tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post1599715468112968590..comments2023-10-20T08:28:27.175-07:00Comments on Writerquake: HuwaidaLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-46162018417091677202008-05-16T08:39:00.000-07:002008-05-16T08:39:00.000-07:00lydia, I think visiting will be a great experience...lydia, I think visiting will be a great experience! I'm still a little hesitant to do so myself, but I might work up the courage to do so. The other children were from Colombia, Malawi and again, Chile.<BR/><BR/>And to see the Galapagos Islands! Sounds like a very good idea ;-)francessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444610284524067406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-77442307182911158262008-05-15T20:18:00.000-07:002008-05-15T20:18:00.000-07:00Francessa, How absolutely wonderful that you have ...Francessa, <BR/>How absolutely wonderful that you have sponsored eight kids since 1983! Have all yours been in Chile or other countries as well? Fantastic!<BR/><BR/>We didn't get going on this until 2003 and I wish we'd done it sooner when I first got the urge. Wellington was only three years old when we began that year, and so we figure he'll be a part of our lives for many years to come. That's why it's nice to sponsor one other older child in addition to Wellington, and when they "age out" we'll sponsor another older child. <BR/><BR/>To visit would be such a dream come true. Mike and I truly hope that we'll be able to get to Ecuador to meet him and his family, and see the Galapagos Islands during the same trip. Worth saving for!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-79425226428173297242008-05-15T13:03:00.000-07:002008-05-15T13:03:00.000-07:00Two kids, that's a lot of writing and sending of l...Two kids, that's a lot of writing and sending of little packages! But wonderful for the children! I have a sponsor child myself, 7-year-old Hector Jesus from Chile, he's now the eighth kid since back in 1983, when I started. The agency might be a little biased towards Christianity, on the other hand they call themselves non-denominational. Last year, a few sponsors from Austria went there to visit their sponsor kids, and I heard they came back with a lot of positive impressions and the kids were doing fine.francessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444610284524067406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-80830714090455866772008-05-15T12:51:00.000-07:002008-05-15T12:51:00.000-07:00Wanderer and Little Bird,Your interest is what's h...Wanderer and Little Bird,<BR/><BR/>Your interest is what's heartwarming! I have received so much more from these kids and their families than we ever could give. It's a marvelous thing to have them in my life! <BR/>LydiaLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-91025790875251418862008-05-15T12:38:00.000-07:002008-05-15T12:38:00.000-07:00i admire you so much for making the effort. this p...i admire you so much for making the effort. this post really made me think about my own effort - or lack of it - to help others, not only locally, but from far away, as well. with the wealth of information and communication at my fingertips, i really have no excuse! <BR/><BR/>thank you for caring.robin ann mcintoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02044109073424903154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-73831659954510859702008-05-15T10:04:00.000-07:002008-05-15T10:04:00.000-07:00This is a great thing you are doing, a heart warmi...This is a great thing you are doing, a heart warming post.<BR/><BR/>I have always been reluctant to do a sponsorship such as the ones you do, but this piques my interest.......<BR/>"we have no agenda other than helping kids"<BR/><BR/>I'm in a place right now where I am more than capable of doing something of this sort......thanks from bringing this to my attention & for the info.Wayfaring Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02601279315250019787noreply@blogger.com