Letters And Visitors From Sponsors

It was really great to take letters over from every one of our sponsors this time.  In the past we've only had one or two, so you can imagine the big smiles when the boys realised everyone had a letter individually addressed to them.  The room was a buzz with excited voices as everyone opened their letters and showed each other the photos of their families.  We thought we'd have to get Israel and Prabhu to translate what was written, but we were pleasantly surprised to see many of the boys were reading their letters by themselves without translation, they just needed help understanding a few words.  This is a clear sign of how much their English has improved.  They wrote some lovely letters back and decorated them with lots of drawings and stickers. I hope to post these out to their sponsor families soon.

We also had another surprise in store for them. Two days after our arrival, we were joined by our friends, Kerrie and Peter who sponsor two of the boys.  How wonderful for Perumal and Kalimuthu to meet their Aussie sponsors and visa versa.  No longer just a name or face in a photo.  They played and chatted and shared many special times together.  We look forward to welcoming other sponsors over for a visit in the future.

Showing Babu his letter and photos

Kerrie and Peter with Kalimuthu and Perumal