Shaw-awn is in the Dominican Republic with Compassion right now.
And these two posts just blew me away.
p.s.
If you sponsor a child through Compassion, you can create an account on the Compassion website (you have to have your donor number), and you can compose and send letters to your sponsored child(ren) online. It’s so simple – and if you wear a computer on a chain around your neck like I do, then it’s oh-so-convenient as well.
April 26th, 2008 at 9:08 am
Can we get a picture of the computer necklace?
April 26th, 2008 at 10:06 am
We sponsor a girl from Tanzania, and I just wrote her a letter this past week. Thanks for the link and, thanks to Shaun for the reminder of how important it is.
April 26th, 2008 at 10:09 am
thanks, I had no idea you could send the children letters via the site, what a cool thing. I love technology. Heading over there now…
April 26th, 2008 at 10:33 am
That is fabulous news Sophie!
Thank you for sharing that!
We have had Compassion Kids for about 15 yrs! When our first child was born we decided to sponser one and have ever since.
(But not the same one unfortunately as one went missing and another ran away with her family during a civil war.) : (
Anyway, I haven’t been great at keeping up my end of the correspondence.
But, its going to be a new day now that I can do it online. YAHOO! Thanks for the info!
Becky
April 26th, 2008 at 10:53 am
We just sponsored a little girl from Haiti yesterday! I can’t wait to get our packet in the mail!
April 26th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
I was having a rough morning. A bit discouraged, a little overwhelmed, extremely weary and, as usual, pretty lonely. And then I clicked those links. Talk about a dose of perspective… how self-centered I can be…
April 26th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
We just got our SECOND letter last night from our compassion child! So exciting!!!!
It DOES make it so easy to do on-line!
April 26th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
I commented before I read Shawn’s post. Good thing I don’t wear make-up on Saturday’s………good grief he makes me cry!
April 26th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Oh, goody!! My girls will LOVE that!!
April 27th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Just sponsored a little girl from Bangladesh – I can’t believe the long list of children who have been waiting for over six months for a sponsor. Lots of tears.
One less now.
April 27th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Thanks for mentioning the online account! I think I remember reading something about that but completely forgot. We just sent off a letter today and a couple pictures for the boy we are sponsoring. Writing online in between letters would work well. Thanks for being such an inspiration!