Writing Letters

Guidelines for Letter Writing
We ask that as part of child sponsorship, you write at least four times during the course of a year. For your convenience letters can be given to Tiffany, sent to the Living Hope Community Church, or dropped in the LH offering plate or in the box on the Ukraine display. Letters will then be sent collectively at the end of every month or sooner if there are several. Please remember letters will be translated from English to Russian. The simpler the language, the easier it is to translate. Please clearly write the child’s name including initial for last name, if listed on card.

Due to cost and the fact that we do not want some kids to receive gifts while others do not you cannot send packages. If you would like to include stickers, bookmarks, and other small things that can be placed in a card or letter that is acceptable. We will notify you if we are sending packages collectively or collecting specific items for each child to be sent over a couple times a year.

Below are guidelines to help you with your writing.

What to write about…
•Introduce yourself and your family. (your name, spouse, children, pets, occupation, age or grades in school, sports, hobbies or activities)
•Tell about where you live. (City, State, weather, seasons, terrain, describe it)
•Share Pictures. (Feel free to share pictures of you or your family. If your children like to draw, it would also be great for them to send their own artwork)
•Prayer Requests. (The children are praying for you, feel free to share what you need prayer for.)
•Ask Questions. (Ask about school, weather, prayer request, sports, activities, or hobbies. This will encourage the children to write back and help them write)

Do not write about…
•In your pictures and writings do not share about money or costly processions.
•Do not send money.
•Do not ask a child about their past or their parents or why they were on the streets or in a children’s home. (Try to focus on the future)
•Do not make promises to the child.


To send correspondance or donations for the Ukraine Sponsorship program, please address it as follows:
Living Hope Church
Child Sponsorship
1150 West Spring Valley Pike
Centerville, OH 45458

New Opportunity

Much has happened since the last time I wrote. God has opened up many doors to continue working with the orphans in Ukraine. Hygiene items were collected and sent, a couple committed to sponsorship of the street children, a child sponsorship program was created for the children in the children’s home in Vapnyarka, and plans have begun for mission trips in 2011!

Sponsorship
I would like to share some exciting news about continued work with the orphanage in Vapnyarka Ukraine. With the help of Living Hope Church in Centerville, we were able to launch a child sponsorship program to build relationships with children through letter writing and prayers and to help meet the needs for food, shelter, clothing, and education through financial monthly financial contributions. It has been exciting to see individuals, families, and small groups choose a child to invest in. Please pray for the sponsorship program, the persons involved, and of course the children.

If you are interested in sponsoring a child for $20.00 a month, please contact me to receive a sponsorship commitment card or pick one up in the Living Hope foyer.

Thank you for your continuous love, encouragement, and support of me and the orphans of the world.
God Bless, Tiffany Wientge