$38, What's It To You?

So, $38.  What'll that get you?  Two weeks worth of Starbucks.  Some gas in your tank.

What about a health/wellness education, vaccines, a meal each week, a school uniform and school dues, and access to gospel centered community?

To some kids, $38 is the difference between life and death, being educated and not.  Hearing the Gospel and remaining in spiritual darkness.

Compassion International's Child Development Program does just that.  For $38 a month you can provide these things for one child.  I mean, look at these two...how adorable are they?  And they are both in need of sponsors.

Ana Maria lives with her father who is sometimes able to find employment and mother who takes care of the home and children.  She live south of Lima, Peru and has one sibling.  The houses in her area are typically constructed of dirt floors and wood walls, the community has about 3,800 residents.

In this area, the typical diet consists of beans, chicken, fish, bread and rice.  Health problems include bronchitis, colds, parasites, tooth decay and malnutrition.  The average household income is equivalent to about $94 per month.  The community is in desperate need of libraries, technical training centers, employment opportunities and hospitals.

With your sponsorship, the staff at Emanuel Student Center where Ana Maria is enrolled, will be able to provide health and hygiene education, nutritious meals, field trips, sports, tutoring, like skills training and bibles, among other things.  Ana Maria's family will also be provided with nutrition education, marriage counseling and access to Bible teaching.

Nyambita lives with his grandmother who sometimes finds work as a farmer and three siblings.  His favorite activity is running and is in kindergarten.  In the Mbela Community where Nyambita lives, houses are constructed of dirt or wood floors, mud walls and tin or thatched roofs.  There are about 23,500 residents of this community that is southeast of Mwanza, Tanzania.

His diet consists of maize, beans, beef, rice, fish and potatores.  Malaria is rampant in this region and most adult males aren't able to find work other than occasional work as day-laborers, street vendors or subsistence farmers and make about $56 per month.

The staff at Nyambita's Compassion center (Ufufuo Mbela Student Center) will be able to provide him with health screenings, medical treatment, sports, educational field trips and materials, school uniforms. His parents/guardians will also have opportunities for parenting skills training, project involvement and additional support as necessary.

I should note that these two kids aren't on the Compassion site and their info isn't anywhere else in the world...I have their packets and each child is only issues one packet, preventing the same child from receiving more than one sponsor...

In addition to all of these things, you'll be able to show love and encouragement to your sponsored child through letter writing.  Many of the young adults I met while in Uganda expressed how important it was to receive communication from there sponsors as they grew up.  Often these children flourish with the love and prayers of someone they'll most likely never meet in person.  

If you have further questions or if you'd like to sponsor one (or both) of these beautiful kids, please contact me and I'll get you set up.  To see other children in need of sponsorship, click here.