The last few days, Ive been contemplating whether to take a summer vacation, or save my vacation days for next February to travel to Nicaragua to celebrate my sponsored child, Luz Elenas, quinceañera. I know a girls 15th birthday in Latin America is a very special event, and I also know the children and their families in these programs sometimes dont have the means to throw much of a party, or a party at all, and I want her quinceañera to be everything she dreams of. Still, I wondered if this would be the best use of my money or whether itd be better to give the money Id spend traveling to her and her family or spread it amongst my sponsored children, especially since she hadnt mentioned a desire to meet me, despite telling me she loved me many times. I knew I would love to meet her and be present for such a special celebration in her life, but I wasnt sure if she felt the same way, and didnt want to take the trip for only selfish reasons. Then today, I came home and was very excited to find four letters from Luz. I open the first one and in it, she writes, One of my dreams is to meet you in person someday. I opened another, I am writing to tell you I love you very much and wish to meet you in person to show you all my love. And in still another, I want you to know that I love you very much and that you are special to me. I had prayed for a sign and for guidance, and I think I received it. With this, I will proceed with making plans to travel to Nicaragua in February (still seems so far away, but I know that time is like a sand in a sieve) and if I can afford it, I would also like to visit my sponsored child Miskeily in the Dominican Republic, within this trip, as her birthday is in February, as well. My last trip was in the summer of 2012, and Ive been beginning to feel that wanderlust bubble up within me, but I know that if I had continued to travel without taking a breath, I wouldnt have the blessing of all my sponsored children and their families in my life right now, and I think a trip such as the one I hope to take in February, will be well worth the wait, to be apart of something so special.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 21:27:55 +0000
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