Children International

My brother-in-law has sponsored children through Children International for many years now. I remember him always displaying, on the fridge, photos of his sponsor children. He seemed so proud of these children over the years. Once they reach 19 years of age, then they "graduate" from the program and contact is lost. However, knowing that one has made an impact on a child's life and has guided him or her through random acts of kindness over the years, helps one to think that a child's life is changed...for the better.

At the end of July this year, I signed up to sponsor a child from India. My sponsor child just turned 9 years of age. His family only makes $76 a month. Along with my sponsor child, there is a Dad, a Mom, and two sisters. My sponsor child and his sister's have no beds and must sleep on the floor of their one room, dirt-floor, concrete wall, tile roof, house. The village has a community latrine.

Hopefully my sponsorship helps and can bring hope to this child and his family.