The day started slow at the mall, not to many people walking by our booth. It seemed that the little rain that fell over Chilliwack made people stayed at home or just away from the mall. Sean and I where working together in the morning and on a couple of occasions we found ourselves talking to no one, since we had no one walking by. However, we both kept telling each other that it was going to be a great day, we set the goal for six sponsors during and yes, we did it; we found six sponsors!
Earlier in the day, before Sean left, I stopped two girls and started talking to them about the challenging life of the children we have at the booth. They both seemed really interested in helping but also looked extremely young. Early in the conversation I told them "you guys look very young, just so you know you do have to be over 18 to sponsor a child." "we are!" they said. So we kept the conversation going and at the end, when I asked them to sponsor one of them told me that even though she really really wanted to do it, she could't since she did not have a job; the other girl didn't say anything but I could see in her eyes that she really wanted to do it also. I let them go.
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| Hallie, holding Nadege picture folder |
Maybe an hour after they left the booth, they came back! The girl that didn't say anything was so moved that she decided to sponsor a child, that girl's name is Hallie. Hallie decided to sponsor Nadege, a girl from Chad. We talked about the sponsorship program and how it brings such a powerful and meaningful change to the children that get sponsor. I am always amazed when such young people, like Hallie, are so aware of the challenges that poverty brings to children, but I am more impressed when someone so young is willing to go out their way and help a child. It only shows the huge heart this young girl has.
Thanks Halllie for making such a huge difference on Nadege life, she and her family will thank you forever.
The Lantern Project
-Javier Cuellar-
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