I Used To Be A Sponsored Child

We moved at Damilag, when I was 8 years old, I was in grade 2. When I was in grade 3, a nun organization came to our school. They were representative of CCF Christian Children’s Fund.

CCF is an organization that helps families over the world by sending one of their children to school. They are helping not only kids but as well as the family by giving them a loan to fixed their house, loan to have a store or a loan that they can used to improve their lives. Anything that good for kids and the family.

I was once a CCF child. I was a sponsored child. They had been a big part of my life. If not because of this organization I am not where I am now. They paid all my school fees, school supplies and even my school uniform. I was a sponsored child from elementary grade till college. This was also why I able to go to a private school for high school.

The organization was been so good to me. When I was elementary I had an American sponsor who lives some where New York. Her name was Louise Cockchairo. She was single with 2 brothers. She kept sending me letters and some dollars for my school, Christmas, and birthday. That was a nice feeling as I remember every time I received something from Louise. She was my sponsor from 3rd grade till I graduated high school. Right after high school Elaine Kain was my 2nd sponsor. She was a single mom with 34 kids. She was only my sponsor for a couple years because the organization thought the families they been helping for a while already had a better living. So they moves somewhere where they know needs more help. But even I no longer had a sponsor the organization still keeps paying my college. Our own group already enough saving that can send everybody to school.

I am not ashamed to be part of this organization. As in return I have my own sponsor child. She lives in Surigao. I am so happy in doing this. I am paying the organization $24 a month. Once in a while I am sending her a gift. I just want her to feel what I was feeling before every time I received something from my sponsor.

When I got her in US I was searching around the web to find my sponsors address as well as phone number. I was not lucky finding Louise but I did able to find Elaine’s address and phone number. I called her to tell her I thankful I am with her help. The 1st comment I heard from her was sorry I no longer have money I can’t sponsor a child anymore. So I introduced my self to her. She was so happy hearing from me.