SPONSORSHIP END OF YEAR MEETING

"Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord." Psalms 127:2

Yesterday was an end of year meeting for all the sponsored children, their parents and the staff. This was organized mainly to evaluate the events of the year together with parents/caretakers and the children. We also wanted to give the children a happy ending of the year.
We talked about several things especially pertaining to the welfare of the children. We evaluated the academic performance of the children, their spiritual stand and the social stand.
The parents testified that there has been a great improvement on the lives of their children. The children have improved on their grades at school.
The staff said the input of the parents was equally important to realize the desired changes in the children, since they spend the most time with the children.
The parents accepted to take up responsibility to keep checking the children reports and home work assignments for better grades next year.
The parents also noted a big change with the children spiritually. Their children have changed in their behaviors and character. They know how to pray and recite scriptures. They are a testimony on the community. Our children have made an impact on other children. Step by step, we are transforming the community, as we touch the lives of these children one by one.
The parents gave us moving testimonies as they thanked the church and the sponsors for taking up their children. One by one, they reported how they had given up on educating their children because they lacked school fees. "Our children were chased from school every week", the parents said. Most of the children would keep changing schools due to defaulting. The few who would raise part of School fees would fail to buy books and pens.
It is a big testimony on the community now,to see these children going to a very good school,very smartly dressed and with shoes.
Thank you so much dear sponsors for making a difference in the lives of these children. Your gifts, support and love for these children is a great blessing to all of us.
The children were the most excited. They enjoyed lunch and fellowship with one another. They sung praises and testimonies.
Some of them had received Christmas gifts from sponsors and had good clothes and shoes.
However, we had gifts for all the children. We received Samaritan's purse Christmas gifts from our partner ministry at Africa Renewal Ministries and we distributed them to the children.
The gifts were not enough to give to all the children in the community, so we gave them only to the children in the program.
They were so excited to receive them, they could not wait to get home and open the boxes and see what was inside.
We are so grateful to every one who sent a gift to Samaritans' purse. It is amazing how your gifts end up in the hands of poor children in a village like ours, tens of thousands of miles away.
God bless you so much.
Merry Christmas!