Wow, I’m realizing that it’s been a while since I last
updated this thing. Sorry about that! Life here lately has been busy,
nonetheless full of exciting new things happening here at SCH! Lately, I have
been working with the team on our child sponsorship program. We have been
working lots on the computer, getting all of the children’s sponsorship files
filled out. And as of Saturday, we have officially launched our SCH sponsorship
program and our “105 in 105” campaign. Each day, SCH will be featuring a child
from SCH in hopes that by the end of “their day”, they will be fully sponsored.
The ultimate goal is to get all 105 of our kids sponsored in 105 days. If you
are interested in sponsoring a child from SCH, you can easily go to the SCH website, choose the child you would like to sponsor, and then choose from 3
different sponsorship options: a full $200 monthly sponsorship, half
sponsorship with a monthly $100 donation, or partially sponsor with a $40
dollar monthly donation. When you sponsor a child, you feed them, put diapers
on them, put nutritious food in their bellies, give them vitamins and medicine
they need to thrive, pay their caregivers their salary to take care of them
24/7, and give them all the other things like soap, detergent, and toothpaste
to stay clean. These might sound like basic, meaningless things but it’s what
keeps our kids alive and healthy and is truly what gives them the quality of
life that they deserve here at SCH. I can’t think of a group of children more
deserving of our support both prayerfully and financially.
We are in day three of our campaign, where we have
introduced Lily and Wendy. Today is a especially significant day for me though because
today’s child is very dear to my heart. Yes, you guessed it…it’s Cedar’s day!
This means that for the day, SCH will feature a blog post about him, with
pictures and videos that really give you a taste for who he is and what he is
all about. I love today because it’s my excuse to talk about him all that I
want and tell everyone I know about how special of a child he is and how
beautiful his little life is to me. This day is all about advocating for the
life of a 3-year-old little boy who managed to turn my world upside down in a matter of two short months. I don’t think that it was chance that I
met Cedar and fell in love with him the way that I did; I think it was God’s
wonderful destiny and plan, for both of us. I think it’s evidence that God
often uses the least likely individuals to change our lives. I’m thankful he
chose Cedar to change mine.
One of the most important things we can do for these kids is
to simply be a voice for them. To share their stories that have gone unheard,
untold, and have been hidden away from the world. Our job as staff and
volunteers of SCH is to bring their struggle and triumphs into the light. Our
job is to fight for these kids…fight for their stories to be told, fight for
their voices to be heard, fight for their lives to be recognized as miracles
and tangible works of God’s grace. I count it an incredible honor to do my part
in speaking up for these children.
Will you help me? Will you help me be a voice for Cedar and
the children at SCH? Will you consider sponsoring a child fully or partially on
a monthly basis? Will you commit to praying for them? Will you help me share
their stories?
To see Cedar's child of the day blog post, click here
Pictures by: Nikki Cochrane
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