Celebrate Thanksgiving with your sponsored child!
When November comes and Thanksgiving approaches, conversations about thankfulness become more common. Many families have traditions to intentionally celebrate their blessings. Maybe each member of your family thanks God for something before Thanksgiving dinner. Or...
A love that doesn’t make sense
“Some of you are going to go into the village, and you’re going to lock eyes with a kid who is going to change you.” Troy Mizell distinctly remembers these words, spoken by his associate pastor on their first night in Guatemala. When Troy signed up for this missions...
Make sponsorship more fun with games
You probably interact with children on a daily basis, but your relationship with your sponsored child is a unique one. Chances are, you’ll never play soccer, go to the movies, make macaroni and cheese, or play the guitar with them. But even though your relationship is...
Special message for sponsors: Are you forgetting something?
It’s that time of year again — time for new notebooks, backpacks, and friends. It’s time to go back to school for many of the kids in our lives. During such a busy time, it’s easy to forget things. You might even have forgotten to fill out your back-to-school card for...
No longer an outcast: How education changed Vinesh’s life
Early in the morning, Vinesh wakes up to sunshine pouring through an open window. The bunk above him rustles under the weight of another child. All around him, boys are getting up, but Vinesh is still sleepy, and he’s trying to remember where he is. Finally, he...
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.