Aminata

A while ago I wrote about our Compassion International child Aminata. We have been supporting her for a year and a half now and it is such a blessing. When we first signed up to support her we got a sweet little picture of her that we keep on our refridgerator. She was 3 at that time. Here is the original picture we received.



It is so much fun to get letters from her in the mail telling us how she is doing well and continuing to study the Bible. Over the Christmas holiday we got another letter but instead of just being a letter like usual we also got a new updated picture of this sweet girl. She has grown so much since the last picture we received. We aren't allowed to send actual gifts to our child but we can send money that the child can use to purchase gifts for themselves. So for Christmas we sent some extra money and she purchased a new dress, a pair of shoes and some food for her family. She is wearing the dress and shoes in her new picture. It is so special to be able to see the huge impact our fairly small donation has on her life. Here is our new picture of Aminata, she is now 4 1/2.


If you are looking for a cause to support I would highly recommend you check out Compassion International. It is an awesome organization that not only helps support these children monetarily but also teaches them about the Bible. Check out their website where it is super easy to select a child www.compassion.com. It is such a small sacrifice for most of us but is life changing for these children and their families!!