Letters ~ we received 29 letters this month!
From Gizelle, Jadson (x3), Fatao, Cissy, Erick, Alexandra, Selena, Fabiola, Estela, Elinami, Jenny, Sebastian, Selam (x2), Katherin, Kamplos, Dusabimana, Ismael (x2), Gabriel, Zeynia (x2), Jefry, Sa, Rose & Ndikubwimana (x2)!
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Birthdays ~ we celebrated 5 birthdays!
Grace, 18 on February 4; Selam, 20 on February 7; Ndikubwimana, 12 on February 11; Japhet, 17 on February 26; and Bacha, 6 on February 27.
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Photo Updates
Breiner of Ecuador
Krishanth of Sri Lanka
Christopher of Ghana
Valeria of Colombia
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Hellos & Goodbyes
Jadson graduated, and Fatao and Ana Yareth lost their sponsors, so we said three goodbyes this month. While it's always bittersweet to say goodbye to a graduate, we loved hearing that Jadson's plans are to attend the university and to share the gospel with everyone in his life! We also learned that his parents are now living above the poverty line thanks to Compassion's income-generating education!
In their places, we welcomed three sweet kids from Burkina Faso! Sophie is 12, Hinkiba is 7 and Mossou is 5.
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Extras
We received original artwork from Navodya! It did not come with a letter, but it is beautiful with handmade paper flowers and ribbon borders and a glued paper heart!
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Valentine's Video
If you haven't seen this great video from Compassion, I encourage you to take a minute to watch it!
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