my true love gave to me…
12 CHILDREN SPONSORED
(11 bags of charcoal, 10 towels for bathing, 9 backpacks, 8 sets of bedding, 7 place settings, 6 jerry cans, 5 comfy cushions, 4 cooking pots, 3 bicycles, 2 dozen nets, and a propane cooker and tank!)
That’s right, that’s what we’re wishing our “true love” would bring to us. (We all know who our real first love is, right? The one who came as a humble baby, lived, and died to take our punishment for us so that we could live in freedom & power & be with Him forever.)
Right now there are 12 waiting children listed on our sponsorship page (click on “get involved” and then “child sponsorship”). Imagine, most of these children we have listed there now have been waiting for their own sponsor since early 2009. That’s almost 2 years now. We allow sponsors to pick the child they want to sponsor, and we do not require that those who have been waiting the longest be chosen first. So, while other children have been receiving their sponsorship, these kids have been waiting… and waiting.
I would like to highlight a couple of these kids for you. The first one you see here is named Antionette. She is a quiet girl who suffers from chronic pain in her head and stomach, possibly a result of beatings she received during the 1994 genocide (she was 2 years old then). Although she is very small and frail, she is actually 18 years old (and going into the 4th grade). Antionette is an orphan with no siblings, and she is being raised by her grandma. One of the most important things sponsorship would provide for Antionette would be medical insurance. Hopefully regular medical care would provide her with some relief from her physical suffering. This girl has big dreams though, when she finishes her schooling she would like to be a political leader, like a mayor.
This young man’s name is Emmanuel. He has a mother, but she is poor and lives out in the village. His father’s whereabouts are unknown. Emmanuel has been living in Kigali for several years trying to figure out ways to take care of himself. He had to spend two years living on the streets of Kigali, not a good life. Through an uncle of his he has managed to be admitted into a boarding school. He is 20 years old and has now reached 12th grade. He has worked very hard to make it this far, and his determination is proven by the fact that the school he attends has admitted him even though they know he is unable to pay the fees. Emmanuel regularly visits the TTI office, wondering if we have found a sponsor for him yet. Although he has been admitted to school, there are many other items he is needing in order to be there (school supplies, mattress, wash basin, soap, etc.) Sponsorship could help with some of these items. His dream would be to become a doctor.
There are other children on our sponsorship page all with similar stories. All coming to our offices each month, as required, waiting to be told they have a sponsor. What a wonderful Christmas present it would be to be able to tell them they now have a sponsor, someone to help them reach their goals!
Child Sponsorship: cost $35 per month, but the value of it is beyond measure…
As mentioned, please click on the tab that says “get involved” and then the heading “child sponsorship”. You can see the waiting children and their profiles right there, and select the child you would like to sponsor.
We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a very blessed New Year. Please join with us in praying for a sponsor for each one of these waiting kids (there are another 20+ who we do not have room for on our website that are also registered and waiting).
God Bless You,
Lisa
P.S. Tomorrow I will post a recap of the “12 Days” so you can see it all in one post.
