Jul 08 2008
Foster Parent Plan
I have mentioned in previous posts that I and my children are foster parents to a child in Kenya. You can read the article here.
We have been sponsors now since February of this year and although we haven’t really received anything from being foster parents, it has been a great experience for both myself and my kids. We have sent a letter to our sponsored child, and we are carefully putting together a care package to send him over the next couple of months. Other than that, nothing really has come together with being a foster parent.
Today, though, we received a wonderful letter from our sponsor child’s mother. It was written in the middle of March and we only received it now. I’m thinking that maybe our child hasn’t even received our first letter since it seems to take a long time.
The letter was short, to the point and expressed her thanks at having us sponsor her son. It was a heartfelt letter and the kids and I read it. They were both very excited about having a letter from her and are looking forward to receiving more correspondence from Kenya. I think part of the reason for their excitement has to do with the place that the letters are coming from but the other reason is that they have a voice to put to the help that they are giving.
That brings me again to teaching family values to your children. It is never too late to do so and teaching children how they can help, even if it is just one child in a country they may never see, will go a long way to starting a life long cycle of giving.
Sirena Van Schaik
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