i just had my mind blown.
here i was, on my own darn blog, and i see my own darn compassion international widget.
(it’s over there on the left. see it? yup.)
ok, so on it, i see this beautiful girl and i had to click. so i did.
and i am reading about rosemary. she is seven years old.
her household duties?
Carrying water, gardening and caring for children.
i look up again. seven? yes. she’s seven.
ok, so this is not uncommon. many children care for their siblings in africa. even younger ones.
and then, what do i read?
There are 9 children in the family.
NINE CHILDREN?! OH MY GOODNESS.
this girl helps care for her eight brothers & sisters!
and i keep reading…and learn this:
Half of the adults are unemployed but some work as subsistence farmers and earn the equivalent of $6 per month.
her family maybe makes six bucks a month. i spent that much on gas driving today!
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now, imagine with me a moment…(insert floaty, dreamy music here)…
someone sponsors rosemary. $32/month. that is six times what her parents make! her entire humongous family begins to see the benefits of having rosemary registered with compassion international.
but…not only that…
rosemary’s family hears about jesus! (this is a cool story about how a family came to know christ through a sponsored child).
ahhh-mazing?
indeed.
plus, can you imagine the incredible stories you are going to hear from a little girl with eight siblings? that is going to be some fun letter-exchanging going on right there.
ROSEMARY HAS BEEN SPONSORED! THANK YOU!!!sponsor rosemary now! note: please do not click the ?select this child? button unless you are sure you would like to sponsor her, as doing so will make her page unavailable for an hour or so.
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7 responses to “seven year old babysitters”
precious girl
I wish I could sponsor every single one.
I love the missionary work you do for Compassion from your computer. To me, that is “Ahhh-mazing.”
Thanks Anne for caring about the world.
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I’m with Compassion, too! Thanks for speaking up for those who cannot speak for themselves. I’m right there with you.
so true. I need to sponser a child, thank you for the inspiration!
wanted to say hey! been reading your Relevant stuff :) Am a YP wife doing life with students. found your site on ragamuffinsoul (we’re adopting our little girl from Korea). would LOVE to go to Uganda…we’ve had our Compassion daughter for 6 years…Daphine. She is amazing, just like Rosemary. How was your visit?
I have 3 girls in africa with compassion. Their letters to me do much more for me than I do for them. If I had more than a pension I would want dozens of these children.
I sponsor several children, I wish I could sponsor more.