Every Monday afternoon our Sponsorship Relations Department receives a package from our headquarters’ office with news for fortunate sponsored children.

What’s the news about? It is correspondence from sponsors, and it brings different sorts of surprises that children enjoy. The most important thing is that, for a sponsored child, receiving a letter from his or her sponsor is something meaningful.

Like Jonathan says: “When I received the letter I felt joyful because I was going to learn about my sponsor. I think my sponsor writes to me because he also wants to know about me and that makes me feel very good.” So here he is proudly showing that letter he received.

Children also like writing back to their sponsors, like Yomaira mentioned: “I like that my sponsor writes to me because I can get to know her. She writes to me and I can also write her lots of letters. To me, that shows affection and love. I feel happy for having her as a friend.” That is why Yomaira took her time to write nice words to her sponsor.

These letters, photos and cards sponsored children receive make them feel very special, most of all when they get them on special occasions. The Sponsorship Relations Department receives an average of 120 correspondences a week. That makes 5,760 a year. But at Quito Agency, there are about 22,500 sponsored children, which means there are 16,740 children wishing to receive news about their sponsors! And that is just the Quito Agency.

I bet there are many children in all of our Agencies eager to get a photo or a note, just to feel closer to that person they are writing and smiling to every time they have the chance to show how grateful they are.

And I also bet it would be great to let your sponsored child know you think of him or her.

Would you take a minute to send a note or a photo to make your sponsored child feel nice?