Antony

Today I got new pictures in the mail of the child that I sponsor. His name is Antony Miguel Cardenas Cortez. He lives in Peru and will be 11 this year.

I can't imagine not sponsoring a child. Its so easy and we're so fortunate for everything that we have. It costs $1.03 a day. That's it. What a small sacrifice that makes such an incredible difference in someone's life. You get to write letters to them and they write you back. I mean, this is their actual handwriting (translated of course), how much closer can you get being 10,000 miles away? The money goes to help provide them with an education, health care, and to missionaries who teach them the Word of Christ. Seriously, this might be the best way to spend $32/month.
This isn't a plug for Compassion International, no this is a plug for giving someone a better life. Someone who is much less fortunate than you. Someone who may not know what its like to have clean water. I find it difficult to even fathom not having clean running water. And that is just the beginning. It is difficult not to take for granted what we as Americans have been handed. The opportunities that each of us has every day is so much more than many of these children ever see in a life time.