The latest addition to the family.

Meet Harison. He's eighteen and needed a sponsor to be able to remain at the orphanage and continue his studies. He apparently has been waiting for quite some time and wouldn't be able to stay past December - they just don't have enough money to keep all the unsponsored kids on indefinitely. Well, what can you do when you hear something like that? Especially when the kid lists studying as his favorite hobby! I have his fees paid for the next six months...if anyone out there is interested in taking on his sponsorship full-time, let me know. I'll see it through, of course, if no one else is interested in adding another sponsorship at this time.

IHF is a great organization, but they're small and underfunded. Just to make that clear. I hate to think of someone getting the wrong idea because the unsponsored kids can't stay indefinitely. They do the best they can to be able to support all the kids, but there are many unsponsored kids in Kenya and the outside help they need just isn't there.

Update!

Returning from several weeks out of town, I had a bunch of sponsor mail!


A letter from Wituelle, whose financial sponsors apparently sent her a very generous monetary gift. I wish I knew these people; they seem so nice, and she continues to thank me for their generosity...I hope they know how much it means to her! I have no idea why they choose not to write to her, but it's clear that they care for her very much.





A letter from Sophia, with a totally adorable drawing. The poor girl got stuck with a crazy cat lady for a sponsor...gotta love her humoring me ;)





Letter and package pics from Jessa in Manila. I'd actually forgotten I sent it; people have commented that they have problems with hearing back about direct packages with their kids in Manila and Lusaka - naturally, where two of my three CI kids are! I'm also glad it arrived to coincide with her birthday...I'm a terrible sponsor and completely forgot to send her a card! I dodged a bullet this time!