This past November my brother Phil and I had the most wonderful opportunity to visit my sponsored child Pleang (her name means music in Thai). Edward's StoryLetter of thank you to an SOS Village with observations. "The most striking and remarkable aspect of this village is the fact that you have homes represented by the three major religions, Hindu, Christian and Muslim." Mamta letterThis past February my fiancé Jeff Smith and I had the most wonderful opportunity to visit our sponsored child Kushi (her name means happiness in Hindi) on a trip to Delhi, India. Angela's storyMy husband, Andrés, and I first heard about SOS Children's Villages in the early 90s. Since Andrés is Peruvian, we decided that an effective way of helping at least some Peruvian children would be to work through this organization, which had impressed us with its efficiency, long-term goals and cultural emphasis. Anna's storyHola, padrino? (Hi, godfather) said Keyla, my now 19-year old Honduran sponsored child, as she embraced me on arrival at the Medical Ministry International Clinic (MMI) at La Esperanza, where I was working for two weeks as a volunteer. Paul's storySo many children in the world needed help; needed a hand up -not a hand out. And I knew that SOS Children's Villages was in a unique position to help. Of course, SOS could never help them all, but as the saying goes, it's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Maria's story |