15 May 2009

One of the saddest goodbyes


After 13 years of sponsoring Ashenafi Girma, we had to end our sponsorship today. With our new budget reality, we simply could not make it work anymore. I can't begin to explain how sad it is to say goodbye. I have "known" Ashenafi longer than I have known most of those who read this blog.

Amy and I began sponsoring him before we were even married. I think our sponsorship of him helped to define our relationship from the beginning as being about a mission, not just about us (an idea my former colleague spoke about this last Tuesday).

So if you are reading this and you already sponsor a child, I would like to encourage you to write them. I wish I would have done that more. And if you are reading this and you don't sponsor a child - sign up! It is a life changing experience.

We will miss you Ashenafi!

1 comment:

His Love Endures Forever said...

I have had two Compassion kids for 10 years but will have to end my sponsorship due to my current circumstances. I'm curious, did you write your sponsored child a letter letting him know you'd have to stop sponsoring him before you let Compassion know?