Sponsor a Child, change a life, change the world
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Every two weeks, the paycheck comes in and I sit down to pay the bills for that pay period. With so much money getting sent out at one time, sometimes I start to feel sorry for myself. My all time favorite bill to write each month is for $65 that gets sent to World Vision to sponsor 2 children.
Albadalkedar lives in Jerusalem. He is four years old now. We started sponsoring him two years ago. I can’t imagine what his life must be like–to live in poverty surrounded by war. Several times we have received letters from World Vision ensuring us that Abadalkeder and his family are okay ins pite of the violence in the area.
Yerimia lives in Malawi–it’s in Africa. She is a hope child, she lives in an area of the world that has been ravaged by AIDs. She is 6 years old and wants to be a teacher some day.
For $30 ($35 for a Hope Child) per month, we could buy a couple of pizzas, a tank of gas, or rent a couple of movies. We take that money and sponsor a child. We are changing the lives of Yerimia and Abadalkedar. We are making the difference between a child starving or growing up, getting medical treatment, going to college, and breaking the cycle of poverty.
World Vision is a Christian organization. Part of their purpose is to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ into remote areas of the world. At the same time, they do not require a family to be Christians in order to get assistance. They work in 100 countries providing assistance to anyone who needs it. They demonstrate the love of God through relationships while helping the poorest children int he world reach their full potential.
I spend more on groceries for one week than I do to support a World Vision kid for one more month of hope. And the best thing is that Abadalkedar and Yeremia aren’t the only ones who are benefiting from our sponsorships. World Vision works with the whole family to improve their situation. World Vision moves into communities and uses part of the sponsorship money to provide clean water, schools, medical centers, and so many other things that I take for granted every day.
Everybody says they want to make a difference in the world, but it always seems like a dream that is so far off or too expensive. Changing the world doesn’t usually happen by making a world wide difference. Generosity encourages generosity. We started supporting just one child, but then I couldn’t face myself in the mirror to see my own abundant wealth and not do as much as I can. Changing the world happens one person, one child, one family, one community at a time. Sponsor a child and the life you may see changed is our own.
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