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!

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!

Quick update

I've been neglecting this blog, haven't I. I have no excuses, really.

I'm probably forgetting some things, but anyway, some brief updates.

New picture of Annah (IHF Kenya). I've had a package for her (and both my CI girls in the Philippines) waiting to be sent for ages...I need to get on that. I'm terrible about corresponding with her, which is awful of me, because she is such a sweetheart. I haven't heard about Arupe from my friend whose daughter is corresponding with him, but I'll have to ask how that's going.



They grow up way too fast.


A letter from Wituelle (Compassion Haiti), who I'm also terrible about writing to. Okay, let's put it out there: I'm not very good about writing to any of my kids. I hope they know how much I love them!






And a letter from Thandiwe's uncle on her behalf. I wish there was something I could send to thank the relatives who write for her. I've thanked them in my letters but it doesn't seem like enough!

New picture of Wituelle

She looks so much older than fifteen!

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?!

Letter from Wituelle

This arrived with a note saying it was written pre-earthquake. I still haven't heard how she's doing, but I guess no news is good news...

Meet my kids: Wituelle

I don't sponsor Wituelle, but I write to her through Compassion International. Her sponsor, for whatever reason, chooses not to correspond with her, so Compassion was gracious enough to allow me the opportunity to do so.

Wituelle is fifteen years old and lives in Haiti. I have been corresponding with her since April 2002 - she was just seven years old then!



Wituelle in 2002


2003


2005


2007


2009


Drawings from the earlier years: