Updates: Jessa

Letter and photos from Jessa:








I love her drawing! But I wish she'd address me by name more often!

Three letters and a new annual photo

This week I've received new letters from Grace (my friend's child who's sponsoring her on my account) and Nayeli, and a letter from Jessa. I also got a new annual photo of Viviana.



I love her tights! Most of my clothes have skulls on them - I love that I've found the one wannabe goth six-year-old in Chile. She's so adorable.

Letters!

New letters!

A letter from Wituelle (Compassion Haiti)





A "first" letter from Viviana's mother (CI Chile), despite it being the actual second letter I got from her. She seems so nice!


And a thank you note from Jessa (CI Philippines) for CI's annual Christmas gift. She refers to me as "sponsor" a lot - hopefully she has the hang of my name by now!




I also got my monthly picture of Annah. She's growing up so fast!

WOW am I behind.

So many things to post about. I don't even know where to begin. No major developments, just a lot of letters.

Two letters from Jessa, received a couple of weeks apart. I'm guessing one is one of the "required" letters, since it's addressed "dear sponsor."








First letters from Viviana (well, Viviana's mother) and Bianca:






A letter from Lisette:






A letter from Thandiwe's grandmother:




Letters and pictures from Sophia:













And a new picture of Annah:




Sheesh. Never let me get this behind again!

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!

New picture of Jessa

I love the pose; she's so cute! The haircut is new - her hair was so long in her first pic!

Letters from the kids, and a new picture of Annah

You know, I always thought when people said they couldn't pick a favorite child, they were full of it or being polite. I know sponsoring kids isn't nearly the same thing as having your own, but sponsoring kids now as an adult (rather than as a teenager), it still surprises me just how much I love these kids - and if you asked me to pick a favorite, I honestly couldn't. They're all so sweet and cute and clever.

Annah - I send her some t-shirts for her birthday; I hope they fit! She look like she's grown a foot between pictures!


Drawing and letter from Jessa, who has turned out to be a most enthusiastic correspondent. I'm glad I listened to the little devil on my shoulder saying sponsor her (instead of the angel saying "and where exactly is that money going to come from?")!



And a letter from the volunteer at the Lusaka center. I can't wait until Thandiwe is old enough to write on her own, but until then I'm glad to hear from the volunteers and her family members.

First, news from Compassion. Wituelle is fine (thank goodness), but her home was damaged in the earthquake. I'll have to see if Compassion has ways for sponsors to help with home repairs - since I'm just a correspondent and not Wituelle's actual sponsor, that might not be possible, but I'll find out.

I also got a letter from Jessa, in response to a letter I sent only a month ago! I wasn't expecting that. Maybe the turnaround is faster because there's no need for translation, but still, that's really quick.



How cute is she?!

First letter from Jessa

Maybe I'll scan it properly later, but for now a photo will have to do. Another maybe - posting past letters from my other kids when I get a minute.

Meet my kids: Jessa

Jessa Nicole is seven years old and lives in the Philippines. She is another child chosen because of sharing her name with a Duggar child. Jessa seems to be a fairly common name in the Philippines, so I chose her based on her middle name (Nicole being Jinger Duggar's middle name.) Funnily enough, her last name is quite similar to "Duggar" and her brothers are named Jake and John. I had been considering another child named Jessa Lory (Lauren being Jessa Duggar's middle name), but someone else sponsored her, making the final decision for me! It seemed like Jessa was on the site for quite some time, but apparently it had only been a few weeks! I've sponsored Jessa since January of 2010.