The first letter was from one of my new correspondent kids, 18 year old Joan from Uganda.
I was very excited to be assigned to write to an older girl and was thrilled to receive this letter from her (it's even written in English!). Joan tells me that she is in a tailoring class at her Compassion project as part of her vocational training. She says they also offer classes in carpentry, knitting, music, and drama. She also says that she is involved in clubs at the project including English speaking, discipleship, and debate team. She tells me about the crops that were being harvested in her area. She ends with the Bible verses she is currently studying. The letter is beautifully written and very loving. I can't wait to get to know this girl more in her last few years in the project.
The next letter I got was from little 4 year old Rhean from the Philippines.
I love that I am getting very regular letters from Rhean about every 2 months. This one is about what she does everyday. She lists when she gets up and goes to sleep as well as some of the activities that she does throughout the day like playing with other kids and watching tv. On the back she drew me a precious picture of a house with lots of flowers around and kids playing.
Then Rhean's mom wrote me a longer letter. I love that her parents' write for her as it allows me to know her family better than if a tutor at the project was helping her. Her mom says that Rhean loves the little goodies I send with letters (like stickers) and says that she puts them in her notebook. She tells me that for Rhean's birthday the family celebrated together at their house. Similarly, for Christmas Rhean and her siblings and cousins played together all day and sang carols to their neighbors then they attended mass that night. She ends the letter by offering blessings and asking for prayers for their family.
I just love getting mail from my kids around the world!
What great letters!! That's so neat that Joan is in a tailoring class at the project. My parents had a sponsored child, Margaret, in Kenya, who graduated a number of years ago (Margaret was born in '83) and Margaret learned how to be a seamstress and my parents bought her a sewing machine for her graduation. Then a few years after her graduation we received a letter where she shared that she had begun her own business!! I hope that Joan is able to do that too!!
ReplyDeleteAnd Rhean is adorable!! I love that she shared that she goes to sleep and gets up every day! And how sweet that her mom writes for her. Our little 4-year-old in Bolivia shares similar info and so it's fun to hear from her mom too!
Thanks Hannah! That's so awesome that Margaret was able to use her skills and that final gift to start her own business! I would be thrilled if Joan were able to do something similar. I just love that Compassion gets the kids into vocational training so that even if further education isn't an option they will still have a skill that they can use as a source of income.
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