Hadijja and her new bicycle
Gifts of Love
My name is Hadijja Mukyeyaya. My mother gave birth to three children , two boys and one girl, and it is me. But my mother died when I was 2 years old. I did not even see her but I was just told that she died when I was still a baby. My father had two wives. Now I stay with my step mother. Am happy with my sponsor for sponsoring me and giving me gifts. Am now in primary six at Omega School but going to school was a problem but now because of my sponsor am studying well. Some of my brothers do not go to school because my father has many children and he has no school fees to pay for them.
Am now 14 years old and am happy that on my birthday my sponsor sent $80 through REACH to buy me a bicycle. I will now be able to come to school early for classes. My bicycle will also help my family at home.
Thank you so much, my sponsor, for helping me. I love you.
- Mukyeyaya Hadijja -
Sponsorship is a gift. While receiving an extra gift on your birthday is indeed a special blessing—just as it is for us here in the USA— nothing compares to the ongoing gift of child sponsorship. Hadijja has just shared with you the added blessing of receiving a bicycle as a birthday gift. It is indeed a gift that will bless her as well as her entire family.
However, did you notice that Hadijjah’s father has children that he cannot afford to send to school? This is a very common scenario—children unable to go to school due to the lack of family finances available for school fees. For this reason child sponsorship is of prime importance to REACH.
You are invited to be an ambassador for REACH. You are encouraged to share with your friends and family the opportunity to give the gift of sponsorship to a Ugandan child currently unable to receive an education due to the reality of poverty in the villages of this country. Encourage others to take a look at the REACH website (rescueafricanchildren.org) and become informed in regards to opportunities to demonstrate love in a practical manner to a world in need. Each gift makes a difference.
Christmas Gifts
As reported in the past two newsletters, monetary gifts for individual children are allowed only for birthdays. A General Christmas Fund has been established that will be shared by all students at Omega School. Your gifts toward this fund are greatly encouraged and appreciated. All sponsors are invited to participate in effort to touch the lives of the entire student population at Omega School. Your gift of love will touch the hearts of many in this cooperative effort.
Christmas gifts must arrive in Fort Worth by November 10, 2009 in order to make the end of the month wire transfer to Uganda. This will allow for REACH social workers to purchase gifts for the children at Omega School in time for Christmas. Gifts arriving after this deadline will be applied towards Christmas 2010.
Thank You
Over the past several weeks efforts have been made to clarify the purpose of undesignated gifts by sponsors. The responsiveness and cooperation of sponsors in dealing with these matters have been greatly appreciated. Please remember to mark your monthly remittance coupon with the appropriate designation when sending extra gifts. Thanks for doing your part in this process.
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