Well, kinda.....I just received my two adoptions! Well, kinda again....hehehe no, no, no, Im not doing the Angelina thang and forming a United Nations center in my own backyard...
My hubby and I have decided not to have any more of our own kids. I was planning a family of four a few years back. If I were to have a boy, I would name him Skye and if I had a girl I would name her Sunshine. But now, plans have changed. We are answering a higher callling. Selfless and unconditional. There are still a lot of things we want to accomplish in life that's bigger than ourselves and we realized that having more of our own would mean, we would need to devote more time to our family rather than reach out to more needy childen and noble causes.
And so, the Seeds of Hope adopt a child program at church was the perfect solution! ( go to www.wordinternational.com to read more about the program) For a mere $20 a month, which isn't even enough to buy you a decent meal at Mcdee's or enough to throw that on a drink or two on a saturday night, you can send a deserving child to school! I am the official "ninang" to 2 kids right now that are not related to each other but are both from Tarlac , attend our Word International School over there and have tricycle driver fathers and housewife mothers. Thats only $240 a month per child! And so because of this somewhat miniscule but significant donation, they can have a decent Christian education! Who said philanthropy had to start with the rich? Everyone can spare 20 bucks if they really wanted to right?
It really warmed my heart when I got their pictures and their bio info this week! It made me feel like Im trully making a difference in someone else's life unconditionally, no strings attached. What a priviledge to be able to share such a blessing with the less fortunate ones. What an awesome way to give back! And this is just the start! I want to sponsor at least 10 kids by the end of the year. Thats still just $2400 a year! C'mon! Raising my own kids cost that much per month!
They are both 5 years old and are on a full scholarship (thanks to us) they are so cute and yet so frail you would cry just imagining what kind of life they live. I'm planning to pay them a visit when I come home this Dec or Jan on the way up to our vacation house in Baguio. I want to bring my kids to meet them. It is my hope and prayer that this occasion be a life changing event for them because they have NO IDEA what life is like outside of their very comfortable and blessed life here in Glendale, CA. Sometimes, I want to conk their heads because they don't understand what they have. My only heart's desire...if there was one thing my kids learn from me, it's to appreciate what they have because most children around the world DONT have even 1/4 of what they're currently enjoying and be able to give back to society unconditionally.
Its great to be blessed! Its even greater to bless others!!