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I see that we received a letter from you on June 21, 2014. You can expect to receive a response to this letter before the end of the year. You are welcome to write as often as you would like. Our children respond directly to their sponsor's letters, every sixty days. This process is known as reciprocal letter writing and creates a much more meaningful correspondence as you each respond to one another's letters. When I sponsored my child, the letters came slowly at first but once I started writing each month to my little girl, I began receiving letters very frequently and built a wonderful relationship with her. I love watching Dina grow and I pray you have the same experience with Johana!
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Is is appreciated! You can go to the Compassion blog and see all the posts about the difference the letters make to the child.
But yes, waiting for a response is hard. But the good news is soon letters from your child will start coming and since you'e been regurally writing to your child, you should get regular letters back. It may only be once every 2 months that they write (hopefully more), but the letters will come. Patience is hard. I think this initial time is the hardest when you write, wait for the delivery, wait for them to write back, and then wait for the return delivery. But I think about the little girl that I sponsor and how she waited 319 days for a sponsor. Surely I can wait the 4-6 months to get a letter from her, which is only half the time that she had to wait for me to come along.
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Compassion has a reciprocal writing period that is now mandatory for all projects. If you don't write, you should expect letters 2 times a year. If you do, you should be receiving a reply every 60 days within the writing period. Some kids live in remote places though, and communication can take longer. I recommend looking at where your child lives and researching it a bit. Google Images has always shown me quite a bit on the area. If you do not hear from your child for a period of 6 months, please inquire to Compassion about your situation. Often times a project needs reminding of the guidelines, or there is something specifically wrong with your child.
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As for 2x per year, that is what is expected if you do NOT write to your child at all.
There are letter writing days every 60 days and children who DID receive at least one letter from their sponsor within that 60 day period will write at that point. So if you write to your child every month or two, you can expect a letter every 60 days in return (approx. and after a bit of a wait the first time as it takes time for your letter to reach that child. I aim for writing to my kids once-twice a month) But if you haven't written, the child has nothing to reply to and just writes the general letter 2x per year. Letters mean SOOOOOO much to the kids and it's hard for children to write over and over again with no reply, which is why they do not write as often if they are not receiving letters themselves.
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If this is in fact your child, our records indicate that an introduction letter was mailed to you from Jonatan back in April during your first month of sponsorship. I am so very sorry that this letter did not reach you and I want to make sure we resolve this for you. I am wondering if the address we have on file for you is incorrect or has a small error. Have you moved recently? I would encourage you to verify this information by going to your My Account on www.compassion.com to ensure it is correct. Make sure that any apartment numbers and box numbers are accurate and included with the street address. You may also call our office at (800) 336-7676 to confirm this information also. If your address is correct, please let me know and I will ask that another letter be sent to you.
Thank you for your patience! I know you have been anxiously awaiting a letter so that you can begin building a relationship with your sweet boy and I assure you we will figure out what is wrong and make sure your boys letters are reaching you :).
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My email address was not entered correctly but obviously Compassion has my home address seeing as I certainly get their requests for extra donations. I really don't understand why that was suggested. I have never received a letter from Jonatan, although once we did receive a typed letter from his pastor or maybe a Compassion rep there that knew him? I can't find it now but I remember it feeling really generic and vague. If there was some way someone could get involve with this, I would really appreciate it! Thank you!
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I just sent an inquiry to our field office in Haiti to check on how Jonatan is doing and ask that he writes another letter as soon as possible. I will keep you updated on what we find out. Please don't feel obligated to donate towards Christmas (he will receive a gift through our Christmas Gift Program).
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