Munni, who lives in southeast Bangladesh, and Sovanna, who lives in west-central Cambodia, are less than a thousand miles from each other – yet I expect vastly different things from their letters.

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Do your sponsored child's letters seem impersonal? This might have something to do with it...

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Last week, I spoke with a staff person from our projects in Sri Lanka about this blog and its purpose, and she asked me some very pointed questions. Basically, they boiled down to this: what do I expect from my sponsored child’s letters?

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As a new sponsor, I'm already struggling with what to write my two beautiful girls. One thing is certain: as much as I want to encourage them, I also want to spur other sponsors on to "love and good deeds" for these children (Hebrews 10:24). Want to join me in this little adventure?

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