Project Report
| Apr 28, 2014
A Transformation of a Child's Life
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It’s a beautiful day in La Paz. The sun is shining brightly and the air is crisp. The Vision Team that has traveled from the States are with me, and as we walk from the hotel to the Kaya Center the team wonders what this day will bring. We turn the corner and hear the voices of children laughing and playing. The gates to the courtyard open and kids come running out, screaming with excitement, to see strangers who have traveled from afar, to visit, to play, to learn. While I’m observing all of the excitement around me I’m told to turn around, and as I do, I hear “Christina!” and running towards me, with the most beautiful smile across his face, is my Godson, Ysrael. I love this moment.
Nine years ago God crossed paths of two strangers from different countries. It was then that I met a young boy who had just recently left the streets. He had lived with other children, 9, 10, and 11-year-old boys, in an abandoned factory. They were forced to leave when the police came in and burned up all of their belongings. It was then that this young boy took a chance to trust that someone would love, protect, and care for him.
He and I spent 10 short days together before I had to leave to go back home to the States. When I left, I knew God was calling me to play a larger role in this child’s life, but I wondered “what can I possibly do to make an impact in his life?” My husband and I agreed that we would become his child sponsors, but more importantly we committed to be consistent participants in his life.
Today, he is not a young boy, but a young man. He has high self- esteem, has been provided an education, an encouraging environment, a loving family at Kaya, and aspirations for his future. His smile, enthusiasm, and love for life are contagious.
As a child sponsor, I didn’t know what to expect, I only knew that I felt called. Our family played just a small role in a huge story, but it’s been a privilege to observe the transformation of a child’s life, and the grace God has covered him with.
Two years ago, my husband and I decided to once again join others as a sponsor for another child – this time, a girl at Kaya. I’ve had the honor of meeting her, and I know she is hurting inside. Again I wonder, “what can I possibly do to make an impact in her life?” It is then that I draw on my belief that God has called on each one of us to help play a role in a child’s life, even if it is a small one. Please join me and help make a difference in a child’s life by giving today.
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