Christian Children's Fund
by Monica
When you hear the
word 'poor' or 'disadvantaged', what do you think of? Do you think of
families with little or no money? Do you think of young children at
home alone because both of their parents have to be at work and there
is no one to watch them? Or do you think of a middle-aged man looking
for jobs to support his family? Disadvantaged is any one of these situations.
It has many different meanings.
You don't have to live in Asia. You don't have to live in Africa. You
can be poor anywhere, even right here in the United States of America!
The Christian Children's Fund, founded in 1946, sees their responsibility
as helping the global community. Today it helps children from all different
countries of the world. Many of these children of the world don't have
as many advantages as we do. Some of the services provided by CCF include
medical, education, early childhood development, positive parenting
training, motor skills improvement, and health care services information.
Anyone can sponsor a child. If you want to look into it, keep these
things in mind: you must donate money with a check or credit card every
month. This money will then go to the child's school or church. Another
important thing to keep in mind is communicating with the child. Letters
are one good way to develop a relationship. You can send letters whenever
you want to. Another good way to stay in touch is visiting. You can
actually see what the child's life looks like. CCF will send you photographs
of the child you sponsor and you can send them photographs of you.
Some people sponsor children because they like to help children, while
others do it just for fun. But whatever the reason, this organization
can develop a unique relationship between you and a child who lives
as close as the next county or as far away as the other side of the
world.
I would like to thank Mr. Schwaikert and all of the wonderful people
who have agreed to sponsor a child. And a special thanks to the Christian
Children's Fund for doing so well. I would also recommend this organization
to anyone who is interested. Remember, what you do can change a child's
life forever.
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Updated 01-05-04