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Letters from Afar

A couple of months ago I felt really compelled to do something internationally missions minded.  Obviously as a student still, who has no money, I couldn’t just up and go (wouldn’t that be an act of faith and another post entirely!) so I did what I felt like I should and that was give my money.  There are a couple of organizations out there that do some really good work and don’t really see any monetary profit for their actions.  World Vision is one of those and it is through World Vision that I am sponsoring a family in Sri Lanka.  I can tell you right now that I don’t know much about the country other than where it is on the map but I’m learning.  The family they have assigned to me is a man and wife with two children ages 6 and 4.  I got my first letter from them about a week ago.  I will write back once school lets out.  Here is a sample of the beautiful script the mother wrote:

Today I received my second international letter from my dear friend Christa who is doing good work in the bottom corner of Peru.  Her script was not nearly as beautiful but the words she put down more than made up for it.  Unbeknown to either of us, we both had sent each other something a couple of weeks ago and both arrived within 24 hours of each other.  So we caught each other online and expressed our surprise and thanks in a splendidly reciprocal way.  I’m so blessed to know her and have her in my life.

Future reference, care packages are not expensive to ship, but they certainly aren’t cheap.  I guess this explains why I NEVER EVER EVER got one from my mom (hint hint).  Yes, she took care of me when I needed money or food when I came home but there’s something special about mail.  I actually would never have been annoyed by it except she said she would.  Sigh.  I guess I’ll just spend the 30 bucks to go home and see them in person.  Perhaps when I’m living in South America or Middle Asia or Western Europe I’ll get a box entitled:  20 years in the making, ENJOY!