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How Experiencing Guatemala Formed A Child Sponsorship Relationship

Our first child sponsorship story comes from Casey Simpson!  


In October of 2016 I went to Guatemala for the first time. We did all the normal stuff you do when you come to Guatemala. We went to the school and the church, and then we went to Gerona, the place I fell in love with. The first couple of times there, I just walked around trying to find a place to fit in. Then one day, we were playing football waiting for the kids to come, then three boys came up and joined us in the game. One boy stuck out to me. He stayed by my side the whole time we played. He was the sweetest kid I had met there. When we left and went back to America, I decided I wanted to sponsor him. So in December, I was officially sponsoring him, and it was the best feeling in the world. 




Fast forward to June of 2017 when I got to go back to Guatemala. I was told we were only going to Gerona one day. I got scared because I thought he wouldn't come and I wasn't going to get to see him. As we pulled up, I started getting nervous and excited. We walked in and I didn't see him at first. I started to worry. He came around the corner, and I ran up to him and hugged him and started to cry. I didn't know what to say so I just gave him the gifts I had brought for him. He hugged me and opened the gift and gave me a thumbs up. I knew everything was going to be great. He took his backpack of gifts and some friends and went to a corner and looked at everything he had just gotten. I was so happy, and he had the biggest smile ever. I got to sit by him and dance and sing with him. Then we played soccer with some of his friends. As the day went on and it was time for him to go, he came up to me and said goodbye. I started to cry again. He is so special to me, and I love him so much. I'm so thankful I met him and got to sponsor him. I'm working very hard to come back next year to see him again. 



I had no plans of sponsoring someone because I was a senior in high school. I didn't think that I could afford it, but God had different plans. He has always provided money. 








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