tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4346424918870899642024-02-06T18:08:57.268-08:00My Compassion KidsBev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.comBlogger455125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-26508737810055026792020-03-20T14:38:00.001-07:002020-03-20T14:38:11.789-07:00New Kiva Loan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Cirila is 56 years old and lives in San Antonio de la Balsa, San
Ignacio, Cajamarca, Perú. She earns her living growing organic coffee
here. Cirila will invest the loan in weeding, pruning and buying manure
for her coffee crops. This will increase and improve the quality of her
production for the next coffee season generating income which will allow
her to improve her quality of living. </div>
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Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-36010205224737525932018-06-07T09:47:00.000-07:002020-03-20T14:39:05.516-07:00New Kiva Loan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am glad that Kiva lets me loan to someone in the United States.<br />
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Doretha is an elderly grandmother who is trying to live independently in
her home. Doretha is surviving on a fixed income, but has done very
well with maintaining her expenses and ensuring that she does not
over-extend herself financially. <br />
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Despite this, due to her fixed
income, she has had difficulty trying to secure the remaining funds
needed to replace her roof. The roof is currently well past its expected
life and is currently in poor shape. She currently has some funds
available, but not enough to fully complete her project. <br />
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She is
hoping that SELF and Kiva will help her secure a loan that will fit into
her tight budget to pay for the remainder of her project.</div>
Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-46937209472068771092018-01-24T16:03:00.002-08:002018-01-24T16:03:32.456-08:00New Kiva Loan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Monicah is the true definition of a hard worker and a happy mother. She
is a farmer in Eldoret, Kenya, growing maize, raising poultry and engaging in
dairy farming. <br /><br />She produces milk and eggs for commercial
purposes as opposed to many rural farmers who produce for subsistence.
Monicah also grows maize for food and sales. These commercial activities
place her in a better position to engage in other agricultural
businesses that she does. <br /><br />She has been in the farming business
for at least 10 years and has no plans to quit, as she finds farming to
be not only fulfilling but also lucrative. However, her biggest
challenges are the poor road network and the lack of a market. <br /><br />Monicah
is seeking a loan from Kiva lenders via Juhudi Kilimo to construct a
cow shed. This will help significantly in managing the animals’ health
and hygiene. The cow shed will later come in handy when she scales up
and introduces zero-grazing. <br /><br />The long-term impact is an increase
in productivity and improved animal health. The additional income from
this development will go to her children’s education. Kindly lend to a
Kenyan farmer with great dreams!</div>
Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-54252362536938044052017-11-11T10:25:00.002-08:002017-11-11T10:27:34.181-08:00New Kiva Loan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Annita is from Uganda. <br />
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Annita, born 40 years ago, is a female Ugandan who lives in
Naluvule-Wakiso district. She is a proud mother of 3 children aged 15,
10 and 8 years respectively. As most women, she had viable business
ideas but had no knowledge on how to initiate and sustain viable
business activities, not until she joined Ugafode and attained training
on how to manage profitable business activities.<br />
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She appreciates
the support of funders who funded her previous 5 loans of 2,000,000 UGX,
3,000,000 UGX (2 times), 4,000,000 UGX and 5,000,000 UGX, respectively.
She now wants another loan of 5,000,000 UGX to restock her business
with beauty products, now that the customer base has increased because
of her exceptional customer service.<br />
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I chose this loan because Shallon, my Compassion daughter in Uganda, left the program to start her own beauty business and while I can't give to her, maybe I can help this woman. </div>
Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-81670023704977746012017-11-01T10:26:00.000-07:002017-11-11T10:26:46.105-08:00Why no new letters?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Compassion has asked that we not publish information about our kids on line, so I am no longer publishing the letters I receive, but I will continue to post information about new Kiva loans.</div>
Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-69756984749821436622017-05-31T17:50:00.001-07:002017-05-31T17:50:37.477-07:00New Kiva Loan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Nadia is from Lebanon.</div>
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Nadia is a 47-year-old married mother of seven children. She is
acquiring this loan to pay the school tuition fees for two of her
children featured with her in the picture. <br /><br />The loan is part of
Al Majmoua's Back to School program, designed to finance school expenses
such as books, stationery, transportation and fees for students with
low family incomes. Funds can be used for partial or complete payment of
school expenses. <br /><br />By supporting this loan, you're enabling
access to education for students with limited options. Nadia hopes to
stay capable of providing her children with their necessary living needs
and developing their social situation. </div>
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Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-76485597623385069112017-03-28T17:14:00.000-07:002017-04-04T17:15:22.146-07:00Sad Changes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have not written here in awhile. There have been some sad changes in my sponsorships.<br />
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First, after a year or more negotiating with the Indian government, the government went ahead with its plans to oust all GMOs working with children. So despite its assurances that no child was forced to become Christian to benefit from the program, it was ousted with the rest and there are more than 1,000 grieving sponsors for having lost their children.<br />
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Anjali was the first child I sponsored, when she was a small child. She has grown into a lovely 13 year old and I was looking forward to continue to follow her to adulthood and graduation from the program. Now all contact with her has been cut off.<br />
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In addition Venkanna, whom I did not sponsor, but was writing to, has also left the program because of the India ruling. He was also a good writer and drew me lovely photos. I will miss him as well.<br />
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While dealing with the loss of Anjali and Venkanna, I also received word that Brayan, our sponsored child in Honduras, had left the program for reasons they don't really understand. He just has not attended the program for two months and they finally had to drop him. <br />
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I chose Brayan because i had read a book called "Enrique's Journey," which told in great detail about the problems of children in Honduras and what they go through trying to get out of that country to some place save (hence they become illegal aliens here). The Enrique of the book left Honduras, looking for his mother, who had left the family years before trying to find a way to help the family back in Honduras financially.<br />
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I felt guilty at the end of the book and knew I could not make any difference in <i>Honduras</i>, but knew I could make a difference in the life of one child. So we sponsored Brayan, who was just a wonderful kid who wrote long, descriptive letters that I will miss terribly.</div>
Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-3821333106213288092016-12-30T23:40:00.000-08:002016-12-30T23:41:06.594-08:00new Kiva loan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Putting my money where my mouth is. I have many times expressed concern about the lack of sanitation facilities for people. Now I've found someone who wants a loan to make life cleaner for her family.<br />
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Sati is in Indonesia. She is 31
years old, married, and has two daughters. Sati has been selling
vegetables such as carrots, spinach, tomatoes, chilies, and others for
ten years. Her husband works very hard, and he has been an employee in
the Tangerang District for one year. They would like to improve their
living conditions and create happy and healthy lives for their kids.<br />
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has asked for a loan of 6,400,000 IDR from KSPPS BMI. This loan will be
used to build a clean sanitation facility at their home to improve
access to sanitation for their family. Today her family has no access to
a toilet in their home and must rely on the river for bathing. Her
family income is insufficient to build toilets, but Sati will be able to
repay the loan received.<br />
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She and her family want to live a
healthy life with clean sanitation. She is very grateful for the
opportunity and wants to thank all lenders.</div>
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Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-55447715605080776712016-08-16T10:09:00.000-07:002016-08-17T10:30:33.340-07:00New Kiva Loan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Priscillah, at heart, is a resourceful, loving mum. Her motherly love
has been enough to show her family that she is willing to work hard to
help her family get ahead with excellent values and education. <br />
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Priscillah
is a smallholder farmer in the Kerugoya area of Kenya. She also does
some side hustle business. In the past six years, she has bred more than
one dairy cow and has developed her farm. <br />
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Because of how much
she likes farming, she has even nicknamed one of her cows. She is a very
proud farmer, especially when she is milking her cows. Through her
dairy cow, she is able to get 5-10 litres a day, and this helps her
support her family. <br />
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Priscillah also practices crop farming, but
she has not been making good profits because of poor farming implements.
This is why she is kindly seeking a loan to buy farm implements. <br />
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Through
the loan, she will be able to buy high-quality seeds, good fertilizer
and pesticides that she will use to greatly improve her crop production.
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Modern farming requires the use of modern techniques; using
high-quality seeds will assure her of a bumper harvest and hence,
increased profit levels. Priscillah is visionary and her goal for the
season is to boost her crop production and be able to get more crop
output than the previous year. All this can be achieved through lenders’
help and goodwill. <br />
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Priscillah believes that through the loan,
she will turn around her family life and be able to give her children a
solid educational background.</div>
Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-39131575018118934982016-05-16T09:14:00.001-07:002016-05-16T09:16:00.061-07:00New Photo of Mwongela<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am so behind in posting letters here! But I do have a new photo of Mwongela today.<br />
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Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-70963991290891794312016-02-28T21:26:00.000-08:002016-05-16T09:17:25.239-07:00New Photo from Lavenda<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lovely new photo from Lavenda, in Kenya.</div>
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Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-43283712911557272552016-02-19T13:59:00.000-08:002016-02-19T13:59:05.134-08:00New Kiva Loan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Doreen from Kenya</b></div>
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Doreen is kind-hearted, well organized, honest, industrious and
entrepreneurial. She is a mother who makes sure her two children never
go to bed hungry. She hails from the Ingaa, Chuka area of Kenya. Doreen
never got the opportunity to advance her education and get a
white-collar job, but this did not kill her dream of wanting to succeed
in life. <br /><br />Doreen has been doing farming for the past six years.
Throughout those years, she has gathered much experience and learned
important farming techniques. She practices dairy and mixed farming on
her farm and through the profits, she has managed to take care of her
family's needs and give her children a good education. Doreen believes
that education is the key to success. <br /><br />She is seeking a loan of
KES 150,000 to buy seeds and start horticulture farming on her farm, and
also to build a modern dairy unit. Doreen wants to take advantage of
favorable weather patterns, a good road network in her village, good
soil and a ready market for horticulture products, and reap more
profits. Through the loan she will be able to build a modern dairy unit,
which will help prevent her cow from harsh weather conditions, and also
she will have a humble time milking the cows.<br /><br />Juhudi Kilimo is
partnering with Kiva and Kiva lenders to help hardworking women like
Doreen to make their farming dreams come to reality through training and
loan financing. She hopes that through the loan, she will improve her
living conditions. Doreen’s dreams and projections are that by the end
of the second quarter in 2016, she will not only be selling in the local
market, but will also be selling in international markets through
exporting fruits and vegetables. Through this, she will be able to
assure her children a secure future and uninterrupted learning, because
she will be able to pay tuition fees on time. <br /><br />Doreen is not a
self-centered woman who only thinks of herself. She will also want to
impact positively on society. That is why she will employ people to work
for her on her horticulture farm and have an impact on society. Be part
of this beautiful dream by helping Doreen with the loan she needs.
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Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-23295488799307082552016-02-03T10:31:00.001-08:002016-02-03T10:31:41.464-08:00Letter from Lavenda<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Lavenda is a 10 year old from Kenya. In this letter (she writes herself in English), she has mistaken something I said and thinks that I hope to become a doctor some day.</i><br />
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<i> </i>Dear Beverly Sykes,<br />
<br />
How are you in United States? Kenya is good, especially the western part where I live. Thank you for the letters to me. I was excited to receive many letters from you The photos of Lacie's celebration were nice. I was excited to look at them.<br />
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I will also pray for your vision of being a doctor. I also have that vision. Let us pray for one another. We shall meet in a<br />
big hospital treating people. Our dream is the same. <br />
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God bless yiou.<br />
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Read Psalms 23.<br />
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Yours,<br />
Lavenda</div>
Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-22568586254106061922016-01-20T18:59:00.003-08:002016-01-20T19:01:28.732-08:00Letters from Emilymuendi and James<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Emily sends a form letter about her dreams. She's 5 years old.</i><br />
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Someday I would like to visit <u>the USA</u><br />
Someday I would like to <u>meet my sponsor</u><br />
Someday I would like to<u> see my sponsor family and friends</u><br />
Someday I would like to <u>do my own business</u><br />
Someday I would like to <u>help my family to do my home chores</u><br />
Someday I would like to be like<u> a teacher</u><br />
Someday I would like to meet my sponsor because <u>of her kindness</u><br />
When I grow up I would like to be a<u> teacher</u><br />
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Emily says she is well and happy to write to you. She also thanks you for the photos you shared to her and also loved to hear how you celebrated during birthday. Also, thank you for the support you have given to her.<br />
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<u> </u><i>James is 10</i><br />
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Dear Beverly Sykes,<br />
<i> </i><br />
<i></i>How are you? I hope that you are fine. Here in Kenya, I am fine with my family. How is the weather there? The weather here is cold with little rain at night. I thank God for everything he has done for me and all of us.<br />
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My brother is doing his exams and I would like to ask you to pray for him We are starting our exams next week and my favourite subject is mathematics, English and (? cbe) and please pray for me so that I can pass the exams I would like to encourage you to read the book of John 14:5. God bless you.</div>
Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-70274838321640859302016-01-14T08:52:00.000-08:002016-01-15T08:52:30.970-08:00New Photo of Brayan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I received a new picture of Brayan (Honduras) today. He is growing into a handsome young man.<br />
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Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-42390801052098984142016-01-05T10:29:00.000-08:002016-01-14T10:29:59.060-08:00Letter from Michael<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Michael is 7</i> <br />
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10/11/2015<br />
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My Dreams<br />
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Someday I would like to visit Mombasa<br />
Someday I would like to meet My sponsor<br />
Someday I would like to see a leopard<br />
Someday I would like to do artwork<br />
Someday I would like to help my family build a good home<br />
Someday I would like to be like my president<br />
Someday I would like to meet my sponsor because she helps me<br />
When I grow up I would like to be a doctor<br />
<br />
Michael greets you in the name of the Lord Jesus. He says he was grateful for the letters you sent him and he was excited at the picture of koala that you sent him. Michael is grateful for your support to be in the project. Recently they were given school shoes which excited him, He says God bless you.</div>
Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-63015928204598948222016-01-03T13:16:00.001-08:002016-01-03T13:16:19.983-08:00Letter from Lovson<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dear Beverly Sykes,<br />
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I feel very happy today to write this letter to you! How are you and your family? My family and I are very well. How is your weather? It is getting cold in my country. Thanks for your beautiful pictures. <br />
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I always think of where I sleep. I sleep with my older brother on the same bed. my favorite activity with my family is singing beautiful songs about the death of Jesus Christ. I don't know Sudoku game and we don' have this animal in my country.<br />
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I had a good summer time. I played soccer and dominoes. We swam in the river. I ate spaghetti, rice and egg. <br />
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We have pure water in my area, but it is from a spring. We purify it to drink it. <br />
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Thanks for your beautiful book you sent for me. Pray for me and my family to always be in good health. May God bless you abundantly.</div>
Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-68246873323237366172015-12-31T12:45:00.000-08:002016-01-02T12:45:31.650-08:00Many, many letters...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am so behind. There were many letters that arrived while we were on our cruise, and many more that have come between our return and Christmas. Just too many the post here I hope to start up again in the new year.</div>
Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-23921285258791192722015-12-30T12:43:00.000-08:002016-01-02T12:44:04.254-08:00Letter from Brayan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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God bless you, Beverly Sykes,<br />
<br />
I'm very happy to receive your letters and pictures. Thank you for sending me pictures of your family. I'm glad that Briana can play in a concert. I want to tell you that I don't know what kind of job my mom would like to have because I have never asked her. I will ask her. <br />
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I know a town called El Salio but I haven't seen the water fall. My mom doesn't let me go out often.<br />
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I am glad you are with your granddaughter and having fun with all your grandchildren. I'm glad that you have been with your husband for 50 years. I know that I'm a miracle from God and that he watches over me. Yes, I see the moon sometimes and it is beautiful and yes, we are watching the same moon. Yes, it must be amazing to watch the earth from the moon. It must be exciting. <br />
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I like talking a lot and I like to watch TV. The birthday cake looks beautiful. I made a cup and it has candy inside and I also made a beautiful card.<br />
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We did a lot of activities related to Mother's Day at school. We sang, said poems and tere were dramas and choreographies. I want to tell you that I'm in 6th grade and we finished the 3rd partial and I got good grades. God willing I will start the 4th partial.<br />
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Beverly Sykes, how often do you meet with your friends? What do you like most about your husband? I will keep praying for you and your family that you can stay together and happy. I ask you to pray for me that I finish my studies so I can take care of my mother. I send you hugs and kisses through the distance. I hope to hear from you soon.<br />
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"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; Defend the rights of the poor and needy." - Proverbs 31:8-9</div>
Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-41633797988179663232015-12-21T11:58:00.000-08:002015-12-21T11:58:06.502-08:00New Kiva Loan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I decided that I would help someone in the U.S. this time.<br />
<br />
Osmiry has been in business for the past two years. She is originally
from the Dominican Republic and is the proud owner of JJO Transport LLC,
a transportation and trucking business that does long-haul delivery
jobs for dry goods. <br /><br />Osmiry moved to Perth Amboy and quickly
obtained her first job as a school bus driver. Osmiry learned about the
trucking business from when a friend of hers asked her to fill in as a
helper with one of her trucks. After a year of helping, she took a
position as a full-time driver. She saved as much as possible in order
to purchase her first truck at the beginning of 2015. <br /><br />Over the
last two years, Osmiry has grown her business so that it employs four
people, all of whom are proud parents and community members. Her
business now contracts with Amazon, and this Kiva loan will help Osmiry
put another truck on the road and hire another driver, which will
increase the impact her business has on the community. It will also help
her business continue to thrive so that she can support her fiance and
two children at home.
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Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-77591194837496115262015-10-15T12:41:00.000-07:002015-10-16T17:45:12.234-07:00The New Brasilian in My Life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I belong to a Compassion Sponsors group on Facebook and I periodically see message about people who felt they could not possibly afford to sponsor another child, but then one child just "got" to them and they found a way to make it work.<br />
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I was more practical than that, until Adriano appeared on my Facebook page <i>every day</i>. He's from Brasil, so that immediately tugged at my heart. He's Brianna's age. And he's one of the few "first photos" I've seen that is smiling<br />
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But I simply <i>could not</i> afford another child.<br />
<br />
Then one day his picture was gone and it said that he was "in the process of being sponsored." I was so pleased that he would have a sponsor since he had been waiting for nearly a year for a sponsor, but I kind of missed seeing his face every day.<br />
<br />
But then this morning he was back on my Facebook page, so I guess that sponsorship fell through. And then my latest check came from my new critic job and I realized that in a normal month I would be getting enough each month to pay for one more sponsorship, with a little left over, so I bit the bullet and took on his sponsorship.<br />
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The bonus of taking him on as a sponsored child is that his dossier came with a video (which, sadly, I cannot download). I learned he wants to work in the fire department when he grows up.<br />
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I mean...look at that face? How can you resist? And he's <i>Brasilian!</i><br />
<br />
Out of curiosity -- I dont think you can but check to see if you can see this video:<br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://mychild.info/BR4540618/">http://mychild.info/BR4540618/</a></span></div>
Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-43677741699570178672015-10-05T11:32:00.000-07:002015-10-06T11:32:57.170-07:00Letters from Lavenda, Brightone and Samuel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dear Beverly Sykes,<br />
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I salute you, my friend Beverly. I hope you are fine as me. Thank you for the letters and hotographs. I have kept them i my folder at home. I really admired the fact that you have been marriedfor 50 years.<br />
<br />
How was Tom's birthday in Santa Barbara? I pray for them. You have a beautiful family. God bless you. I am surprsed that Brianna plays a guitar. Tell her that is great. I love them all.<br />
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Read John 14:12-13<br />
Lavenda<br />
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10th August 2015<br />
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Dear Beverly Sykes<br />
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Praise God it is another opportunity to thank him for this friendship he has brought us. How are you? My family are fine and have sent their greetings to you. Receive them.<br />
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I am doing well at school. We closed school for the August holidays and I am enjoying my time with my family at home. I am helping my parents in their household work, particularly preparing our farm for the next planting season.<br />
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I was so glad to receive your letters. Thank you for praying for me and my family. I loved the pictures you sent too. I don't mostly speak English, only when I am in school. I speak Kiswahilli and my vernacular called Luhyia while at home.<br />
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My favorite subject at school is science because I learn new interesting things. Nature is so wide and full of wonders. It's amazing that God made this wonderful world that we ought to protect it. I always learn at my compassion project and we recently planted flowers around our project to demonstrate this.<br />
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Thank you for encouraging me too. I try to catch up with mathematics at school so really keep praying for me. God bless you for generosity and support that has seen me through this far. I always pray for you too. Till next time, stay blessed.<br />
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Your son,<br />
Brightone<br />
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15/8/2015<br />
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Dear Beverly Sykes,<br />
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Receive much greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am fine and doing well in the Lord also.<br />
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For now schools have closed and we are nw in our August holiday and I am really enjoying together with my friends, especially in the Church. I now find myself enjoying sleeping even though I find myself waking as usual for I have been used to this.<br />
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Here the weather is very hot and ost of the things we grow should be able to do well in this type of climate, therefore we don't grow blueberries, especially atour place where even the land is very dry.<br />
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I also want to thank you for your letters you have been writing to me, for the wonderful photos and the verses of encouragemet.<br />
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Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-32937995785306402622015-10-03T11:10:00.000-07:002015-10-06T11:12:22.151-07:00Letters from Michael and James<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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10-8-15 <i><br /></i><br />
<i>In a form letter about his favorites, Michael says that</i><br />
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His favorite food is rice.<br />
His favorite sort is "Athletic"<br />
His favorite activity is "dramatising"<br />
His favorite color is red<br />
His favorite friend is red<br />
His favorite animal is dog<br />
His favorite hero is his father<br />
His favorite toy is cars<br />
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Michael greets you in Jesus name. He says thanks a lot for your great concern upon my life. Michael says he enjoys receiving your letters because they are encouraging to him. He adds that he is doing well with his project work and school work too. He says he will be happy to get more from you.<br />
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11-08-2015<br />
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Hi! How are you doing? Here in Kenya, we are doing fine.<br />
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My family members are doing well too. The weather here is cool with little rain at night.<br />
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Exams are ongoing in our school and I want you to pray for me so that I pass and be successful. I would like to encourage you from the book of John 14:6 that says "I am the way, the truth and the life."<br />
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I thank God for giving you life and gace.<br />
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Yours faithfully,<br />
James<br />
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Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-12820995919342371372015-09-28T16:05:00.002-07:002015-09-28T16:10:54.672-07:00Letter from Brayan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Brayan is my very best letter writer EVER. What's weird, though, is that the dates of my letters he mentions don't correspond to anything I have on file, though I recognize the things he is answering.</i><br />
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Dear Beverly Sykes,<br />
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How are you? May Lord Jesus fill you with health and strength to keep moving forward. Let me tell you I'm very excited to receive all of your letters that you are so kind to send me. I'll happily answer them. I'll start with the one dated on February 28. Let me tell you that my brother Franklin, is 10 years old and we get along really well. We play several games. My team has done it very well these months. We haven't played because we are practicing and I'm in school, and I don't have time to play. I do know soccer in Honduras. We play it a lot. Thank you for the prayers you do for my grandmother. She does like flowers, she has a garden at home. Give your husband a hug for me. I hope he has many more birthdays with lots of will and strength. My mom cooks a very delicious food. Thank you for the happy face.<br />
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Now I'll go with the letter dated on March 22. I don't know Limbo's dance. I would like you to give me more information. Thank you for the photos you sent me. The girls look very beautiful. So do their parents. It is nice that you are always together. I heat my food in the stove when my mom is not home. I've learned to light the fire and to heat my meal. I like cooking fried beans and starry eggs. That's what I like to eat when my mom is not home. Thank you for praying for me.<br />
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I'll go with the letter dated March 30 now. Thank you for sending me the Wizard of Oz story and the photo. I like going to CDC, singing cheerful praises and bible verses that help my spiritual life. It is nice that even though you have not visited my country you have lots of information about it. My country is beautiful and nice. The only bad thing is that there is too much crimes and they kill people without any regrets.<br />
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I'll go with the April 6th letter now. The festivity we have right now is Indian Lempira's Day. It is a nice celebration because there are many boys and girls that dress up like Indians used to do. I like it very much. Thank you for the letter and photos of your mom and your husband. Give them a kiss for me. I send greetings to the girls and lots of hugs.<br />
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April 29th is next. Congratulations to Brianna because she lost the tooth. She seems to be a brave girl. I encourage her to keep being brave because there are some other kids who cry. I can imagine a beautiful landscape when you talk about the wild flowers. We are on winter in Honduras right now. There are rainy days and sunny days sometimes. I do think about what I'm going to do the next day. I sleep at my mom's house. I sleep with my brother Franklin. Thank you for the Bible text, Jeremiah 29:11 and also for Brianna's photo.<br />
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May 22nd letter. My family and I are healthy. Thank you for Amy's story. It seems that she fought for the boys and girls who suffered. Thank you for Amy's and for India's country photos.<br />
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May 26th letter. Thank you for the photos you sent me. Let me tell you that there is a variety of ladybugs here in Honduras and I like seeing them because there are many trees and grass here where I live. You look so relaxed in the hoto. It seems that you really like playing the guitar<i> (I sent a picture of Ned playing the guitar...earlier he thought Ned was Walt).</i> I would like t know what your favorite color is. What is your favorite animal? What date of the year is special for you? I always keep you in my prayers. May God bless you with lots of health and joy. I ask you to pray for me because I'll graduate from the 6th grade this year. I hope it is pretty and special for my family. I wish with all my heart that God bless you every day by your family's side. Goodbye.<br />
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<i>He also sent maybe the best drawing I've received from any of the kids.</i><br />
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Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434642491887089964.post-85111348922286659662015-09-09T15:57:00.002-07:002015-09-09T15:57:25.238-07:00New Kiva Loan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sidi is married and has four children all of whom attend school. She
owns a house that neither has electricity nor piped water. Her
greatest monthly expenses are food and school fees.<br />
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For the past five years, she has owned a food stall business, for
neighbours and town dwellers. She faces a major challenge of
fluctuations in number of clients hence perishable of goods leading to
losses.<br />
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With the Kshs 50,000 she wants to purchase stock of goods like sugar,
rice, maize and wheat flour and cooking fat oil. She dreams of expanding
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