I have always wanted to sponser a child.  Since I was a child myself and saw images of children living in poverty, even to my youthful sensibilites this seemed like an incredible injustice in this world.  Years went by...recently, after having my own children, the idea of sponsoring a child kept returning to me again and again.  I discussed it over and over with my husband and researched different organizations offering sponsorship opportunities.  I kept coming back to Children International because of their mission and examples of success in the field.  Finally, my husband must have gotten tired of me just TALKING about sponsorship, because at Christmastime, he surprised me with a girl he sponsored in my name from Columbia.  What is even more special, is that this little girl has the same birthday as me!  I've corresponded a few times, mostly with her mother because Nyelis is still so young (and adorable!)  I'm so excited to continue along this sponsorship journey and have it enrich my life and share this journey with my own two boys as well.

Here she is:  Nyelis!