Three Letter Tuesday: Volume 20

After my failure on Friday, it's time to get back on track.

Halloween craziness is over and my preschoolers and I have started a fun Fairy Tale unit for November. It's been a ton of fun, so far!

But as today is Tuesday, it is time to share three letters!

Our first letter today comes from sweet Hillary. He wrote his letter to me on the My Medical Check-Up template.

This particular letter makes me laugh. Awhile ago, I wrote to my kids about a family event that I had. To this event, my mom and my sister just happened to wear the same sweater, without planning it. I told my kids about it and sent a photo of the two of them together, with their matching sweaters. Hillary doesn't seem all that impressed. ;)

Hillary is 8 years old, lives in Kenya, and he wrote this letter on August 21st, 2018.

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1. My last medical checkup was on: August 13th 

2. The medical checkup was done at: The Baptist project 

3. I went to my medical checkup by: Bus 

4. I went to my medical checkup with: My mother 

5. About going to my medical checkup, I felt: Good 

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

7. At my medical checkup, the doctor said: I am okay 

8. At my medical checkup, I learned: How to be clean 

I am happy to receive your letter and learn more about your family's sweater. Sometimes I wear a rain coat while going to school. I enjoy school. We will be doing our exams this month. Next year, I will be in the next class. Be blessed. 

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The next letter just so happens to be my very first letter from Romli, who is one of the kids I took over for a friend. This particular letter comes with a photo, which is a wonderful way to start a new sponsorship, if I do say so myself! 

Romli is 17 years old and lives in Tanzania. His letter is dated October 10th, 2018. 

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Kayla, 

Praise the Lord Jesus. I have a great joy to write you this letter. I hope that you will receive it while you are fine. My family and I are fine. Are you and your family fine? I am thankful to God that I am proceeding well with my school studies and here at the project. Our teachers continue to teach us the Word of God. I would like to inform you that I am studying in form three at secondary school. I live with my mother and other relatives. I would like to know more about your family so that we can get to know each other more. I would also like to thank you for the great gift you were able to send me. I managed to buy cement and clothes, so I am thankful. May the heavenly God bless you in your activities. I will continue to pray for you so that God will give you a long life with joy and blessings. I love you so much, Kayla. 

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Our last letter from today comes from Rodrigo. His letter is on the template entitled My Project Learning. 

Rodrigo is 8 years old, from Bolivia, and his letter is dated September 27th, 2018. 

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1. My tutor is: Roxana 

2. In the spiritual area, I am learning about: God gives me talents

3. In the physical area, I am learning about: Taking care of my body because it belongs to God

4. In the social-emotional area, I am learning about: God gave me emotions 

5. In the cognitive area, I am learning about: Expressing myself verbally and with body language 

Dear Kayla, 

I am Roxana, Rodrigo's tutor. He thanks you for the letters, short stories, and pictures of you with Gage and Chloe. They are too beautiful, he says. To answer your question, Rodrigo will be praying for Gage and Chloe to do well in their new house and new school. Rodrigo asks you to pray for his mother, as she is beginning to get gastritis. She is receiving treatment with medical plants. 

With Love,

Rodrigo and Roxana

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Three Letter Tuesday: Volume 8

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

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

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

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

2. I get water from: The pipe

3. I get food from: The market

4. My house is made of: Blocks 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Dear Kayla, 

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

Jonatan

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

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

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

2. I typically get up at: 7:00 a.m 

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

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

5. I go to the project at: 12:30 p.m 

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

Hello Dear Kayla, 

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

Love,

Rodrigo and Roxana

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A Whole Slew of Updated Photos!

What could be better than a post full of collages of my kids with their latest, updated photo?

Not much, I think.

All photos can be enlarged by clicking on them.

Brisa from Nicaragua

Carolin from Dominican Republic 

Hillary from Kenya

Jhojaira from Peru 

Jhoyra from Peru

Lina from Colombia

Mariza from Nicaragua

Muzuro from Uganda

Rodrigo from Bolivia

Assorted Template Letters from Little Boys

Yesterday I posted a bunch of letters from some of my wonderful girls. Today I was going to post letters from just boys, in general. However, I have so many boys that I am going to split the letters in half. Little boys today and older guys in a few days. I am certainly blessed with so many letters! I will be responding to all of these recent letters this week. It'll be a big, but fun undertaking!

Let's start this adventure with a little from little Hassan, who is writing to me on the template titled "My Friends." 

Hassan is 5 years old, lives in Tanzania, and wrote this letter on April 14th, 2018. 

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1. Some of my friends are: Samuel, Michael, and Samson

2. Activities I do with my friends are: Play football and drive toy cars

3. Do your friends go to school with you?: No 

4. My best friend is: Michael 

5. My best friend is special because: He teaches me how to ride a bicycle and he gives me toy cars to drive. 

6. Does your best friend go to the project with you?: No 

Hassan greets you so much and he and his family are doing well. He says he is quite happy to have a friend like you. He is now in the Kindergarten class and is learning to read and write. He says he is now able to pray and he prays for you. He says that at the project center they read Bible story. His favorite story is David and Goliath. He asks you, "Do you know any Bible stories?" He asks you to pray for him. 

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Next is a letter from little guy is his traditional colorful outfit; Jacque! In this letter, he telling me about his family. Love these letter templates. There is just something so special about learning my kids' family members' names.

Jacque is 4 years years old and is from Togo. His letter is dated April 13th, 2018.

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1. My siblings from oldest to youngest are: Souvenir, Josue, Assisse

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

3. Extended family members that live with me are: Zougoudou & Amavi

4. My family lives in a: Rural region

5. My food is prepared by: My mother 

6. My favorite ways to help my family is: Washing dishes & sweeping the floor

7. Please pray for me for the following needs: Spiritual and financial 

Thank you for choosing me. Please pray for me to be healthy. 

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We're onto a letter from Cedrick, who is writing to me on the My Typical Week template. He seems like a busy little guy, doesn't he? :) 

Cedrick is 7 years old and lives in Rwanda. His letter is dated April 23rd, 2018. 

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1. I typically get up at: 6:00 a.m 

2. In the morning I typically: Drink porridge and take a shower 

3. In the evening I typically: Fetch water and go to bed 

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

5. My favorite day of the week is: Sunday because I go to church with my family 

Cedrick's family greets you in the name of Jesus Christ. We are thankful for the gift you sent to us. It made us happy and we were able to buy a goat. He was happy to read the story about the goats. He is happy every time they read it for him. In our country we are in the heavy rainy season and our crops are still healthy. We had a wonderful Easter. May God bless you. 

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Up next is a letter from Joseph, who is writing to me on the My Favorites template. He also sent a lovely picture of him with his mother, simply because I asked him to send a family photo, if he could. I always love asking for family photos. Usually, it doesn't pan out, but when it does, it's oh so wonderful!

Joseph is 6 years old, from Guatemala, and he wrote this letter on February 27th, 2018.

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1. My favorite food is: Beans, Eggs, Noodles

2. My favorite drink is: Milk, Water, Coffee 

3. My favorite color is: Blue & Yellow 

4. My favorite Bible character is: Noah & Jonah 

Dear Sponsor, 

Joseph sends his greetings. He hopes you are doing well. He has been doing well. He likes playing soccer. He had a great Christmas with lots of great food. He wishes you can pray for his relatives and for him so that God blesses them all. Hugs!

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The last letter for today comes from Rodrigo. He is telling me about his most recent dental checkup. Thank God that Compassion cares for our kids' medical care. I am so grateful to them for that. 

Rodrigo is 8 years old, lives in Bolivia, and he wrote this letter on March 22nd, 2018. 

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1. My last dental checkup was in: September 2017 

2. For my dental checkup I went to: A health center 

3. The following people went to my dental checkup with me: My mom 

4. At my dental checkup, I needed treatment in: 3 teeth 

5. At my dental checkup I learned: To brush my teeth after I eat and not eat too much candy 

Dear Kayla, 

In answer to your question, I am doing well. I am studying hard. I spent Christmas with my family. At the Compassion project I learned about Jesus and I'm doing well at memorizing Bible verses. My parents are Catholic. I will pray for you. I say goodbye with much affection. I ask you to pray for my parents, my uncles, and my aunts. Also for me that I will do well in my studies. 

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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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First Letters of 2018

I have already received 5 letters this year! I'd say that I'm off to a pretty great start. My kids are rockstars!

My first letter of 2018 came from Maria, who is now signing her name with her middle name, Eduarda. It's time to start the adjustment in my brain of calling her by a new name!

Eduarda (see, I'm adjusting already) is 13 years old and lives in Brazil. She wrote this letter on November 29th, 2017.

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Hello Dear Sponsor Kayla, 

How are you and your family? Thank God, mine and I are fine. I'm on school vacation. I'm getting my grades next week. God willing, I'll pass. I love hearing from you. I loved the last letter and I colored all the pictures. How are the children you take care of? I love getting your news. I share 1 Chronicles 16:34, "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever." 

Love,

Eduarda 

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Now a letter from Erick. I thank God for this young man. My decision to sponsor him was a quick decision. One that I actually made at work, using the work computer for something besides work purposes. A friend of my was asking for some help finding sponsors for children. I asked if she had any older boys available. And the rest, as they say, is history. Erick is such a great guy. I love being his sponsor. 

Erick is 15 years old and lives in Honduras. His letter is dated November 30th, 2017. 

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Dear Sponsor Kayla, 

I give thanks to God for being alive. I hope you in good health. I give thanks to God for your letters, drawings, and photos. They are very nice and I am very happy to have news from you. In my free time, I like reading your letters, which are of much blessing to me. I want to answer the questions you gave me. In Honduras, the new school year starts in the month of February. Thanks to God, I got good grades and I passed 7th grade. Next year, I will be going to 8th grade. I wish to be a builder. I very much like to watch the things the builders are building. It looks very interesting. To achieve that dream, I have to work hard in my studies. I like to wear pants, shirts, and tennis shoes. Today I ate fish fillet, rice, and lettuce salad. My house is pink and white. It has 3 rooms. My 3 sisters, my grandmother, and I live in it. The project is really big. There is a temple where we sing and receive advice from the word of God. There are four classrooms and a backyard to play. There is a kitchen where they make meals and there are bathrooms. There is also an office where all our papers are. Also, there are two trees in the front of the project. If I had a free hour, I would play soccer with my friends. The funniest thing that has ever happened to me is when a friend told me a joke. My friends make me laugh. The last time I went to a party was on November 22nd, when we had a farewell party. What do you do on Christmas? Please pray for me so that each day I can serve God and get ahead. 

With Love and Affection, 

Erick

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Now we venture a letter from a little guy, a template letter from Rodrigo, written on the My House template. 

Rodrigo is 7 years old and is from Bolivia. His letter is dated September 22nd, 2017. 

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1. The walls of my house are made of: Wood

2. The roof of my house is made of: Metal 

3. The floor of my house is made of: Brick 

4. In my house, there are: 4 people: my mom, dad, brother, and me

5. In my house we have: Water & Electricity 

Dear Sponsor Kayla, 

I greet you with the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ. This is Paul writing, Rodrigo's tutor. Rodrigo wants to answer some of your questions. He enjoys wearing shorts and t-shirts. His house is made of wood and there is only one room in his house. Please pray for Rodrigo's entire family. 

Sincerely, 

Rodrigo and Paul 

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Onto a letter from Agness. This letter cracks me up because she mentions that I "ask many questions" and says she'll answer them, but then she doesn't actually answer any. Haha. Silly girl. 

Agness is 14 years old and lives in Tanzania. Her letter is dated December 14th, 2017. 

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Dear Kayla, 

I hope that you are doing well and are doing well. My family and I are doing well and are healthy. We thank God because he fights for us every day. In your letter, you ask many questions and I answer them. I am doing well with my studies and God is helping me. Thank you for the nice letter that you sent. I am happy with it. I am doing well with my home chores. My parents greet you so much. Thank you for your nice letter and I like it. Thank you for the nice Bible verse too. I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year. I don't have much else to say but God bless you. 

Yours,

Agness

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And we end this post with a letter from another one of my lovely teen guys. This letter from Gary also makes me laugh. Awhile back, I wrote a letter about the solar eclipse and how I viewed it. I sent photos of me wearing the special eclipse glasses. Gary responds and tells me about the last time his country had an eclipse. Then he asks me if I've ever seen one. Haha. Another silly kid. 

Gary is 17 years old and lives in Nicaragua. He wrote this letter on November 27th, 2017. 

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Hello Dear Sponsor Kayla, 

I thank you for your sponsorship. I hope you are healthy. I want to tell you that in my country, we last had a full eclipse in 1996. I had not been born yet. I want to tell you that on November 24th we had a spiritual retreat and we had a lot of fun. On November 27th it will be my birthday and I will have a great time with my family. I thank God for one more year of life God is giving to me. I am so grateful for all the blessings you have sent me. I got your gift and I bought a pair of shoes, pants, and six pairs of socks. I would like to know; When is the last time there was an eclipse in your country? Have you ever watched an eclipse? I always pray for you so that God will keep you and bless you in a great way. I ask you to pray for me and my family and the project, as well. May God bless you! I say goodbye with much love. 

Your sponsored child who loves you so much, 

Gary

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End of 2017 Letters: Part 4

So...like I said, like I knew would happen, after I decided on a three part series of letters to end out the year, several more letters came in.

Not a terrible problem to have. :)

So, instead of waiting to post them, I'm adding a 4th part of my series. Whoo hoo!

If you can believe it, I've received 7 letters since my last post. My kids are writing up a storm. :)

I'm going to overload this post will every, single one of those letters. Some of these letters arrived in just 1-2 weeks!

Let's start with a letter from little Djimitri, who is writing to me about some of his favorite things.

Djimitri is 6 years old and lives in Togo. He wrote this letter on December 18th, 2017 and it arrived in less than a week!

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1. My favorite food is: Rice soup 

2. My favorite sport is: Soccer

3. My favorite activity is: Dancing

4. My favorite color is: Yellow

5. My favorite friend is: Raoul
6. My favorite animal is: Elephant
7. My favorite Bible her is: Samson 

Thank you for being my sponsor. Please pray for my studies, my project, and my family. 

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This next letter is from Sunrei, which is quite a surprise, since I have recently heard from her. She sure is a little chatterbox!

Sunrei is 10 years old and lives in Peru. Her letter is dated December 12th, 2017.

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Dear Sponsor Kayla, 

I greet you in the name of Christ. I thank you for the cute letter you sent me. We celebrate Christmas on December 25th. I am very excited to celebrate the birth of Jesus. We will eat turkey, drink hot chocolate, exchange gifts, and pray. We will have a great time. I want to tell you that I'm on my school break. I'm very happy. I go to the beach with my tutor and companions. I also go to the beach with my family. The arcade games there are very beautiful. How many pets do you have? I always read Psalm 91 because there the Lord tells me he takes care of me and that He's my caregiver. What's your favorite verse? My favorite color is purple. What's your favorite color? On what day is Christmas celebrated in you country? I ask you to pray for my family so that God will touch their hearts and for the peace of God to be in my home. May you have a merry Christmas and unity in your family. I love you so much. I say goodbye. 

Sunrei

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Up next is a very first letter from Muzuro! He has quite a large family! I always appreciate when first letters list family members. Sometimes it can be like pulling teeth to get that information later on. I also love that in his large family, Muzuro is the baby. :) 

Muzuro is 14 years old and lives in Uganda. His letter is dated December 8th, 2017. 

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Dear Kayla, 

Greetings to you in Jesus name. I would like to thank God for the protection that he has given unto us. May his name be praised! I want to tell about some of my favorite things. My favorite color is red, as you have also written. My favorite foods are beans and posho. As you have told me to mention my family members names. Firstly, we are nine members. My father's name is Isaac and my mother's name is Nema. Now I will write first born up to last born. Our first born is Joyce, then Samuel, Moses, Gloria, Beatrice, Godwill, and lastly, me, Muzuro Michael. I am the last born in the family. 

I want to thank God for the letter you sent me. You must tell Anju that I will pray for him. And he must not forget prayers. Prayer is the only way to heaven and he must love one another. He must return to Christ so that Christ can forgive him. 

Now let me introduce myself to my friend Anju. My name is Muzuro Michael. My country is Uganda. I am 14. My favorite subject is science. I like dancing, riding a bike, and soccer. 

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How about a letter from Mulwa now? This cutie just steals my heart. His letters and his drawings are too sweet. 

Mulwa is 10 years old and lives in Kenya. He wrote this letter, with help from his tutor, on November 29th, 2017. 

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Mulwa greets salutes you in Jesus' name. He wishes you are fine with your family members. He is writing this letter to inform you that in his country it is the rainy season. His parents are busy cultivating and planting crops. He is telling you that we have closed our schools for the December holiday. He was in position nine and had 327 points. He is also asking you to continue praying for his country and family members. He is happy for the gifts he received last time. He says thanks. He tells you that he is busy and happy waiting for Christmas day, when our Savior was born. He is telling you that day is really good because our Christ is born. He is continuing praying for you, for your support and sponsorship. May the Lord bless you. Happy Christmas and New Year. Bye bye. 

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Now a letter from Yohannis who is introducing me to some facts about his community. These things are so much fun to learn about! 

Yohannis is 8 years old and from Ethiopia. His letter is dated November 10th, 2017. 

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1. My community/village is called: Glema Aba Gedasefer 

2. My community is located in the: Oromiya Region

3. The population of my village is: 300

4. A common job is my community is: Farming 

5. A common type of transportation in my community is: Cart & Motorcycle

6. People in my community speak: Oromifa & Amharic 

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

I want to be an outstanding student. Please end me pictures and letters. Thank you for being my sponsor. 

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Two letters to go! 

This next one is from Kwizera Yves. He's never been a big chatterbox, but after all these years, he seems to be opening up about details more and more. I definitely appreciate that. 

Kwizera Yves is 12 years old and from Rwanda. This letter is dated December 2nd, 2017. 

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To My Parent Whom I Love A Lot, 

I greet you first in the name of Jesus Christ. We have rain in Rwanda. We had a bicycle competition in Rwanda and it's called The Tour du Rwanda. We are remaining with a few days before celebrating Christmas on the 25th. I was pleased by your good photos. I thank you for your good letter. It pleased me so much. I feel happy with my family. 

Kwizera Yves

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And we end this post (and this series, for real this time) with a letter from Rodrigo. It'd be over four months since I last heard from him, which is totally unusual for Compassion letters these days. He must have missed a letter writing day at his project. His letter is on the How I Have Fun template. 

Rodrigo is 7 years old, from Bolivia. His letter was written on November 18th, 2017. 

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1. I like to play with: Little cars

2. My favorite activity is: Jump rope 

3. I usually play with: My siblings 

4. At the park, I like to play: Up and down on the seesaw

Dear Sponsor, 

I greet you with the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am the tutor. My name is Paul. Rodrigo wants to tell you that his dad gave him a bicycle recently. Pray for his whole family. 

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