Comments on: Sponsor Letter Photos (Part II)

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:31:15 +0000

Thanks so much Vicki! I didn’t know about OurCompassion, now I’m signed up!

By: Vicki Small

Vicki Small — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:27:54 +0000

Hi, Heather, and thanks for sponsoring a child! If you go to http://www.ourcompassion.org/ and register, once your account is set up, you can find not only other sponsors of kids in El Salvador, but you can search for other sponsors whose kids are in the same project as yours.

You may need to wait, a bit, until you know Compassion has you in the database as a sponsor. I don’t remember whether you need your sponsor # to register on ourcompassion.org.

An unhelpful answer to your last question is, “It depends.” On the country, on the location of the project…it can take several months. I’ve heard as long as 6 months, maybe more, although I’ve never had to wait that long.

Just know that there will be great rejoicing, when your child learns she or he has a sponsor! Blessings to you!

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:03:36 +0000

I just started sponsoring a child this week. Anyone have a sponsored child in El Salvador? How long does it take for you to get your letters?

By: susan martin

susan martin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:14:53 +0000

thank you for sharing this. I just signed uup for my first sponsorship and now have visuals of what it might be like for my child to receive her first letter from me. I can hardly wait to begin developing a relationship with her and hopefully her family as well.

By: Bethany Jennings

Bethany Jennings — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:23:26 +0000

That was so great! When I visited my compassion child, Daniel in Bolivia, he had all of my letters and pictures together in a box. He had one of the pictures I had sent him up in his home. It was so great!

By: Vicki Small

Vicki Small — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:52:45 +0000

@Marian – Hi, Marian – I have received a first letter in as little as two months and as long as 4 months, but I have heard a number of people who have waited for 6 months. Part of it, I think, depends on the country, possibly on the processes at the given project. It may also depend on where the project is located and accessibility between there and the country office. I have often said that child sponsorship is an ongoing lesson in delayed gratification.

When that first letter comes, it may be full of warmth and gladness on the part of the child; or a somewhat quieter thanks to you for your sponsorship. It may also be a form letter used by the project and including some basic information about the child.

Please keep in mind that even children in our own culture need time to learn to write letters–which is often a foreign concept in the countries where our children live. Some will be more expressive than others, but with patience on your part, a lot of love and encouragement in your letters, a relationship will develop. Meanwhile, your child will be receiving an education, a good meal at the center, medical/dental care, and spiritual training with many opportunities to receive Jesus Christ.

It’s worth the wait!

By: Allen

Allen — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:33:32 +0000

@Marian –

Hi Marian — It’s taken about 6 months for me to receive the first letter from my sponsored children. After that, the time is usually more like 3-4 months at the most between letters. Keep sending mail to your child! He will receive it and enjoy it even if it takes some time for you to hear back.

By: Marian

Marian — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:20:14 +0000

I have sent letters to the sponsored child, but I have not seen any picutres of him and his family nor have I received any information about him since last writing to him.

By: Abi Knutson

Abi Knutson — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:54:21 +0000

@Lauri Alward – That’s amazing! Thanks for sharing! I just became a sponsor in July and haven’t yet received my first letter – and I can’t wait! These pictures make me want to sit down and write another one myself, just to know that my child gets that excited and that someday, thanks to your post, I’m going to be able to run into the house and share with everyone that I got a letter! That’s such an awesome mental picture! Thanks!

By: Stephanie green

Stephanie green — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:59:25 +0000

Chris,

Thanks SO much for posting these! I hope you’ll continue to do so.It really gives us a window into their world and helps us imagine our own children with their letters.