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More love from Honduras!

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This is what the weather looks like in Southern Manitoba. Today it is 0 degrees and sunny, so the little bit of snow that we do have is almost gone. Tomorrow it’s supposed to be + 7! This is NOT normal at all for us! We are used to Large snow drifts and – 40 wind chills. So for me, to have spring in January is kinda depressing.

But, when I went to the mail today, I had a wonderful surprise!

First of all, there were no bills! That is awesome and amazing in itself.

Second of all, I had a sweet letter from my little Alejandro in Honduras waiting for me! Here is a bit of what he said:

“Hello dear Andrea and Timothy Sawatzky, how are you? I hope that you are doing very well and I hope that God pours a lot of blessings are you and you are. It is a great joy for me to write you. I take this pen and paper to tell you that he (Alejandro) is doing very well at kindergarten. He says that he likes to go to the child development centre because he learns a lot of biblical verses. He thanks God for your lives and for the letter and that you sent for him and the photos.

… he is very thankful with God and with you for helping him and for blessing his family. He says that his beautiful family is formed by his little sister and his parents. He says that he likes to play soccer and that it is his favourite sport. He says that he always prays for you and your family and he wants you to pray for him and his family. He says goodbye from you with love and affection. He send you kisses and hugs.”

Reading that was such a blessing! Here is a little boy, whom I’ve never met, who loves me and prays for me and my family often. All that I do is send a bit of money each month so that he can get an education and food and write him letters. I don’t feel like it is all that much, but yet to him it means the world. To him it means life.

A real life, out of poverty.

And the chance to hear about Jesus, the one who gives us life eternal.

All it costs me is $41.00 a month, and a few minutes to write a letter.

 

Maybe 2012 is the year that you change a life. You won’t be sorry if you do…

but you might be, if you don’t.

 

Andrea

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