Child sponsorships are one of the greatest, most meaningful ways you can make a lasting impact globally without ever leaving your home. Journey Church International offers child sponsorships through two different partner organizations, WorldHelp (Uganda) and Hope of Life (Guatemala). For just $40 a month, you can help a child in one of three villages on two different continents – Pena Blanca and Las Sidras in Guatemala and Zimudi in Uganda – receive clothes, food, access clean water, school supplies, basic medical care, and meaningful connection with you, their sponsor.
Child sponsorship also provides a way for children to have educational assistance and keeps them in school. Studies show that educating children and keeping them in school long-term is one of the key factors in eliminating generational poverty. Sadly, many children in lower-income and developing countries are forced to quit school in order to work to support their families. Through our sponsorships, children are required to stay in school in order to receive assistance, providing them and their families motivation to keep them consistently in school.
And of course, the most important benefit of child sponsorship is that children who get sponsored through both WorldHelp and Hope of Life are told about the Gospel and given chances to be in Bible studies to learn more about Jesus, helping them build not only their own faith but also the next generation of the local church in each community.
People who participate in child sponsorship are mutually encouraged by their sponsor child when they read about what God is doing in their lives. We encourage sponsors to engage with their sponsored children through prayers, sending letters or small gifts, and in-person visits on one of our global impact trips! Since we partner with WorldHelp for both our child sponsorships and our Global Impact trips to Guatemala, you have an opportunity twice a year to go see and interact with your sponsored child in person. You can also send additional gifts and supplies with our teams who go if you’re unable to make it on a trip with us.
Ways you can engage with your sponsored child:
PRAY
Praying for your child is one of the most important ways to engage with them. Pray for their physical, spiritual & emotional health. Pray they would experience God’s love, that their community would thrive & have an environment centered around Jesus.
LETTERS
Children love getting letters from their sponsors! It reminds them that they are valued at their & it’s a great way to show your child that you love them. Learn more about writing your child letters here.
GIFTS
Children love receiving gifts from their sponsors! You can send your sponsored child a small gift in a small envelope size. Learn more about mailing gifts here.
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