Hi, everyone! I noticed there haven't been any posts in this community for a while, so I just thought I'd ask how everyone is doing, and of course how your sponsored children are doing ( Read more... )

I joined this community on the day I first sponsored my child, but since I didn't have much info I decieded to postpone my introduction for a litlte bit, and now I have free time so here I am:

Name: Maria
Age: 18
Nationality/Location: San Diego, CA
Status: Single
Sponsored any children?: Yes; a two year old boy from Ecuador.


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For those of you who sponsor through Children International, how long did it take for you to receive the letter from the project director of your child's area? Does it come at the same time as the first letter from your child ( Read more... )

Name: Gloria
Age: 21
Nationality/Location: USA - Buffalo, NY
Status: Single
Sponsored any children?: Fabiola from Quito, Ecuador. She is eight :)
Since: yesterday!
Which Organization: Children International
Do you write to your kid?: Not yet, I am anxiously awaiting more information ( Read more... )

Have any of you who sponsor through Children International seen the new Sponsorthon option?! I think it's a brilliant idea! :) It doesn't cost anything at all! I don't even think you have to sponsor a child through Children International to participate in their Sponsorthon! Have a look at my page, I've edited the text a bit and such, but it'll give ( Read more... )

I sponsor through compassion, and am having a small problem. Xorse, the girl I sponsor in Ghana, writes me often. Well, she draws me pictures often. I'll respond back asking what the picture is of, how she's doing, what she's been up to, what kind of games she plays, all that stuff. The response? A quote from the Bible asking me for prayers. I'm ( Read more... )

I wrote this while looking through old pictures of my oldest sponsor child, Birtukan.

sponsorship in four stages

I want to know You,
Little Girl with the braids
and the happy smile
drowning in clothes too big
a world too small

who are You now,
Little Girl with the same
happy smile
standing where I long to stand
[maybe beside you?]

You've grown so tall,
Little ( Read more... )

I just saw this on someones, figured I'd add my own.

Name: Nina
Age: 19
Nationality/Location: Mutt, Lakeland, FL
Status: Single, college student
Sponsored any children?: Xorse from Ghana
Since: September I believe
Which Organisation: Compassion
Do you write to your kid?: Yep, already got a letter back from her!

Hey all! My names Nina, I'm 19 from Fla. I recently (around August) sponsored a 9 year old girl from Ghana through Compassion. This might be premature worrying, but I just got a letter back from "her" and I'm kinda worried because.... well in my letter to her I asked her what kind of games she likes to play, her favorite colors and all that jazz. ( Read more... )

Hi all... you may remember my post from a few days ago. Well, based on opinions/reviews and my own experience contacting the various organizations, I decided to sponsor a child through Orphan Sponsorship International (OSI). My child is a girl, Anusha, age 12 (she'll be 13 in December) from Sri Lanka. The program has been very helpful so far and I ( Read more... )