet Ricardo Arjano and Gabi Moreno because they are great Guatemalan singers. I would like to play piano and guitar at my church. Thank God I passed my grade and I was promoted to 6th grade. My brother Cristian turned 4 in May. It was also my birthday and my family celebrated it. I am happy to read your letter. I am in the dance group at my church and we praise God through dances. Regarding your questions, thank God I am good and healthy. There are large, medium, and small furry mice where I live. People are not scared of them. They just kill them. I went to school to participate in a play and then I came back to my house. I do not receive English class at my school. Thank God my family is fine. We went to church to pray for others. I celebrated my birthday on Sunday and ate cake with my family. I play Chinese Checkers with my uncle Juan and my aunt Fidelina. What instrument do you like to play? What place in the world would you like to visit? Please pray for my cousins, uncles, grandparents, my mom, and my aunts Ana and Yolanda. My mom's name is Lidia. Thank you for everything. I say goodbye and wish you blessing and success in your life. 

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Now we have a letter from Marinelis, who shared some quick details about herself and also asked me some questions to keep the conversation flowing. 

Marinelis is 16 years old, lives in the Dominican Republic, and wrote her letter on August 13th, 2018.

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Dear Friend Kayla, 

How are you and your family? I hope you are fine. How is the climate over there? I'm doing very good in school. I went out with my sister this summer. We went to the museum. I spent summer in the project. I'm going to have an interesting summer and I will look for approval right after I finish this letter. What is your favorite music genre? I'm doing well in the summer Bible school. Please pray for my family. 

With Love,

Marinelis

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We'll end with a general letter from my boy Mulwa. He continues to have a tutor write for him, even at his age. Unfortunately, I've stopped learning details about him. Each letter seems to be like the last one, just hearing basic information. Maybe it will change in the future. 

Mulwa is 11 years old, he lives in Kenya, and he wrote this letter on August 13th, 2018. 

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Mulwa salutes you in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. He says he is getting on well with his family members. He hopes that you and your family members are also getting on well. He says he is still putting in a lot of efforts in his studies. He says they have done the end of term exam and have closed school for the holiday. He says he likes attending the project because it allows him to grow spiritually, physically, and mentally. He says he is very happy and grateful for the letters which you have been sending to him. He also appreciates the support you have been giving to him. He says he likes going to Sunday school to learn more about God. He says that he is praying for you and is requesting from you, to continue doing well in school. He says may the Lord bless you. 

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Three Letter Tuesday: Volume 3

It's a three form letter Tuesday! Oh happy day!

The first form letter is from Nico. He is writing to me on the My Project Learning template and also comes with a lovely letter written by Nico, along with his mother. I love when family members get involved in the letter writing process. I get so many great details that way.

Nico is 7 years old, from Indonesia, and his letter is dated May 15th, 2018.

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1. In my project, I am learning about: Reading 

2. About taking care of my body, I have learned to: Brush my teeth 2 times a day

3. About being polite and kind, I have learned to: Say thank you

4. My favorite thing I have learned in my project is: Coloring 

Greetings in Peace Sister Kayla, 

God's love is so great upon my family and we are doing well now. I hope that you and your family are doing well too and may God continue to bless your family. I was so happy to get a letter from you again, especially to know your stories and see the pictures that you shared. Thank you so much. I am so grateful. A few days ago I celebrated my 7th birthday. I was so happy because I got to celebrate it with my family. It was a simple celebration. Please pray for me so that I can be a better child. Please pray for me as I am about to have my final exam. This is my letter. I hope you'll never be bored to send me letters. 

With love always, your friend,

Nico

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Onto a letter from Kamaldine, who so wonderfully wrote to me on the My Dreams template. She is so little and her dreams are so big and atypical from what you would think a little girl would be dreaming about. It's hard for me to decide if these are Kamaldine's real dreams, or if she is being told what to write by an adult helping her write. However, I know in poverty situations, children often grow up much faster than they do in the first world. They often think very much so like adults. 

Kamaldine is 6 years old and is from Burkina Faso. She wrote this letter on April 19th, 2018. 

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1. My greatest dream is: Release my parents from poverty & help others

2. Someday I would like to visit: England

3. What I would like to do for my family in the future: Build a house for my parents, buy a car for my mom, and provide for my family's needs. 

4. Someday I would like to visit my sponsor because: Tell her thank you for everything she does for me. 

5. When I grow up, I would like to be: A teacher 

Dear Kayla, 

Hello! How are you doing? I hope that you are doing well. I am glad to write to you. I received your letters and they really pleased me. I've seen Zenebu's picture. It's too nice. What are your hobbies right now? Is there sun there right now? Please pray for my family. I saw the recipe. I'll tell my older sister to cook it. See you soon! I love you! 

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Coincidentally, this next letter comes from Zenebu, who Kamaldine just mentioned in her letter. They are prayer partners, so it's fun to write these letters in the same blog post. Zenebu writes on a template titled My Family.

I'm scared about what she writes about her mother. Her mother is missing?!

Zenebu is 7 years old, lives in Ethiopia, and her letter was written on June 4th, 2018.

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1. My siblings from oldest to youngest: No siblings 

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

3. Extended family that lives with me: Berke (my aunt) 

4. My family lives in a: Town 

5. My food is prepared by: My aunt Berke

6. My favorite way to help my family is: Sweep the floor & make coffee

Please pray about my mother. She is still missing. She didn't come home. Thank you for your letter. I like the story you wrote to me. I also like the pictures. 

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From the Field Friday: ID-202

Another Friday, another pastor letter. It amazes me a bit how many of these I've typed up already. And I still have many to go!

Today's letters is from East Indonesia, project ID-202. This is the project my boy Nico attends.

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Dear Kayla, 

I am pastor Hengly Mantak of the Filadefia Tondangow Church. I am also the advisor of the Filadelfa Child Development Center where your sponsored child attends. The center is located in Tomohon, North Sulawesi province in Eastern Indonesia. Through this letter, I want to thank you for sponsoring Nico. Currently, we have 445 children and 33 of them are waiting to be sponsored. 

Most of the people in our community are farm laborers and do odd jobs. Therefore, their family's income is low while the cost of daily needs increase each day. They have a hard time to get what they need daily. The education cost is higher too. That is why some of their children can't go to school or continue to a higher level of education. The parents really need someone to help their children to get education and fulfill their needs. With the present of the center in our community, people are more aware about the importance of holistic development for children. 

The children have a close relationship with Jesus. They are active at church, know how to pray and some teenagers have become Sunday school teachers, singers, and worship leaders at their local church. Not only the community and the children, the staffs are impacted, too. By becoming staffs, they get to learn about administration and finance. Some of the staffs' last education is only until elementary school but their willingness to help the children and work for God enables them to maximize their potential. 

Within this year, we have been visited three times. The sponsors who came don't have any sponsored children here but they would like to see how we run the center. Nevertheless, this visit has given encouragement for the children when they interacted with them and visited some of their homes. There is one visitor who decided to sponsor a child who home was visited. These visits have encouraged the children and the families to do the best and love their family more for there are other people from other place who love their children as much as they do. 

There are many sponsor letters that we have received at the center this year. These letters play an important part in the relationship between the sponsors and children and even with the children's family. The sponsors and the children have motivated one another through encouragement, advice, prayers, Bible verses, and photos that make them to know you more. The children want to study harder at school and at the center because of their sponsors. Please continue to make the time to write to Nico. It means a lot for them and your investment have caused the parents to commit and support the work of our church. 

We hope that the children will be people who obey the Lord Jesus, independent and responsible towards their duties. We hope that the work that we are doing will encourage other community about the importance of holistic development in the children which centers on Jesus Christ. Please pray for all the children that are part of the center so that they can grow healthy, strong, and have a great Christian personality and reach their dreams. We also hope that you keep praying for the staff and tutors to keep committed to their work. Thank you for reading this letter. We hope and pray that Jesus' love and blessings will be poured onto you. May Jesus bless you. 

Pastor Hengly Mantak 

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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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Four More Correspondent Children!

It's been a great month for correspondent kids! Months ago, I put myself on the waiting list for some boys from Asia. I've been receiving some now and again, but my final requests have finally reached the top of the list. Over the last few weeks, I've received one boy from Asia. I've also received three other boys, as replacements for some recently graduated kids.

So without further ado, let's welcome my four new family members:

14 Year Old Muzuro from Uganda

7 Year Old Cedrick from Rwanda 

6 Year Old Nico from East Indonesia

6 Year Old Lenin from Peru