The Power of Connection

Today we got to spend the day with our sponsored children at the Safari Walk (zoo) on a field trip. This is a time for the children to break away from their normal routine of school and experience something different. For some this was a trip they had taken before and others it was their first time. 

For me I approached today as an opportunity to spend more time with our two sponsored boys, Brian and Stallone. What I found was a day of connection. Together with Brian, Stallone and 17 other Snyder sponsored children we walked through the park connecting with each other exploring. I was filled with joy as two young girls clung to my hands the ENTIRE walk through the zoo. We connected!

After lunch we returned to Bondini to hand out pictures and gifts that were purchased for our sponsored children. Each child was given a fresh uniform and a picture of their sponsored person or family. It was touching to see the connection that each child had while holding that picture. I even had the opportunity to further that connection by giving the names and any stories that I personally had about the sponsoring families. After giving the names of one family to a little girl by touching each image I walked away and from a distance I watched her gently touching the face of each image on her own. She connected. 

My big takeaway from this trip has been  the importance of intentional connection in all of my relationships but especially with Brian and Stallone. In a place where these children do not have a lot, the one thing they do have are connections that will keep them going through whatever they face.

So connect. MOHI has given you all of the tools to easily connect with your sponsored child through the MOHI App. These children will hold on to those letters, messages and pictures with everything they have. It will make a difference.