Archive for November 25, 2009
An official send-off for Bob
Next month, CFCA President Bob Hentzen will begin his 8,000-mile walk from Guatemala to Chile. The CFCA-Kansas staff gave him an official send-off in the form of a 1 ½ -mile solidarity walk near the organization’s headquarters.
Read more about the the solidarity walk.
Bob receives the wooden walking stick he used on the 4,000-mile walk in 1996 from Kansas City to Guatemala. The walking stick has been on display in the CFCA headquarters.
CFCA staff give Bob a blessing of safety and support.
More than 60 CFCA employees accompanied Bob in a walk along Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City, Mo.
November 25, 2009 at 5:19 pm Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA) 1 comment
The joy of friendship
Editor’s note: Ronald, 21, graduated from the sponsorship program in June of 2008.
I’m Ronald from Hyderabad, India. I come from a family where education was always a daydream. I’m delighted to share a few memories of my life, as I was a fortunate child who has been blessed by God.
CFCA has helped me complete my education and stand on my feet. To make my dreams come true, CFCA came to my aid. Because of their valuable and timely help, my parents were able to enroll me in Mount Carmel High School. CFCA took care of all my educational needs and supported my parents.
Throughout my association with CFCA, I thought all the sponsors belonged to rich families, and helped unfortunate children with their surplus. But to my astonishment, my sponsors, John and Bobby, were an elderly couple who were not wealthy, and were no longer in touch with other family members. I was very joyful to know that they treated me as their grandson.
I remember in one of the letters John told me he had made a big board in his room where he preserved my letters, photographs and paintings, and he read them whenever he felt lonely. I was taken aback by his affection for me.
Sadly, John passed away, but Bobby continued to sponsor me. She also shared with me that after John died I was the only one with whom she could express all her feelings. I’m happy that I was able to know such adoring people.
After I received my education, I got a job with an information technology company. Today, I have everything I need: loving parents, a good education and a fine job. And the two most important people responsible for my life being so good today are my dear sponsors, John and Bobby.
November 25, 2009 at 12:42 pm Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA) Leave a comment
