As you may have noticed, I have an ‘ad’ for Compassion International on my sidebar. In February, we began sponsoring a child through them. He is 7 and lives in Nicaragua. For $38 I help provide for him….schooling, meals, etc. I have already received 2 letters from him, which I love! I have been able to write to him as well, and a great thing about their site is that sponsors have the option to send a letter via email. The translators still print it out and then hand write the translation, but it is so easy to just write it up online and press send. I have done that twice, and I also make my payments online……you can set it up to be an automated debit if you like. Please check out the web site. It really is a worthy cause, truly helping so many children. You will be able to choose which child you would like to sponsor…..there are pictures with their names and information about them to help you decide. It has been a very rewarding experience for me already, being able to show the love of Christ and meeting some of his practical needs as well. Take a look.
Following In His Footsteps 
Great organization. So is Gospel for Asia. We just wrote a letter to one of our sponsored kids…and we send pictures back and forth. Really neat.My heart goes out to them. Knowing that my fridge is full…and plenty of clothes to wear…it really makes you think(and pray for them!).I'm rambling…