We asked our sponsors what advice they’d give on how to build connections with their sponsor child and class, and we loved the honesty of some of the answers 😁 For as many sponsors as love messaging Guatemala through Sponsorsoft, there’s other who responded like this:
“Write them regularly (I don’t currently follow this advice).”
“Make a point of replying to emails which I always forget to do.”
“Not good at letter writing, etc. We’re much better at praying for our child.”
“I’m not very good at building connection. But sending pictures is good which I’ve done a bit.”
For those of you who are great at writing your child or class – thank you! The kids love getting messages.
For those who wish they were, here’s a quick template you can use right now to check “write my child or class” off your to-do list (and yes, feel free to attach a picture!):
Hello dear NAME/ CLASS! I’m so happy to be writing you today! I’m sending you a message from CITY, COUNTRY to let you know that I have been thinking about you.
I hope that you and your FAMILY/TEACHER are doing well. What have you been excited about learning?
When I was your age, I liked learning about A SUBJECT YOU LIKED. Today, I still like learning about SOMETHING YOU LIKE LEARNING ABOUT NOW.
I’m so glad you are in school, and I’m happy to be your sponsor. I want you to know that I think about you and PRAY FOR YOU/ CHEER YOU ON FROM FAR AWAY. I know that you are POSITIVE TRAIT (LIKE FULL OF POTENTIAL/BRAVE/LOVED) and I believe God’s got great things planned for you today and in the future.
Here is a Bible verse that I like that I wanted to share with you: BIBLE VERSE YOU LIKE. Do you have a favorite Bible verse?
I’m sending lots of hugs and BEST WISHES/PRAYERS to you from COUNTRY.
May God bless you so much this school year!
YOUR NAME
Login to sponsorsoft to write your child or class here: