On Saturday we received a letter from Astrid with a drawing on the back below the translation. It was cute that she asked me what my favorite food is. Many of the foods I like are from different cultures that she may not have an opportunity to try herself. It’s easy for me to take for granted that I can have Italian pizza for lunch and Thai Curry Chicken for dinner. And it is even easier to take for granted that my family always has a full pantry, refrigerator and satisfied tummies. When Alex read the letter he said that he thought I had sent a lot of letters since she mentions that I had sent 6. But that is over a period of time and I firmly believe that my letters are very important to the children we sponsor. It is a priority for me each month to write and share pieces of my faith and Christianity with them. I spoke with a Compassion International representative recently and he shared that up to 70 people could read a single letter from me once it is in the kids hands. They share their letters with classmates, teachers, friends, family, neighbors etc. I had no idea that so many people would read my humble ramblings. I figured maybe they would share them with their family but it never occurred to me that so many would be touched by my letters. Again another humbling Compassion International experience.
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