Send a valentine to your sponsored child
Do you remember celebrating Valentine’s Day at school as a child? I certainly do. My classmates and I would zip around the room with bags of valentines, dropping one into each person’s decorated shoebox. At the end of the day, we’d all turn over the boxes, dump out...
Mail your sponsored child a hug!
A hug is a special gift that can be used to make anyone feel better instantly. Is there anything better and more encouraging than having your loved one’s arms wrapped around you in a HUGE hug?Well, you may not be able to give your sponsored child a hug in person, but...
Fresh ideas for celebrating Easter with your sponsored child
Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always loved celebrating Easter. It’s a special time of year with flowers blooming, warmer weather, colored eggs, beautiful pastels, and images of the Christian Easter season. Of course, since Easter falls in the springtime, it is...
Sponsors, feel close at heart even when you’re far apart
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...
4 ways to make sponsorship a family affair
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...
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