I wanted to share with you a handwritten letter I got from my sponsor child in Uganda today. My scanner does not work, so I can't put his picture here, but I will include pictures of other kids who need help. His name is PaPa Ntege (I've been told the N is probably silent) and he lives in Uganda. I sponsor him through ChildrenOfGrace.org. Here's his letter:
"Dear Fisher
Praise the living God,
It's me PaPa Ntege trying to raive alot of thanks to you because of the help you're providing to me. I am actually very grateful because I was really in need of your help. I pray that God rewards you abanduntly because you have shown alot of love to me.
Your loving son
PaPa Ntege."
How sweet is that!!
Children of Grace was founded by Mary Ann McCoy, a woman who lives near me. Here is her statement:
On my first trip to Africa in 2001, I met a lovely young Ugandan mother named Grace. Her husband had died of AIDS and consequently Grace was HIV positive. She struggled to provide for her three children and feared for their future after she died.
"Who will pay their school fees? Who will provide food, clothing and health care? Who is going to take care of them and who is going to love them?"
Today, in honor and memory of Grace, Children of Grace provides hope, love, education, and a future to hundreds of orphaned children affected by HIV/AIDS in Uganda.
I received a letter from Children of Grace recently that said they are planning another visit to check on the children and the school. They are asking for videos of the sponsor families to show to the kids so they can see who is caring for them. They also said, if possible, they would return with video messages from our specific sponsor child. That seems really cool to me.
I'm feeling happy today thanks to PaPa's letter, so I thought I would share with the rest of Active Rain. Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day!
Chris Fisher of StagersLIST.com Buy Stage Sell
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Chris, a wonderful letter. Thanks for sharing. The simplest of gratitude to you really just warms your heart.