Children.org Sponsorship

Five months ago, the 12-year old Estephanie (my former sponsored child) has become one of the youngest CI sponsors to a little boy called Jorge (8) from Chimaltenango, Guatemala through my 'gift sponsorship' – (meaning everything financial covered by me). She has just received the below WG follow-up report from her 'godson'. Estephanie was happy for me to share it with the forum. (Google Translation) Jorge's family is very grateful for receiving the support, Jorge is very happy because they were able to buy him clothes and shoes and also share basic necessities with the family. They are very happy for the support received. "Hello dear godmother! I am very excited and very grateful to you, it was a very great emotion to have bought food and shoes and clothes and to know that you have sent me this help, which is a great blessing for me and my family. Since this is very helpful in my life since my father does not have a stable job. And for that I thank y...

Estephanie, when she was 7 years of age in the CI program received a special welcome/birthday gift from me. She purchased a mattress, a bicycle and a beautiful dress. I was new to sponsorship in Guatemala, so specified a dress in my EG only because the colorful tradition of her nation. But when I later received the follow-up report, we all including the staff at CIKC were surprised by what we saw. I had envisioned a completely different style of dress, however CI explained to me that Estephanie does not live in an indigenous area of Guatemala, so she would not want to wear what we would consider a traditional type of dress. I love the choice she made.. really says a lot about her personality. She looks like a little princess. She also chose sparkly silver shoes to go with that beautiful dress. She has a very special place in my heart. It wouldn’t surprise me that one day she will be a fashionista! It’s amazing that her gift of love can mean so much. And to make our everlasting memori...

Fatima just wrote to tell me that when she gets older she wants to be a cop, so she can catch all the thieves. At first, the police officers’ courage in fighting crime has been an inspiration to a six year old girl growing up in rural Mayan communities in Chimaltenango. Breaking the male-dominated world of police service, I can see the future of Guatemala and indeed beyond will be in the safe hands of brave women too. The people will sleep safely in their beds at night only because rough men and women will stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm them. But dare we ask Fatima, the crime fighting hero, out in the dead of night dressed up and making sure all is safe! I never knew how cleaver and artistic Estephanie (my former sponsee & goddaughter) was until she illustrated a scene that Fatima in her Traje is chasing up to catch a thief with a gun in her hand. I loved her superb imagination, particularly wearing a police circlet and bringing to life my own story o...

Estephanie, when she was almost 8yrs old drew a picture of me using the art kit I sent her and wrote ' Te kiero Chelaka ' (I love you Chelaka). To date, I treasured this beautiful drawing of her sponsor, thus framed and kept it on my bookshelf. This reminds what Picasso (Spanish painter), one of the greatest artists of the 20th century once said... “It took me four years to paint like Raphael (Italian painter), but a lifetime to paint like a child.” So, I studied the drawing carefully, which told me a story of her imagination with no boundaries. To her, I'm an Angel with somewhat not seen facial look in people on the ground who lives in a place up above the tree line, called 'Heaven' close to the sun and cloud surrounded by dawn flowering and butterflies carrying and spreading her love. The world around him is happy and delightful. Her random thought process then started to narrow down defining each object by real sense of coloring – the green tree top with...