What makes this sponsorship program different than others? First, you have the opportunity to actually meet your child if you choose to visit the Dominican. Second, 100% of your money goes toward the sponsorship of the student. Also, you receive occasional updates, handwritten letters, pictures, etc from your child.
Last night we hosted an ice cream social for the group from Northwoods to meet their sponsor children. It was interesting to listen to the conversations around the room. The highlight of my evening was the opportunity to match up an unsponsored student with a family from Northwoods. Earlier in the evening I was talking with one of the high school boys from the group and asked if he sponsored a student, he informed me that he had not signed up in time, so no. It just so happened that a student was invited to the social that was not currently being sponsored. I met with the Northwoods student and his dad to see if they'd be interested in sponsoring this adorable 5 year old boy. We put together a backpack full of goodies (toothbrush, toothpaste, crayons, pencils, paper), and they were off to meet their new Dominican family member. This interaction turned into the entertainment for the evening. They played games together and the little boy told them that he enjoyed drawing pictures of the moon. Seriously???? Yes, it is true, so he drew a crescent shape with a crayon in his new notebook.
Jeff and I have been sponsoring a child for the past year. We enjoy catching up with him every time we are down to visit.
If you are interested in learning more about the Solid Rock Sponsorship program, check out this site: http://www.solidrockmissions.org/Student_Sponsorship.html, and feel free to send me any questions.
Really consider how impactful the change in your pocket can be!
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