Ana Paola's CR Letter - March 20, 2015

Latest Letters from Ana Paola - 2014

Here are the two latest letters that have been received from our little Ana Paola. My mother scanned the letters together into one PDF doc, which it seems I am unable to upload to Blogger, so I will have to scan them again later.

The first letter is a reply to sponsor David Motz. It says:

Dear Padrino David Motz,
I have done very well in school, I am in the 1st grade and I am learning how to read. I have a friend. On Children's Day we had a party and I was given a candy bag, mole and Jamaica water. I had a lot of fun. Thank you for the letter that you sent to me.

The second letter is a response from a DP that I sent earlier this year (see photos in next post):

Dear Mckenzie Fritch,
Thank you so much for the presents, I love the lemur, it is just like the one we saw at the zoo, I also loved my blouses, they are very nice, and I like the colors. I hope you can come again soon.

Letter From Paola

Hello Everyone,

Here is a letter sent to Barbara from Paola.

It looks like she is doing well.

Bernie

A Package for Paola

Hello Everyone,

Barbara asked me to post this for her

Here is the latest letter from Paola:

Dear Barbara Rogers

Paola..... thanks you a lot for the gifts that you sent, clothes, crayons, books, scholar supplies, personal hygiene items, photos, letter, etc., She is very happy to know that there are people like you, that even though they are so far from her, they love her and look over [after?] her and her family to have a better standard of living.

Paola likes to see your photos a lot and to know different places through your pictures and also your friends and family. Paola and Rosa say hi and they hope God keeps blessing you."

The field officer who wrote the above letter for Paola made an additional comment as follows:- "Paola was very happy for all the gifts and pictures [photos] from the sponsor, she loves to see the pictures and know more about her."

This shows just how much children, including Paola, really enjoy receiving personal photos and postcards from their sponsors. I also think of it being a learning experience for them.

Letter from Paola for her Easter Package

There wasn't enough room in the last post to put the letter that was sent to Barbara for the Easter package. I posted it above.

A Letter from Mexico!

I still haven't finished the report from my trip, but today I received our first letter from Paola's camp (+ many, many photos!!!), so I thought I'd share it immediately.

The translation reads:

Dear Mckenzie and Michael,

The little girl Paola and her mother Rosa want to tell you that they were very happy for your visit and they thank you very much for the attention for Paola and for visiting her. Rosa says that Paola loved how you took them to the zoo and they loved it. They also thank you for your kindness and courtesy for them on your visit. They say God bless you and may He pay you for everything you have done for Paola. Thank you for everything.

I wrote this letter on behalf of the family. Sincerely, Araceli (field officer)

Mack's note: I wish the letter would have included thanks for all the sponsors - not just me and my husband. I don't think the family quite understands the 13 sponsors concept, but they will figure it out with time!

Letters to Paola

Ok, everyone... Mack had to rush away to get to Mexico this morning, so I will update you on the situation. Everyone who sent me paragraphs to send to Paola are getting their message hand delivered by Mack. Last night, Efrain stepped up to do the translations (since I was bombarded with work all day). After Efrain tweeked the letters, he sent them to me. I added my own paragraph as well. For some reason, I am not able to cut & paste the letter into this blog from my work computer, so I will have to post that later. Anyway, Mack got the mini-letters and printed them on nice paper to deliver to Paola.

Also, we raised $120 + for Paola, so Mack will pick up some things for her and her family when she gets to Mexico. If you still want to donate, there is still time. Just send a paypal payment to my account, and I am forwarding the money on to Mack.

We will have pictures & video next week!!!! WOW!!!

Letters/photos for Paolita ...

NEVERMIND, I don't think this is going to happen in time. I only have one day before I leave + a million things to do. Also, I'm sure Heather doesn't have time for the translations. We will have to fall back on the former plan for writing a letter. I will tell Paola that greetings from everyone are on the way.

For those of you who would like to introduce yourself to Paola, here's what to do:

1. Pick out a photo. Title it with your name, please. (as in mack.jpg)

2. Write a short note about yourself (short enough to fit when pasted onto the back of a 4X6 picture). Be sure to include your name at the end.

3. Email these to me, so I can get them printed and laminated.

4. Do it fast, because I leave early Saturday morning (really early)/

If you do not speak Spanish, send your message to Heather for translation and she will pass them on to me. You can get our email addresses from the group mail sent out earlier ... I hope. I don't know if I ought to post them directly on this blog. Is this private? Help, Su!!!