Dear friend,
Before it is Too Late...
You'd think that smiling was a natural inborn instinct. Not so for Neha. This four-year-old simply does not know how to smile!
You can help put a smile onlittle Neha's face!
Her sad, serious gaze spoke of a loneliness so intense that all you'd want to do is hold her tight and comfort her.
"Neha has never seen her mother," says Umabai, Neha's grandmother. "My son was an alcoholic and when he died, the mother abandoned both the girls -- Neha and her sister Varsha, for another man," she says.
Neha drinks the story in word by word. I wonder if she understands all that is being said.
"I am 70 years old. Sometimes, I feel I am too old to bear the responsibility of looking after two growing children. But if I don't help them, who will?"
And so, at an age when most 70-year-olds are telling stories to their grandchildren, Umabai trudged from house to house as a domestic help... but suddenly, one day, the tables turned!
Umabai with her granddaughters, standing in front of her hut with her pushcart of steel utensils.
Hearing of her plight from local community members, World Vision staff rushed to the rescue. A health check-up proved that both Neha and Varsha, in spite of Umabai's efforts were severely malnourished. So, World Vision provided them with food grains, rice, dhal and oil.
But that was not enough. What was needed was a lasting, permanent change. So, Neha and Varsha were enrolled in the Child Sponsorship programme. Today, both the girls have sponsors, who help educate them.
Child Sponsorship has also changed Umabai's life. No longer does she work as a domestic help. Instead, the economic assistance she received through World Vision has helped her start a small business of her own.
YOU can make a difference to a needy child like Neha. Become a child sponsor and gift a child with a brand new beginning! There are over 5,000 needy children like Neha, who desperately need a new beginning! You could be their only hope.
At just Rs.20/- a day, your sponsorship gift will change the life of a child like Neha by helping her go to school, giving a new hope, new dreams and a reason to smile! It will make sure that she grows up to be a happy, healthy child living in a safe and secure environment! And the best part of Child Sponsorship is that you will be able to keep in touch with the child through regular updates, letters and even personal visits!
At this occasion, may I urge you to make your life a more meaningful one by reaching out to a young, helpless child like Neha? The effect of this new life is already beginning to show on Varsha who dreams of becoming a social worker someday. As for Neha, I am sure that as the love of her sponsor continues to encourage her, the smile will reach her too!
Act now. Sponsor a child TODAY anddraw a smile on a needy child's face.
Yours sincerely, JAYAKUMAR CHRISTIAN PS: Your resolution to bless children like Neha with a new beginning will be one step forward towards fighting poverty in our country. Like Neha's grandmother, someone is trying to do all they can... but they need YOUR help.
Please share this mail with all your friends. It's not too late to make a difference in a needy child's life.
Before it is Too Late...
You'd think that smiling was a natural inborn instinct. Not so for Neha. This four-year-old simply does not know how to smile!
You can help put a smile onlittle Neha's face!
Her sad, serious gaze spoke of a loneliness so intense that all you'd want to do is hold her tight and comfort her.
"Neha has never seen her mother," says Umabai, Neha's grandmother. "My son was an alcoholic and when he died, the mother abandoned both the girls -- Neha and her sister Varsha, for another man," she says.
Neha drinks the story in word by word. I wonder if she understands all that is being said.
"I am 70 years old. Sometimes, I feel I am too old to bear the responsibility of looking after two growing children. But if I don't help them, who will?"
And so, at an age when most 70-year-olds are telling stories to their grandchildren, Umabai trudged from house to house as a domestic help... but suddenly, one day, the tables turned!
Umabai with her granddaughters, standing in front of her hut with her pushcart of steel utensils.
Hearing of her plight from local community members, World Vision staff rushed to the rescue. A health check-up proved that both Neha and Varsha, in spite of Umabai's efforts were severely malnourished. So, World Vision provided them with food grains, rice, dhal and oil.
But that was not enough. What was needed was a lasting, permanent change. So, Neha and Varsha were enrolled in the Child Sponsorship programme. Today, both the girls have sponsors, who help educate them.
Child Sponsorship has also changed Umabai's life. No longer does she work as a domestic help. Instead, the economic assistance she received through World Vision has helped her start a small business of her own.
YOU can make a difference to a needy child like Neha. Become a child sponsor and gift a child with a brand new beginning! There are over 5,000 needy children like Neha, who desperately need a new beginning! You could be their only hope.
At just Rs.20/- a day, your sponsorship gift will change the life of a child like Neha by helping her go to school, giving a new hope, new dreams and a reason to smile! It will make sure that she grows up to be a happy, healthy child living in a safe and secure environment! And the best part of Child Sponsorship is that you will be able to keep in touch with the child through regular updates, letters and even personal visits!
At this occasion, may I urge you to make your life a more meaningful one by reaching out to a young, helpless child like Neha? The effect of this new life is already beginning to show on Varsha who dreams of becoming a social worker someday. As for Neha, I am sure that as the love of her sponsor continues to encourage her, the smile will reach her too!
Act now. Sponsor a child TODAY anddraw a smile on a needy child's face.
Yours sincerely, JAYAKUMAR CHRISTIAN PS: Your resolution to bless children like Neha with a new beginning will be one step forward towards fighting poverty in our country. Like Neha's grandmother, someone is trying to do all they can... but they need YOUR help.
Please share this mail with all your friends. It's not too late to make a difference in a needy child's life.
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