Today I wrote another letter to John, the 8 year old child I've been sponsoring in Uganda through Compassion International. I recently received a letter from him as well. He drew some pictures for me and told me about how his family was harvesting beans and maize. It's truly almost impossible to fathom just how different his life must be from anything remotely like my own upbringing.
Compassion International is a pretty amazing organization that currently facilitates the sponsorship of more than 1.1 million children around the world! That's a staggering number. While it's a faith-based organization, and it's a faith I don't personally share, I can't help but be impressed and moved by all the good the organization is doing. They make it incredibly easy to sponsor a child, and then to keep in touch. I can simply write a letter on their website and can even upload pictures, and then they have the letter translated and delivered to my child.
My son Ben has been sponsoring a couple of children for some time now, and when he was in Rwanda last year, he had the opportunity to visit his child and his family in their small village. Here's a link to the blog post Ben wrote about that experience.
We all can see every day the many ways in which technology has made our world smaller. It's easier than ever to do business around the world, to communicate with people around the world, and to learn about people and events around the world. It's also easier than ever to be kind to people around the world.
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