Building a long-distance relationship with your sponsored child is hard, especially at Christmas. This time of year, you want your loved ones to know you are thinking of them … but that’s no simple task when you live thousands of miles apart. Here are some ideas to...
His name was Habineza, and his picture had a permanent place on our old, silver fridge. We began sponsoring that sweet, little boy from Rwanda when I was in high school. Although I was the one who initially decided to sponsor him, sponsorship quickly became a family...
Correspondence is one of the most exciting parts of your sponsorship journey. Not only do you get to directly communicate with someone you’re impacting financially, but you also get the chance to build a personal relationship. I sat down with World Help’s director of...
When I was growing up, I always looked forward to Valentine’s Day. I didn’t have a boyfriend, and I wasn’t expecting anything romantic. I was anticipating a gift from my father. Valentine’s Day is often all about couples. But every year my father used it as an...
Who prays for you? Maybe your mother prays for you every night before bed. Maybe your pastor prays for you each Sunday. Maybe your spouse prays for you over his or her daily devotions. Knowing people pray for you is a reminder that they care. It shows they’ve invested...
A new year is here, full of excitement and possibility! There are 365 days ahead of you, and you get to decide how to live each one. Many folks start the year by making resolutions. Lose weight. Don’t watch so much TV. Stop biting your nails. But instead of just...
