Meet Barbara's 5th sponsored child Pearl!

Pearl is from the Philippines. Here is what Barbara wrote regarding Pearl:

This is a brief bio for Pearl since I have not been able to visit her and doubt that I ever will due to the distance and very hot climate.

All of my sponsored children were chosen for a reason or to celebrate an event. In the case of Pearl she was a birthday present for myself for a special birthday and hers was the closest to mine - besides she was very cute too!! I began sponsoring her in September, 2006.

She is the youngest of a family of five with two older siblings, a brother and a sister. Pearl Daphne is possibly the most clever of all my seven children. She wrote her first letter to me when she was only five in beautiful hand-writing with well spaced words. She names all the dolls that I send her and loves to read particularly rhyming fairy tales. She is always so grateful for the things that I send her in direct packages particularly dolls and Hallowe'en dress up clothes.

At the end of last year I sent the family a Special Needs donation so that they could buy a much needed table and five chairs as well as many food items. Evidently, Pearl was so exited to be able to choose it from the large shopping mall and that she would be able to use it to do her homework. Mother Joan was equally delighted that the family would now all be able to eat together. They received it just in time to be able to use it for the Filipino Christmas Eve celebration

I always carefully check out all the photos from Quezon City just in case Pearl might appear. My persistance was rewarded when she was featured in the Feb 27th CI Blog "Sam in the Philippines". Pearl is shown in the 10th and last photo for that day with the footnote "Friday ended with sponsored children, excited to hear about their sponsors and excited to send a message of thanks back." As you can imagine I was delighted to see Pearl Daphne and her Mother, Joan, included in the photo.

Though Pearl is still very young she has great potential and I am sure that she will do very well in life.

And here is her bio:

Age: 6	Gender: F	Date of Birth: 10/16/2002
Height: 4 Feet 0 Inches		Weight: 56 Pounds		Hair Color: Black		Eye Color: Brown
2. Health problems, if any: None
3. Attends School: Yes
4. Favorite School Subjects: Art
Favorite Pastimes or Sports: Playing with friends
Chores at Home: Sweeping
Talents or Hobbies: Singing, Dancing
Languages Spoken: Filipino
INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR CHILD'S FAMILY:
5. Approximate monthly income for the family (in U.S. Dollars): $194.00
6. Name of Father: Elarde			Age: 40	Occupation: Driver
(If not present, why?)
7. Name of Mother: Joan			Age: 35	Occupation: Homemaker
(If not present, why?)
8. Brothers and Sisters:
Name Neil Bryan		Age 17	Gender M	Name Pearl Diane		Age 15	Gender F
9. Child now living with: Parents
INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR CHILD'S HOME:
10. Description of Home: One multi-use room
Cooking Facilities: Kerosine stove
Sleeping Accommodations: Sleeps on the floor with mattress
Home Construction: Walls Concrete			Roof Plywood		Floor Concrete
11. Facilities and Services:
Water Source/Storage: Neighbor's faucet
Electricity: Non-regulated usage
Sanitary Facility: Latrine