Gloria Thought She Would Never Have a First Day of School
It’s that time of year again—the time when stores fill up with rows of backpacks, roads fill up with yellow buses, and classrooms fill up with bright, smiling faces. There’s just something exciting about the start of a new school year. Sadly, many children around the...
A Gift Your Family Can Make Together
Sometimes, a craft can be a great way to relax . . . something you can do all by yourself. But other times, a craft can be a great way to connect with your kids! I’m often posting crafts to World Help’s Pinterest board and suggesting that sponsors do these crafts with...Can Child Sponsorship Further the Gospel?
Every time Clark Smith sits down at his desk to work, he sees a photo of a little girl staring back at him with glowing, brown eyes. Her name is Josefa. She loves basketball, coloring, and anything that’s pink. One day, she dreams of becoming a teacher. And even...The Case for Sponsoring an Older Child
I want you to join me and think back to your teenage years—hopefully this is not a painful exercise—and think about how you’ve changed since then. A quick poll of my coworkers revealed that most of us now consider ourselves “very different” than when we were...
Correspondence Tips: Share Your World
As you correspond with your sponsored child, you probably ask a lot of questions. You want to know all about them . . . about their life, their family, their hobbies, and interests. But did you know that your sponsored child also wants to know about you? Although...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.