Comments on: Why isn’t my sponsored child smiling in photos? http://blog.cfcausa.org/2011/06/03/why-isnt-my-sponsored-child-smiling-in-photos/ Tue, 21 May 2013 18:31:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA) http://blog.cfcausa.org/2011/06/03/why-isnt-my-sponsored-child-smiling-in-photos/#comment-2916 Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA) Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:11:29 +0000 http://blog.cfcausa.org/?p=6924#comment-2916 Thanks, Leisa! If you have any other questions, feel free to let us know. We’d love to hear from you. Chances are that other sponsors will be asking the same question! :)

~Shanxi, CFCA web editor and writer

]]> By: Joyce Cornibe http://blog.cfcausa.org/2011/06/03/why-isnt-my-sponsored-child-smiling-in-photos/#comment-2915 Joyce Cornibe Thu, 16 Jun 2011 01:43:32 +0000 http://blog.cfcausa.org/?p=6924#comment-2915 I, too wondered why my little Honduran girl, whom I’ve sponsored three happy years, didn’t smile in her pictures. My sister, who worked with Mexicans, said many Hispanics don’t smile for pictures. But her letters show me all her good qualities and talents–humility and such gratitude! I wish I could do more for her financially, but right now she is determined to be a teacher, so I encourage her, knowing she will be an excellent one.

By the way, I cried watching Bob’s entrance into the stadium in Chile. There was so much love shining from him and the people! What IS next, Bob? God bless you!!

Joyce

]]> By: Leisa Snow http://blog.cfcausa.org/2011/06/03/why-isnt-my-sponsored-child-smiling-in-photos/#comment-2914 Leisa Snow Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:29:28 +0000 http://blog.cfcausa.org/?p=6924#comment-2914 I’ve always wondered this myself…good question :)

]]> By: Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA) http://blog.cfcausa.org/2011/06/03/why-isnt-my-sponsored-child-smiling-in-photos/#comment-2913 Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA) Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:19:58 +0000 http://blog.cfcausa.org/?p=6924#comment-2913 Thanks for your comment, Margaret. There are also cultural differences, too, around the world when it comes to smiling. Sometimes a smile can mean that one is being frivolous, not friendly!

~Shanxi, CFCA web editor and writer

]]> By: Margaret Dick http://blog.cfcausa.org/2011/06/03/why-isnt-my-sponsored-child-smiling-in-photos/#comment-2912 Margaret Dick Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:17:06 +0000 http://blog.cfcausa.org/?p=6924#comment-2912 I greatly appreciate your explanation. I have sponsored two girls in Guatemala — both for many years — and have also noticed that they almost never smile. Of all the photos I have received, each girl smiled only once. I so treasure those photos because, as I learned over years of corresponding, their smiles revealed so much of their individual personalities.

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