I had a letter from Anjali, my very first
Compassion child, whose sponsorship I took on in 2009. She was writing to thank me
for the money she received at Christmas time, and to show me that she bought a suitcase
that could be used by the whole family with it.
She also included perhaps the longest
letter I've ever received from a Compassion child. She is one of the children
who can read and write English, so communication isn't as stilted as it is when you have
to go through a translator and she is starting to write more than the usual health
questions and answers and Bible verses that I get from all the children. Her letter
was a bit repetitive, but I loved reading it. I feel that after five years, we have
actually started a real correspondence.
I was tickled to see her new photo. I was remembering back to my
choosing her in the first place. I can't remember how I heard about Compassion, but
I decided to investigate and, my god, if you look at the photos of children wanting
sponsors, your heart just melts for each of them, especially the little ones. I was
just looking through all the photos to see if any spoke to me. I didn't really care
about age or gender or country, just looking for a picture that spoke to me. I found this
picture of her.
She's little and cute and has a fat face. I saw myself as a fat
kid at about her age (though she's not as fat as I was) and I pictured her without any
friends, being made fun of and decided that this was my kid. Look at the picture at
the top of the page, at what a slim, beautiful woman she is becoming. In the photo I
received of her last year....
...she sill had a bit of a little girl look to her face, but I see
that slowly disappearing and signs of the young woman that she will become too soon there.
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