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:
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?
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