Meet Manoj!

My third picture card is of a sweet 6 year-old boy named Manoj from India. His birthday is February 3rd, 2006.

He lives with his parents and has one brother. His father and mother are both farm laborers. Manoj is growing up in a poor rural community 60 miles west of the Bay of Bengal.

 Typical homes are made of mud, straw, reeds and bamboo. Rice, vegetables, meat, fish and prawns are staples of the local diet.

Manoj is not in school at this time. He likes to play ball. He helps at home by working with his mother doing household tasks. He is in satisfactory health.

There are 10 days left before his picture card goes back to World Vision. If you are interested in sponsoring Manoj for only $35 a month please let me know quickly and I will help get his card to you.

As some of you know, our family has a sponsored child in Tanzania. This week we received a letter from the World Vision Program Manager based there and I wanted to share some of it with you. Reminding you that your sponsorship not only goes to the child you choose, but to the community he/she lives in as well.

In FY 12 Program implementation, the program supported several disabled children with tricycles. Karimu Kilongola Rashid, a 14 yr old child from Mangae village was among the children supported with tricycles. What is interesting about Karimu is the fact that he was unable to go to school for the past 6 years due to difficult in walking from his home to school. With this disability, Karimu had no hope of going to school because his family could not afford to buy him a tricycle though he had a great desire of going to school. In an interview with the Program staff, this is what Karimu had to say,"I thank God for World Vision for supporting me as my fellow children but due to difficult in walking I had no option but stay at home. With this tricycle, I will be able to go to school next year. Thank you so much." - Shared by Vincent L. Mallya, World Vision Program Manager.

What a blessing for him to share this story with our family. There are times that your sponsorship may just seem like another bill to pay that month, but it is SO much more!

YOU would be an answer to prayer, helping children and families gain access to basic needs and learn about God's unconditional love.

To protect his privacy I cannot share his picture here, however if you are interested in reading his picture card and see his precious face, let me know. I will only have his card until Jan 23rd. If he is not sponsored by this day I will need to send her card back to World Vision.

Maybe you have a different child in mind, feel free to log on to http://tiny.cc/rebeccawillyard and search for a child that fits your family.

"But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness." Psalm 86:15

Meet Cynthia!

Today I'd like to share Cynthia with you. She is a gorgeous 7-yr old girl from Kenya. Her birthday is Jan. 14th 2005 so she is about to turn 8 years old. I love how some of these children they send me hit close to my heart even more when they are the same age as one of my children.

Cynthia lives with her grandmother and has no brothers or sisters. There is no mention of either parent, this leads me to believe they are not around. Her grandmother struggles to provide for the family.

She lives in a community severely affected by the HIV and AIDs crisis. This situation is similar to Oumer who was introduced in my previous post. She is currently not in school. She likes to play ball. She helps at home by carrying water. Cynthia is in satisfactory health.

Wow a sponsorship for this precious girl could possible mean she would be able to attend school. What a blessing that would be!

Thank you for letting me share Cynthia with you. I also wanted to share some updates from World Vision below. Take a moment and see how sponsorships are used. Then pray about how you can help.
http://www.worldvisionmagazine.org/stories/photos-12-moments-2012

YOU would be an answer to prayer, helping children and families gain access to basic needs and learn about God's unconditional love.

To protect his privacy I cannot share her picture here, however if you are interested in reading her picture card and see her precious face, let me know. I will only have her card until Jan 23rd. If she is not sponsored by this day I will need to send her card back to World Vision.

Maybe you have a different child in mind, feel free to log on to http://tiny.cc/rebeccawillyard and search for a child that fits your family.

"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1

Meet Oumer!

So it's Jan 3rd, some of you have just started your new years resolution and some have already started over right? I'm not a big fan of the whole new years resolution, I get the concept, and some people need that official start. However, I'm one of those crazy people who are constantly setting goals. Right now one of my goals is to find sponsors for three more children by Jan 23rd.

Let me introduce to you Oumer. He's a precious 7 year old boy from Ethiopia. He lives with his father and has no brothers or sisters. His card doesn't mention his mother so it leads me to guess she is not around. His father is a farmer and struggles to provide for the family. As you may know, this area is severely affected by the HIV and AIDS crisis.

Oumer is in primary school and enjoys studying the native language. He helps at home by running errands. He likes to play outside and he is in satisfactory health.

A sponsorship commitment of only $35 per month will help provide Oumer and his community with the assistance they need to save a generation from the HIV and AIDs crisis. World Vision will faithfully use the sponsorship support of Oumer to meet his needs and minimize the impact of AIDs in his community through tangible prevention and care programs.

YOU would be an answer to prayer, helping children and families gain access to basic needs and learn about God's unconditional love.

To protect his privacy I cannot share his picture here, however if you are interested in reading his picture card and see his cute face, let me know. I will only have his card until Jan 23rd. If he is not sponsored by this day I will need to send his card back to World Vision.

Maybe you have a different child in mind, feel free to log on to  http://tiny.cc/rebeccawillyard and search for a child that fits your family.

"I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." John 10:10

Thank you for letting me share Oumer with you! I pray he finds the perfect family and I pray for a great start to 2013!