Good News

I had to call CI today about something so I took the oppurtunity to ask them if they know if the direct package I had sent to Lizbeth had arrived. I sent it right after I began sponsoring her in November. A week or so after that we received letters saying customs had changed the way they were doing things and CI may not always beable to retrieve them. So I was a bit nervous. The representative informed me that it WAS received! YEAH!!!!!! LOL So I don't know if Lizbeth actually received it yet but I know eventually I will see the photos and get the letter....so I am a happy camper!

Also I found out another sponsor is planning a trip to Columbia in the next couple months. So if CI can work it out he will get to visit with Brayan! Very excited about that!

Happy Mail Day!!!!!!!!!

After running to the mailbox everyday to check to see if I got anything about my CI kids it finally happened! Patience is not my strong suit. Today I received not one, but two letters. These were my first letters from my first two sponsored kids Lizbeth and Jostin! Lizbeth wrote her own letter and it was short but sweet! Jostins mom wrote his as he is young and he is also disabled and can't write his own! His mom was very detailed which was really nice to read!
Here is Lizbeths Letter:



Her drawing:



And Sweet Jostins Letter:

Jessica will be featured in Journeys!

We just received a draft copy of an article that will be written in Children Internationals Journeys magazine! It is a great article and really pays homage to Chrystal who treated Jessica to a GREAT bday celebration! Can't wait to see the hard copy!

My Newest Child

This is the last one for a while. For some reason she called me, even though I said I wanted to try another country besides Ecuador! Anyway this is Katherine from Ecuador. She is 7 years old and has 4 siblings.

Jostins New Photo

Jessica's Wheelchair has been funded!

Wow I didn't imagine in just a couple days that this project would be funded. She will now be getting both her walker and more importantly her brand new wheelchair! I want to thank everyone from the google group that participated and a very special thank you to Petra (you know who you are) for going above and beyond and donating the rest of the money to get this done so quickly! I cannot thank you enough. I will post photos, etc once Jessica receives her wheelchair!

Link to help Jessica get some wheels!

http://www.firstgiving.com/wheels4jessica

Please use this link if you would like to donate and help Jessica get a wheelchair! All donations made through this link are tax deductable. Right now this is the fundraiser I am most focused on. I want to get this little girl a wheelchair she can use everywhere!

You can also still use the link at the right. I will use any money earned there towards the other special needs gifts!