Wendy Jackson
Last year, I uncharacteristically developed a passion for hiking… and now I feel as though God has been preparing me for something such as this ever since!
Dave and I have also seen how sponsorship changes the lives of children, having sponsored two children with One Child Matters for years. I am eager to meet Solomon, the young boy I’ll be climbing for, and tell him all about my family and friends that want to help him succeed in life!
Meet Solomon
Solomon is a polite, sociable boy who excels in all of his classes at school. His favorite subject to study is music. Solomon comes from a Christian family, and he enjoys learning more about the life and love of Jesus during his time at church. In his free time, this rambunctious boy spends many hours running, playing ball with his friends, and running small errands for his mother. When he grows up, he already knows that he’d like to become a brave police officer. Solomon lives in a crowded, mud hut with his six siblings and parents, who struggle to make ends meet on their meager wage.
The Heart Behind The Climb
For a child living in the developing world, poverty looms like a mountain: immense, impassable, immovable.
When a child is sponsored, however, all that changes. With a sponsor in their corner, obstacles can be overcome.
The 19 people who climb Kilimanjaro with us are doing so on behalf of a child they will sponsor for the next 10-12 years. That means each child's basic needs like nutrition and medical care are met, allowing the child to move forward with confidence and focus. Sponsorship also opens doors to a safe, inspiring environment to learn and grow. Our staff encourages each child, intentionally helping them develop into mature, self-sufficient young adults.
Children in our programs also have access to educational support and tutoring, which are vital resources in areas where classrooms are overcrowded and parents may not have had the chance to go to school themselves. Because of a sponsor's support, the child will also learn about how they are created in the image of the God who loves them dearly.
Sponsorship also serves as a tangible reminder that they are worthy of investment, even when their circumstances and surroundings say otherwise. A sponsor becomes a constant – a different sort of mountain – a landmark in their life, the point where their path in life changed for the better.
You can help our climbers help these children in Kenya begin their climb out of poverty!
For more information please visit onechildmattersclimb.org
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