At 17, Brian is quiet, serious and tired.
He's a default manager for a household of four siblings and grandparents, ages 94 and 85, since AIDS claimed his parents.
And Brian is waiting.
Read his story here.
R I C H
Just recently it hit me again. Like it did when I returned the frozen Iowa tundra with red mud still on my flip flops (which I quickly exchanged for more suitable footwear).
It hit me how very little it takes to sponsor an orphan. I waste more than the dollar-a-day that amazingly sponsors a child- ensuring food, a loving, home environment, and an education.
One dollar.
It hit me how very little it takes to sponsor an orphan. I waste more than the dollar-a-day that amazingly sponsors a child- ensuring food, a loving, home environment, and an education.
One dollar.
My husband and I chose to sponsor Patience just before I left for Uganda January 30 (actually she was chosen for us; we just specified a girl from the mountain village of Kishanje where our Team Uganda would be spending the biggest chunk of time).And now we think maybe we could sponsor another orphan.
Heaven knows we get enough food each day, as the bathroom scale testifies. Come to think of it, our excess poundage probably equals the weight of a small person. An orphan, for example.
