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Faith in Kenya

March 2, 2010 by Erica

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Last week my 6-year-old daughter, Audrey, and I did something exciting. We searched through dozens of photos on the Compassion website and chose a little girl to sponsor together.

My heart has always been with Africa, so I did choose to look at children in Kenya. I also thought it would be fun for Audrey if we chose a child who was close to her age.

faithAudrey sat on my lap as we looked over the photos and read about the children waiting for sponsorship. That is when we saw Faith. Audrey pointed to her sweet picture just as I started to click on it. “I want to help her, mommy.”

Audrey’s middle name is Faith, so she was delighted that they had the name in common. She also loved Faith’s darling smile and pretty pink dress.

We decided together that Faith would be the child we would sponsor. We said a prayer, and sent off our first monthly contribution.

This weekend, while blog hopping, I discovered that the Compassion bloggers will be in Kenya later this week. I am thrilled that Audrey and I will be able to follow the bloggers as they travel to several child development centers in Kenya. While they won’t be visiting Faith’s center, we will still have the true joy of getting a glimpse into Faith’s life.

compassionI look forward to sharing with Audrey the stories, photos and videos that the Compassion bloggers will post from Kenya. I think it will help her to better understand why children like Faith need our help.

I hope that you are able to follow the Compassion bloggers on their journey. Here is more information about the Kenya team. You can also follow the team on Twitter.

Written by 5 Minutes for Mom contributing editor, Erica.

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Erica has been a part of the 5 Minutes for Mom writing team since the summer of 2008. She is a mom to three little ones - Audrey (7), Isaiah (4) and Christian (3).

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4 Comments

  1. Kathy D says

    March 5, 2010 at 10:53 am

    I have two children I sponsor. One cool thing is you can pick a child by birthday so pick a kid with same birthdate as your child or even a child or grandparent you may lost.

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  2. Alisa: a pina colada says

    March 3, 2010 at 12:42 am

    I la la love this idea! Thanks for sharing! I have 4 little ones and am always trying to think of ways we can serve others, and this is an amazing way to get them involved!
    I lived in Africa for sometime, while serving an LDS Mission, so it has a special place in my heart too! I think I would follow you and choose a child in Africa as well. I can’t wait to visit their site. Thanks for the info!

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  3. Tired Mom Tésa says

    March 2, 2010 at 7:28 pm

    Good for you! That is such a wonderful thing to do and will be so meaningful for your daughter and Faith as well. It’s my goal to do something like this too when we can set aside that little bit of extra money.

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  4. Jennifer, Snapshot says

    March 2, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    That’s awesome! I like her cute smile too.

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