Say hello to gorgeous little Burenbayar Munkhtulga (or BB as I affectionately call him), he's our new World Vision child {smiles} He's our Mongolian Lam, if you will {patting self on back for hilarious pun}. I had been wanting to sponsor
a child, especially since listening to the stories of our African Missionaries at church, then when I was at work I heard the ad for sponsors and I knew it was time. So I jumped right onto the World Vision site and started looking. Did you know they have pics of the kids and you can actually choose one? This means you can choose a child who is the same gender/age as your child. I chose BB when I realised there were Asian kids and I thought he looked like Willy. Don't you think he does? BB is only 2 years old and he lives in Mongolia (note his thick winter jacket) and he has a sister (I'm assuming he will share his food with her, hehe!). Both parents are unemployed which is very common in Mongolia. It is a very poor country and relies heavily on Russia and China, 2 countries I would not like to be endebted to! I feel really good to have sponsored a child, it makes me happy thinking I am bettering this child's life and his community. I mean, we have so much here in Australia, so much food goes to waste and the money we spend on superfluous things like DVDs and pedicures could be put to better use. It's only $43/month and you get some of that back in your tax return which is cool, also if your financial situation changes you're not locked into a contract. 75% of the money goes directly to the Mongolian projects, which I think is a pretty good turnover. I really recommend sponsoring a child, the feeling of "I'm actually doing something to help others" is really nice, and knowing this child and his community will be better off because of our support is wonderful. You can write to your child and send small, flat gifts too. Any suggestions? I was thinking some stickers or a colouring book, he is only 2yrs old after all!Please go sponsor a child.. they need us!
:) C
