You are welcome and encouraged to write to your child. We will also encourage the children to write to their sponsors. Many sponsors don’t write because they don’t know what to say; but honestly, the child is more excited about the fact that he received a letter from his sponsor than he is about what you have to say. They love photos of their sponsors and anything in America (or Canada!). If you’d like to send a gift to your child:
SENDING GIFTS TO YOUR SPONSORED
CHILD
Many people ask, and the answer is “yes”, you are welcome to
send gifts to your sponsored child. We
want to encourage you to develop a personal relationship with your child. However, please understand - your monthly
support is already a huge blessing, so we do not want anyone to feel pressured
to do more. With your monthly support,
we are able to meet their basic needs as well as add special gifts such as new
shoes, a new outfit, sometimes a soccer ball, and other special items.
That said, there are 2 ways to send an extra gift to your
child.
- You
may want to include an additional amount with your monthly support and
designate it to purchase a special gift.
Once received, our staff in Burkina Faso will purchase a
gift and present it to your child.
We often invite several children who are to receive gifts to a
special party where we have activities planned, have a snack, present the
gift and take a photo.
Following are some ideas of gifts
we could purchase as well as the average cost (prices vary by season). However not all gifts are appropriate for
each child; so if you have something specific in mind, it’s best to send Lynn an email at
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to discuss. For example, goats are a
great gift, but many families do not have the means to raise a goat. Bikes also are a tremendous blessing but only
for the older children as children’s bikes are not available. Bike
| $100 | Cow
| $200 | Goat
| $25 | Chicken
| $6 | New Outfit
| $12 | Soccer Ball
| $5 | Bucket of Supplies
| $10-20 |
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- You
may prefer to shop for your child yourself or with your family. If so, keep in mind, shipping is expensive. We recommend using Flat Rate shipping through the USPS. Remember, these children have nothing;
so you can keep it simple and they’ll be thrilled.
Suggestions that are a guaranteed hit:
- Stickers
- Cheap
jewelry
- Candy,
snacks
- Color
book and crayons
- Colorful
pen
- Vitamins
- T-shirt,
underwear
- Baseball
Cap
- Photos
(they love photos of their sponsor and anything that gives them a glimpse
of America)
Ship items via Air Mail to Lynn’s Ouaga address. Packages can take up to 3 months to arrive in
Burkina.
LYNN
PETERS c/o SIM BP1552, Ouagadougou 01
Burkina Faso, West Africa
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