Who has the most patience?

I went to the mail box today with high hopes of letters or pictures from my kids. There was nothing :o(

I know that we will have lots of pictures and letters soon, but I am not very patient. That is why I write to my children so often, as well as send packages. You would not believe it, but I write at least once a month (I try for twice a month). That is a lot of writing! I know we will be getting the pictures from our Summer packages soon.

So, I have no news to report because I haven't gotten any letters or pictures lately. Instead, I am going to tell you about what Jaden and I have going on for her sponsor children. I have taken the single strand necklaces that the MIC group made and added a charms that says "friends" to them. Jaden is sending one to each of her girls. She is, also, going to send them each a picture of herself with the same necklace on. The letter will go something like this:

"I am giving you this necklace to let you know that you are always in my thoughts. It says "friends" because I consider you a good friend of mine. I have the same necklace. When you are wearing your necklace, you will be reminded that I am wearing a necklace, too. We will always be reminded of each other. Even though we are far away, we can still be close at heart. I love you and send you a BIG hug!"

Jaden's First Letter to Mikerange

Jaden just sent her first letter to Mikerange. She drew her a picture of the two of them together, and I typed up this simple letter using the info in the files section of the HHH yahoo group. If you want to know what Jaden's letter says, you will have to check out the yahoo group for yourself :o) I didn't know the information was there, but since I found it, I thought I would use it. I will use the same type of letter the next time I write to my boys in Haiti. It is real simple, but at least I know she will be able to get someone to read it to her. She is 7, and will be 8 next month. However, she is only in the preschool program. She probably does not know how to read yet.

In Jaden's letter to Mikerange, she is, also, including 2 pictures of herself, a pack of stickers, and a bracelet. I think the 2 of them will become fast friends!

Cheri Mikerange

M rele Jaden. Mwen se sponsor ou. Sa vle di mwen te voye kob la a Paste Noel pou ou ale lekol! Mwen resevwa foto ou la. Ou vreman bèl.
Mwen gen 5 ans. Mwen rete nan peyi la USA. Mwen renmen: fe desen, fe tablo, monte bisiklet M'ap anpil kontan ou se nouvo zanmi mwen. Fe repons pou mwen ou fe desen pou mwen souple. Mwen ap tann lèt ou. Mwen vle apran plis a pe pre ou! Mwen anbrase ou byen fò – Eske ou santi sa?

Zanmi ou,

Jaden

Mwen priye pou ou chak jou.

Jaden's Sponsor Girls

Mikerange lives in Juchereau, Haiti and is 7 years old

Leydi lives in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and is 8 years old.

Vanesah lives in Kampala, Uganda, and she is 7 years old.

Jaden now has a 3rd sponsor child. I wish I had recorded her last night. It was wild to watch her try to pick the 3rd child. She wanted all of them, of course.

Here is how the third one happened:

When I was searching the His Hands for Haiti site for a sponsor child, Jaden saw one that she wanted. Her name is Woobiana. Well, I wasn't 100% sure that she really wanted to sponsor another child, and I knew that I did want one. Of course, I was looking at the boys because I have always had a close bond to the boys. I took on a boy instead of giving her another girl.

Then, I noticed that Woobiana's sponsorship was pending, and then, still pending for awhile. I asked Jamie how long the children remain "pending" before they are released to a different sponsor. When she heard that the original sponsor couldn't take her after all, she contacted me.

When we finally got home from the doctor & pharmacy last night, I showed Jaden Woobiana's picture again. When she heard that she was 8 years old, she said that she would rather have one who is 5. Thus began the process of her trying to figure out who she would sponsor. She narrowed it down to a 4 year old, a 5 year old, a 7 year old, and Woobiana the 8 year old. She said she couldn't decide and just wanted them all (yeah, right!!!) It took her about 20 minutes to finally say that she was making Mikerange her final choice. Whew!

It was strange to see Jaden so confused about who to pick. She is only 5, but she reminded me of the struggle most of us are in. How many times have you seen a child you really wished you could make room for on the budget? Or how many times have you taken on yet another child when you said you could not take another one?

So, that is how that happened, and now Jaden has one more child to write to!