Child Sponsorship Matters
// Heather Williams Katz
Our students in the Dominican Republic love their sponsors! They call them their “madrina” or “padrino,” which means godmother or godfather.
When a student receives a letter or gift from their sponsor, it is a reminder of just how special they are to them. Most of our children do not receive gifts from their parents because they are too poor to buy them anything. When a package or letter comes from their sponsor, they are ecstatic!
Our students, like Crismaldy Vasquez and Kemisa Yant, enjoy writing letters and coloring pictures to send to their sponsors. When students receive letters and gifts from their sponsors, it reminds them of how much they are loved.
When you send a letter to your sponsored child in the Dominican Republic, it is sent to us via a special shipping service. We receive the letter a few weeks later. It is translated into Spanish and is sent to your child’s school. After your child reads the letter, he or she writes one back to you. That letter is translated to English and sent back to the mission office in Orlando, where it is then sent to you. Although the process may take several months, it is well worth the effort because it reminds your sponsored child how much you love and care about them and, more importantly, how much God loves them. ~Heather Williams Katz
