I’ve been meaning to post more information from my trip for some time now but I’ve been pretty busy helping with the sponsorship program and getting ready to head back to Guatemala in just two weeks. However I have to share with you about last night. My parents came to visit this weekend for the 4th of July since it’s a long weekend. My mom asked if we could try to Skype with Rebecca and the kids while they were here. For a few days we were trying to coordinate a time when we could do it. With the 8 hour time difference, Africa power outages, insane traffic delays, etc I just didn’t think it was going to happen before they left.
Last night it finally happened! Rebecca needed to give me some information that didn’t need to be given over email so she called on Skype. It was early in the morning there (like 5:30 AM) and the kids were just about to get up for school. Rebecca, my mom and I talked for a few minutes and then she took the phone/camera in the main area for the kids to talk to us. Ruthie was of course the first one! We talked for a few minutes while others popped their heads in here and there. It was such a special moment to get to see her on video. Last week a Visiting Orphans team was there and she cried and kept saying, “I want to go to America to see Auntie Manda.” My heart was breaking because she was sad and there was nothing I could do about it so I was really glad that we were able to interact over Skype.
Skyping with sweet Ruthie
Then Joyce got on and Rebecca told me to introduce her to my mom and tell her she was her sponsor. Words cannot describe the joy on Joyce’s face when I told her she had a sponsor. Her sisters are sponsored but she wasn't. She is the most beautiful 14 year old I’ve ever seen and she just lit up. She screamed, jumped for joy, smiled big, wide eyed. She thanked my mom and I, told us she loved us, and asked if my mom was coming to visit, too. After we finished Skyping Rebecca said Joyce told her, “Tell Auntie Amanda thank you and thank you for taking care of my sister, too.” Can you believe how much joy $35 a month can bring to a 14 year old???
Skyping with Joyce-y. At 6 AM she was SOO happy to find out she has a sponsor AND meet her sponsor! What a great way to start your day!
Joyce on her 14th birthday (May 2011)
My dad is going to sponsor Brian, one of the boys in the house. He’s a little more shy and reserved but he got on the video and I told him he had a sponsor, too. I introduced him to my dad and he was excited, too. Apparently he had an extra skip in his step after we finished talking to him!
Brian May 2011
If you sponsor a child somewhere please know that this is a SUPER BIG deal to them. It brings them so much joy to know that someone cares enough about them from the other side of the world to be their sponsor. If you don’t sponsor a child, sign up today!
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