Hi allSorry not to have put a message on here before but we have been busy!!
Well, today we met our sponsor child, Sefylesh. I didn't sleep last night worrying about meeting her! I need not have worried. We've had a fantastic day! She was REALLY shy – but how daunting to come away from a village to a huge city like Addis to meet people she didn't know! She left at 4 am yesterday morning, travelling on a bus with another sponsored child from the project and their project worker. They stayed overnight and will do so again tonight and travel down tomorrow. We had a great translator and managed, I hope, to show her how much we care about her. She told us that she works really hard at school and wants to be a teacher – what a good choice!
All in all, we are inspired to encourage more people to be sponsors. This has been an incredibly exhausting time but wow - we have seen first hand what a difference it makes to their lives. These children are God's children and despite their poverty they are thanking God for what they DO have!
Tomorrow we have to be up at 4:30 to leave here and catch a plane for Bahir Dar. So maybe it will be time for bed soon – I do hope so!
Love to everyone
Martyn and Gill
What a very special moment that must have been. Meeting Sefylesh will always be a very precious memory for you both and also for Sefylesh to see and hear how very special she is to you and how much you care for her. God knows her heart and the plans he has for her but she has such a good start as she has 2 very special sponsors. We pray you had a safe journey home. We pray for people who are reading this blog to have been touched by what compassion do and that they see how rewarding it is to sponsor a child too. God Bless you both for all the work you do how special you both are.
ReplyDeleteMuch love & Hugs
Mich & Mo xxxx