Child sponsorship program is a unique program that I became
acquainted with many years ago. I wanted to make a difference in a child's life who did
not have educational opportunities. In Central America most children are not going to
school as their families lack funds for an education.
We sponsored a little boy from El Salvador, named David.
We were able to help David go to school and provide food for him.
This allowed him to grow and learn like children in America.
The best part was we wrote to him and learned about his life.
He would draw pictures for us and ask us about our life. These were
some amazing years, but sadly it came to an end one day. David's families
home was washed away from flash flooding in El Salvador.
My heart was broken and that was the beginning of how I could serve the Lord
with children living in extreme poverty.
Sometimes we are allowed to go through experiences for a reason beyond our own understanding.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,"declares the Lord," plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
I believe it was because he had a very special job HE wanted me to be involved in for HIS glory.
While working in a very rural area of Nicaragua over the past 5 years I got to meet lots of children. The problem I saw was no one was helping them.
There was no program for these children that I met.
In the picture below my boss Rigoberto Reyes took me to visit villages where children
are not being educated.
Child sponsorship allows people like you and I to step in and provide help where
needs that are not being met. Yet the child stays with the family unit for stability.
The child has the opportunity to go to school and get educated, which in the long run will
help the family unit. The parents get to watch their child develop along side of the sponsor.
The sponsor in one since gets to be a extended part of the family.
You the sponsor gets to be involved with the child and build a relationship with them through
writing letters and or visiting them in their country.
Are you willing to give something up so me and you and me can
minister to these little children. I am looking for people who would come
along side of me and help in this great task.
Would you be willing give up some of your time for the ones who cannot help themselves?
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One of the task of my job is bringing Short-term teams to Nicaragua.This has allowed me and the Americans I bring to meet these little children.
When we do these short-term teams we do vacation bible programs in different villages where the name of Jesus is not known.
I started thinking were not just to go and meet them we are help them.
Child sponsorship is the way we can do that together.
There are over 500,000 children in Nicaragua that are not eligible for an education due to a lack of funds.
