One of the things I enjoy is hearing sponsors share how they are making their sponsored child a part of the family. There is so much excitement as they plan what to send to Africa, and small, simple gifts and letters become great treasures as they go to children who have never receieved anything of their own.
Today is the shared birthday of so many of our children at TOUCH. Uganda has not kept birth records, so children who have been displaced or who have lost family have no one to remember their birth. One of our students told us he was born "on a Tuesday in 1992."
One of the dedicated staff at TOUCH, Margaret, has "donated" her birthday - November 30th - to the children at TOUCH who do not know when they were born. It's a busy time to have a birthday - just at the end of the final school term, and just before Christmas. Even in the best of circumstances, it's easy to feel forgotten.
The shipping of items is expensive and a bit awkward, but letters travel easily and electronic messages cost nearly nothing for us to deliver - and a word of encouragement means so much! So, between today's "birthday" and the coming Christmas celebration, we'd like to see all of the children at TOUCH receiving messages of love and hope.
Would you take a few moments to write an encouraging message to a child? You can use the comments section below and we will send it to the children.
Don't know what to say?
Today is the shared birthday of so many of our children at TOUCH. Uganda has not kept birth records, so children who have been displaced or who have lost family have no one to remember their birth. One of our students told us he was born "on a Tuesday in 1992."
One of the dedicated staff at TOUCH, Margaret, has "donated" her birthday - November 30th - to the children at TOUCH who do not know when they were born. It's a busy time to have a birthday - just at the end of the final school term, and just before Christmas. Even in the best of circumstances, it's easy to feel forgotten.
The shipping of items is expensive and a bit awkward, but letters travel easily and electronic messages cost nearly nothing for us to deliver - and a word of encouragement means so much! So, between today's "birthday" and the coming Christmas celebration, we'd like to see all of the children at TOUCH receiving messages of love and hope.
Would you take a few moments to write an encouraging message to a child? You can use the comments section below and we will send it to the children.
Don't know what to say?
- Pray and ask God to help you say what a child needs to hear.
- Include your favorite scripture or quote.
- Be friendly and offer hope, but don't point out their poverty.
- Sign with just your first name
