Fw: Gifts for Sponsored Children

[richard everett]

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Kerri Thornton <ke...@africanewlife.org>
To: Richard Everett <rrever...@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 5:15 PM
Subject: Gifts for Sponsored Children

Hi Richard,

 

I wanted to send out the following content to your team members who sponsor a child. As we previously discussed, I am running it past you first to determine if it fits with what has already been communicated.

 

Thanks for taking a look!

 

I am writing to outline some important points about gifts for your sponsored child. When doing a home visit with a sponsored child it is appropriate both culturally and as a sponsor to bring a gift of some kind to their home. Home visits are a time to learn more about your sponsored child and to esteem and respect the family as a whole. ANLM has moved to a system that standardizes what gifts are given on these home visits. Of the list below, Option #1 is our preference. Here are some gift options:

 1.       A $50 gift of food for 1 month. This gift amount will be added to individual trip budgets beforehand in ANLM's office and the items purchased by Rwandan staff before the team arrives. The $50 will buy beans, rice, corn-flour, sugar, cooking oil, Vaseline and soap for the sponsored child. This is a gift that blesses the whole family, not just your sponsored child. Depending on the size of the family, this food can last many weeks.

2.       A sponsor can bring items from the U.S. that are age and gender appropriate for their sponsored child. We ask that these items fit in small bag or backpack, please no duffel bags! Appropriate items include sports equipment or magazines, clothes, school supplies, books, card games, jump ropes, pictures of your family, stickers, etc. Inappropriate items include shampoo, toiletries or cosmetics like nail polish or perfume, medicine, vitamins, electronics, candy or money.

3.       A gift from Africa New Life’s online store. If a sponsor chooses to give a gift from the ANLM online store, the purchase must be done at least 2 months before their trip and the U.S. office must be notified. When you notify the Team Trip Administrator, your ordered item will be held for delivery during your home visit.

I would like to stress that in both options 1 and 3 communication with the U.S. office is key to ensuring that a gift is taken care of for your child. This needs to be decided and communicated to me by ! The options listed above are not mutually exclusive. And sponsors do not need to feel pressured to do all of the options listed above. Any of the gifts above will be cherished by the child.

Take care, Kerri Thornton

 

 

 

kerri thornton | team trip and church administrator
phone 503.906.1597 | email ke...@africanewlife.org |
africa new life ministries 7145 sw varns, ste 201 | portland, or 97223 |main 503.906.1590 | web www.africanewlife.org