Some of their questions made me laugh – “What is chiropractic?” “What is scissors?”
Some made me proud – “When we closed schools I helped my parents by washing utensils and cleaning the house.” “I was number fifteen in exams.” “I wish you to come and share the mangoes next term with you.”
Some encouraged me – “I pray God to bring for you love and happiness.” “I pray in Christ for you.” “Even my mum is a widow. Widows and widowers they just pray to God.”
But what hit me the most in these letters is the way the children tell their sponsors about their everyday life. They tell you of not working, starving, having no parents between normal, child-like questions/statements: (you can click on the letter for a larger image)
“There is no one is working. I am in standard seven.”
“Only that my aunt she is not fine because we are starving and we don’t have food. What kind of a game do you like?”
“I was number fifteen in exam. I have some more problems that I want to help me because I don’t have parents and stay with my brothers. Now I am in class five.“Going without food and/or parents is an everyday occurrence for these children and their parents or guardians are without work. They speak of starving like we speak of running out of gas – needless to say I was in tears while reading these letters.
With your help Saved By God’s Grace is working to bring hope through Jesus Christ to these children and show His love for them through meeting their basic needs.
Please prayerfully consider how you can help.