I'd like to write a child. How do I get on the waiting list for a correspondent child?
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Hello again. I lost my girl from Guatemala, would you mind putting me on the list for another? Any age between or including 5-16. Specifically a girl. Thanks! :)
Sierra, Employee
Hello, Elsje :) I am sorry you lost your girl! I will certainly add your new request to the list today.
Hello again! I noticed I lost my correspondent from El Salvador as well. May I please be put on the list for another little girl there? Thank you!!
Sarah, Official Rep
Hi Mary! I am so sorry that you lost your child from El Salvador! I have placed you on the waiting list for another little girl from El Salvador this morning :).
Hi! Could I please be placed on the correspondent list for 2 girls from Brazil- 1 age 10 or under, and one any age? Thanks so much!
Hello! I believe I’m on the list for two more correspondents, girls or boys ages 10 and under, from any countries other than Kenya and El Salvador. Can I please add 3 additional specific requests for a boy 10 or under from Haiti, a boy 10 or under from Nicaragua, and a boy or girl 10 or under from Honduras? Thank you!
Sierra, Employee
Hi Taj! Yes, absolutely. The two existing requests you have are still there, and I have added your three additional requests to the list today. :)
Hi once again, I have noticed I'm down one child. I believe it's Florence? Either way, Florence is not in the list and I don't think I have a request out for a girl in Ghana (4-17). I know I still have the Guatemala request. If I'm missing any countries, add them on, too, with the same preferences. :) Thanks!
Leah, Employee
Hello Elsje! I have added your request to the waitlist.
Oops, that isn't the one I just lost! I have two Ghanan children, so take the Ghana request off. I will get back to you when I figure out if I lost a country.
It was Kavin in Uganda that I lost. So now my requests should just be for 1 Guatemalan girl and 1 Ugandan girl between those ages. Thanks!!
Missy, Employee
Absolutely, Elsje. I will make sure your name is added onto the list with those specifics. Have a great day!
I hope those two requests are still pending. I was assigned a new Haitian child, which is absolutely fine, but I still want to write to Uganda and Guatemala. :)
Leah, Employee
Yes, I do see that there are still requests on the correspondent wait list for you.
Is there anyway to find out where I am on the correspondent list? Thanks! I’m on the list for two kids, no specifications. :)
Sierra, Employee
Hi Kristin! There are 115 general requests waiting to be filled before you. I also see that one of your requests is for a child in Asia; did you want to change that to a general request? I apologize if we put that in incorrectly!
Hi Sierra! One should be listed from Asia if you have it, but that you shouldn’t need to wait for a child from Asia if there is someone else more in need. Go ahead and change it to a general request or keep it in Asia or wherever most needed. I have strong cultural and linguistic ties to Asia and Latin America, but I do sponsor children from there already and my ultimate desire is just to be a “word sponsor” for any kid that needs it the most. I love letter writing and sponsor a girl in nicaragua through world vision, and recently started sponsoring girl in Thailand through compassion, and recently became a correspondent to a boy in Burkina Faso. It absolutely breaks my heart to think of so many sponsored children not receiving letters! Thus I have spread the word to many and am surprised at how many people are surprised and excited to find a way to engage in child sponsorship ministry who have wanted to for a long time but can’t afford it. I guess I’m just saying do what you want with how to list my request! If there’s a group that’s hard to find sponsors for, or if general requests are what’s most needed, put me wherever I can be of good use :)
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Sierra, Employee
Kristin, I love your heart! I will make note of that on your request for a child from Asia - that you would prefer a child from there, but if there's someone with a greater need, you will take that child. Thank you so much for being willing to correspond with children who are in the most need. :)
Thanks! Are those two requests on the same spot on the list or different? I’m trying to think of if I’m likely to be assigned them before I start a heavy two month work schedule from June-August in which case I may make myself a template to prewrite a letter to send if they’re not assigned until July for example. That way I can still zip off an introductory letter or a card or something during that especially busy season.
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Sierra, Employee
They're both near each other on the list, since they were added within a couple days of each other. Unfortunately, I can't give you an exact time when they will be fulfilled, but as of right now, we've been filling requests in about a month to a month and a half, so I could estimate that your requests would (hopefully!) be filled by the end of June.
Also, is it possible to receive sponsorship history and past photos from my sweet little correspondent guy’s time already with compassion? BF023300044
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Sierra, Employee
Absolutely. I will send you an email with that information now!
Sierra, could I do the same? That would be neat to see the past info, photos, ect.
Sierra, Employee
Sure thing, Michael! Is there a specific child you would like this information on?
TH036500094 and CO017201305, these are the two older kiddos that I personally sponsor, does that makes a difference?
Sierra, Employee
I can definitely send you info on those two children! You can technically request information on any of the children you sponsor or correspond with; I just wanted to make sure I understood whom you wanted information on! I will send you an email now with their history and photos. :)
Could I also have that for the girl I just started sponsoring? TH080601029 curious to see if I’m her first sponsor :)
Sierra, Employee
Yes! I'll send you an email now.
Is there anyway I could get an update on where I am on the list? Sorry, don’t want to bug anyone! But I’m super excited about this ministry and love praying for and writing to the kids I already sponsor/correspond with! I have a whole binder for their information and their letters and the letters I send, and a letter writing box! I hope there’s not more kids on the list then there are correspondents, and I wish I could correspond with 30 or 40 but there’s no way I can do that haha. My little sister would also like to know where she is.
My number is 08800701 and my sister’s is 08801040. Between us we have been able to also get more people to sign up as correspondents! We’ve found many people who have longed to sponsor for even several years but haven’t been able to swing the financial commitment, but who are delighted to be able to be an encouragement in a child’s life.
My number is 08800701 and my sister’s is 08801040. Between us we have been able to also get more people to sign up as correspondents! We’ve found many people who have longed to sponsor for even several years but haven’t been able to swing the financial commitment, but who are delighted to be able to be an encouragement in a child’s life.
Is there anyway I could get an update on where I am on the list? Sorry, don’t want to bug anyone! But I’m super excited about this ministry and love praying for and writing to the kids I already sponsor/correspond with! I have a whole binder for their information and their letters and the letters I send, and a letter writing box! I hope there’s not more kids on the list then there are correspondents, and I wish I could correspond with 30 or 40 but there’s no way I can do that haha. My little sister would also like to know where she is.
My number is 08800701 and my sister’s is 08801040. Between us we have been able to also get more people to sign up as correspondents! We’ve found many people who have longed to sponsor for even several years but haven’t been able to swing the financial commitment, but who are delighted to be able to be an encouragement in a child’s life.
My number is 08800701 and my sister’s is 08801040. Between us we have been able to also get more people to sign up as correspondents! We’ve found many people who have longed to sponsor for even several years but haven’t been able to swing the financial commitment, but who are delighted to be able to be an encouragement in a child’s life.
Sarah, Official Rep
Hi Kristin! We are happy to let you know where you are on our waiting list right now! You are currently at numbers 307 and 326. Your sister's request is number 324 :). Thank you so much for encouraging others to become correspondent sponsors!
Thank you so muc Sarah! I am confused though because last week I was 116? Although that was specified general (any age, gender, country), and my sister was special needs specifically of any age gender or country. Could you explain this? Thanks!
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Anna, Employee
Hi Kristin! You are 116 on the list of general requests, not all requests. Ofall the requests we have, you are 307 and 326, but if we categorize them just bygeneral requests, you are at 116.
Hi! I just got my second correspondence child, a seven year old boy named Rahul in East Indonesia. This is especially special to me as my mother grew up in Indonesia! I cannot wait to write him his first letter this evening and send him some stickers. He’s precious!
1) can someone please send me his sponsorship history and all available photos! Thanks!
2) and can someone edit my last general request on the correspondence list to a girl from any country any age? I love already have two boys and would love to have a mix to correspond with! Then with my compassion sponsor girl I could have two boys and two girls! However, if there is a greater or more urgent need for a third boy, feel free to give him to me anyway!
1) can someone please send me his sponsorship history and all available photos! Thanks!
2) and can someone edit my last general request on the correspondence list to a girl from any country any age? I love already have two boys and would love to have a mix to correspond with! Then with my compassion sponsor girl I could have two boys and two girls! However, if there is a greater or more urgent need for a third boy, feel free to give him to me anyway!
Oh his ID is IO056600377
Anna, Employee
Hi Kristin! Thank you for taking such an interest in Rahul's life. I just sent you an email with some more information on him, such as photos and sponsorship history. :) I was also able to update your correspondent request to a girl of any age from any country. We so appreciate your desire to be such a voice of encouragement in all of these kiddos lives.
Thank you for editing my request! I’d still be overjoyed to get a third little boy if that’s the need although I would really love to have a second little girl so I can have two of each!
Can I ask how I got Rahul so fast? I thought I was 300-something on the list though. Thank you so much! He’s so precious and the perfect little boy for me to encourage, thank you for all you do!
Can I ask how I got Rahul so fast? I thought I was 300-something on the list though. Thank you so much! He’s so precious and the perfect little boy for me to encourage, thank you for all you do!
On that 300 some odd list is requests of people who are requesting for a specific center. Or only for girls. Or only for specific ages in a specific country. They get skipped if the child doesn't fit their specifications. I find i generally get new correspondents fairly quickly when I request any child any where. And it takes longer when I start specifying.
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Anna, Employee
Hello Kristin! When we assigned you Rahul, though you around 300 on the list of general requests, you were actually around third on the list for a child from Asia. This is why you were able to be assigned as Rahul's correspondent so quickly. :)
Oh, is it a lot harder to find correspondents for boys? If so go ahead and put me on for either a boy to a girl again! If it’s about the same, go ahead and put me on a list for a girl. :)
Oh, if i was third on the list for Asia, is it harder to find correspondents for Asia or something? Go ahead and make my specifications for the last child whatever is hardest to find correspondents for, or if you think i should stay general i can do that. Give me your toughest kid to find a correspondent for and I would be overjoyed to get to encourage him or her through letters and small paper gifts!
I hate to think of any child overlooked!
Kristin: When I say any child any where, I figure I am leaving it up to God for who most needs me to write to them. Currently I feel rather full with the number of correspondents I have and am planning to visit a couple of countries and thus looking specifically for correspondents who I could visit in those countries so I don't mind having requests on the list that take longer to find the right child.
Oh wow Sarah, thanks for sharing! I think that’s a beautiful way to put it, and I hadn’t thought of it quite like that. I guess I’ve been thinking of it more as a fear that there are more children waiting on the list then there are correspondents. The time to wait doesn’t bother me so much as the fear that there will be some children who don’t get any correspondents. But when you put it that way, trusting God to match the right child to the right correspondent makes so much sense. Thank you so much for sharing, thinking about it that way gives me so much peace!
So sorry to be a bother, but if someone could edit my request a final time back to any child anywhere, that would be fantastic. :)
So sorry to be a bother, but if someone could edit my request a final time back to any child anywhere, that would be fantastic. :)
Anna, Employee
Kristin, what Sarah said is right. It is also usually much harder to find a correspondent for boys, which means that when we do receive a request to correspond with a boy, it is usually filled much quicker. Would you like for me to update your request to any gender? This would allow for any child who needs a correspondent to be assigned to you.
Oh yes please do that! i didn’t know that! Seems like a good option to trust that God will send the right little boy or girl my way! Thank you for all you do!
Sierra, Employee
Kristin, I have ensured that your request on the list is for any child of any age from any country. Thank you so much for being open with your requests, and for trusting God to send you the right kiddo. :) We appreciate all that you do for these children!
Hello!
May I please added to the list for two boys any age, one in Honduras, one in Guatemala?
Blessings,
Mary
May I please added to the list for two boys any age, one in Honduras, one in Guatemala?
Blessings,
Mary
Sierra, Employee
Hello, Mary! Most certainly. I have added your requests to the list today. :)
Hi! I just got assigned a precious little girl in Tanzania to correspond with. Her name is Mather and her ID is TZ026500106. Could someone please send me her sponsorship history as well as any other photos of her on file? And also could I found out if she has parents or not and what their occupations are? And if she has any siblings? I’ve usually been able to see those things but for her I can’t. Also, is her correspondence language Swahili? Thank you!
Sierra, Employee
Hi Kristin, I will send you an email with all of that information!
Hello! Could I please be put on the list for two correspondent children? I have no preferences regarding age, gender, or location.
Sierra, Employee
Hi, Emily! Thanks for reaching out to us. I will add two general requests to the list today for you!
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Hi,
I was just wondering where I was on the list. My sponsorship number is 08052979. Also, can I add myself to the list for two more general requests?
I was just wondering where I was on the list. My sponsorship number is 08052979. Also, can I add myself to the list for two more general requests?
Sarah, Official Rep
Hi Jessica! Your current request is number 352 on the list, and I have added you for two more requests today.
Hi, can I find out which of my requests are still pending and where they are on the list? Thank you!!
Missy, Employee
Hi Kristin. You have two pending requests on the list. For your request for a child from any country, any gender and any age you are 44th place on the list. In regards to your request for a boy in Brazil, you are 4th on the list.
Can you please put me on the list for two girls in Guatemala, 1 child any gender in Colombia and 1 girl from Honduras -all can be any age. My sponsor number 06988058. Thank you
Sarah, Official Rep
Hi Bre! I've got you on the waiting list for these four requests :).
Missy, Employee
Hi, can I be added to the correspondent child waiting list for a general request?
Sarah, Sponsor and Donor Relations, Social Media
Hi Erin! I just added you to the list for this request this morning :).
Rebekah, Employee
Hi! Could you please put me on the list for two more correspondent children? I write to many children regularly and it is my joy and a big part of my ministry. One girl and one boy please, anywhere, ages 3-17. Thank you!
ALSO. The US address on my account is not current as I am living in France. It is just an address for relatives. Is it possible to NOT have their packets sent and just have their pictures/bookmarks/additional information scanned to the email address on my account! Thank you!
ALSO. The US address on my account is not current as I am living in France. It is just an address for relatives. Is it possible to NOT have their packets sent and just have their pictures/bookmarks/additional information scanned to the email address on my account! Thank you!
Sierra, Employee
Hi Kristin! I have added those two new requests for you on the list today.
Also, I have requested that no physical mail be sent to you. This may take about a month to fully take effect. We aren't able to send photo updates via email unless you specifically ask when you notice a child has had an update, but we are always happy to send you whatever information you request via email. :) I am sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, but thanks so much for understanding!
Also, I have requested that no physical mail be sent to you. This may take about a month to fully take effect. We aren't able to send photo updates via email unless you specifically ask when you notice a child has had an update, but we are always happy to send you whatever information you request via email. :) I am sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, but thanks so much for understanding!
Thank you so much! I completely understand!
Oh also! I was just notified of a name change to one of my sponsor kids, but not what the name change was. His name as I know it is David Silva and his number is BR057700220. I am able to read Portuguese quite well so I read the original letters and the volunteer writing on his behalf seemed to spell it Devid. If someone could contact me with an update on his name that’d be great! I’m hoping I’m just spelling his name wrong and not writing in the wrong name! But having lived in Latin America myself I know how these mix-ups can happen fairly easily. Thank you!
Shannon Massey, Employee
Hey Kristin,
So, it looks like the "name change" was just his family name. I do see that he does prefer to go by "David" though. So no change really on your part! So sorry for the confusion!
So, it looks like the "name change" was just his family name. I do see that he does prefer to go by "David" though. So no change really on your part! So sorry for the confusion!
Hi, is his family name no longer Silva? Thank you!
Sierra, Employee
Hi Kristin. David's family name is still Silva. :)
Hi, could I check where I am on the list for a boy? Thanks!
Sierra, Employee
Hi Kristin! Currently, there are 35 general requests ahead of yours on the list. :)
Hello!
I was wondering if I could please be added to the list for a 9-12 year old girl, any country. Thanks! I know it is pretty specific, but I am willing to wait! :)
I was wondering if I could please be added to the list for a 9-12 year old girl, any country. Thanks! I know it is pretty specific, but I am willing to wait! :)
Hello! Can you please tell me if I'm still on the correspondence waiting list? If not, I'd like to write to 3 children from anywhere, any age, etc. Thank you!!
Sierra, Employee
Hi Julie! You are not currently on the waiting list, so I have added your three requests to the list today!
Sierra, Employee
Actually, Julie, I'm going to send you an email regarding these requests before we add them to the list. Please keep an eye out; you should be receiving it shortly. :)
Hi ladies! I just recently lost my Word Vision girl in Nicaragua because she moved away from the community, and so in her honour I would love to correspond with a girl there, around the ages of 9-15. I know it’s a rather specific request, but I’m willing to wait because I’ve worked with a lot of trafficking/abuse victims/orphans in a girls’ home there and I have a huge heart for the girls of Nicaragua. Thank you so much!
Sierra, Employee
Hi Kristin! Yes, I can certainly add this request to the list for you today. What a sweet idea, to correspond with a girl in your previously sponsored child's honor!
Hi ladies! Can I have a list of my pending requests please? I’m working on a new system to keep my compassion information better organized and I’d love to remember which requests I have pending. Thank you so much!
Christina, Employee
Hi Kristin! I'm happy to help you! :) I'm sending you a list of your requests now via private message. Have a blessed day!
I lost a correspondent child of 3+ years - Esther Barkwende BF035100376. Could someone let me know what happened?
Sierra, Employee
Hi Rachel! We are so thankful for the years you spent investing in Esther's life as her faithful correspondent. Thank you so much. Sadly, we have learned that the supporter of Esther has ended the sponsorship. Sadly, this means that you will no longer be able to continue writing to her as a correspondent. Because you have made an investment in Esther's life by writing letters, you are welcome to pick up the financial sponsorship, if you would like. If that's something you'd like to do, would you please let us know by this Thursday? Either way, whatever you decide, please know that we are so thankful for your dedication to writing to her all these years!
I'll definitely sponsor her! I met her last year and she's an amazing kid. Looking forward to the many more years ahead :)
Wonderful for both of you!
Sierra, Employee
Rachel, thank you so much! She will be so happy to be able to continue being supported by you! In order to get that sponsorship set up, I'm going to send you an email now.
Sierra, Employee
Rachel Crosby
Shannon Massey, Employee
Thank you so very much for choosing to financially sponsor these two sweet kiddos! What an absolute blessing! :) Would you like us to set them up to pull automatically on the 25th of each month with your other kiddos? If so, I can set this up to pull from your credit card on file. Otherwise, I can add these two children to your account and you can go online to set them up to pull from your check account like you have the others. Just let us know what is best for you. Thank you again, Rachel!
Rachel Crosby
Shannon Massey, Employee
Are you okay if we do the first contribution today and set up your ongoing contributions to begin the 25th of May?
Rachel Crosby
Shannon Massey, Employee