Your sponsored child has a lot of things in common with most kids. They love to play games. They love to hear stories, and just like you, they probably have a favorite holiday. But because your sponsored child lives far away, it can sometimes feel difficult to connect...
Jerrefyl sits at her desk, trying to decide what color to use in her drawing. She is a brilliant student who studies hard; her favorite subject is art. She picks up a colored pencil and starts to fill in her landscape with green — her favorite color. Art has become an...
Larissa wraps Tabitha’s long, black hair slowly around a warm curling iron. The strong bond between the two women is obvious as they laugh and share stories. No one would guess they had just met for the first time. And yet, they have known each other for years....
Daniel still remembers the screams — sharp cries, punctuated by the sound of gunfire. He remembers the way the ground cut his feet as he ran from the village. The scars are still there, physically and emotionally. They remind him of the day the militia came to his...
Carolina watched as the other children made their way to school. She eyed their freshly pressed uniforms, their new notebooks, and the handfuls of sharpened pencils. All Carolina wanted was to join them, but she knew her family would never be able to afford it. Her...