A life-changing connection with the child you sponsor.
Letters and photos
Letters to and from your sponsored child will allow you to learn about each other’s lives as you offer support and encouragement. Also, you’ll be able to watch the child you sponsor grow through photos shared from their Compassion center.
Updates & prayer requests
You will receive regular prayer requests for your sponsored child and information on local crises that affect them.
Sponsorship could change everything for this child.
By providing access to education, health care and basic necessities, child sponsorship acts as a catalyst for lasting change. Children sponsored through Compassion are surrounded by safe adults who know them individually, live in the love of Jesus and offer the specific support they need as they journey out of poverty.
Bessa is 13 years old and lives in Togo with his godfather, grandmother and other relative. He loves art or drawing, ball games, clapping hands to rhythm, dancing, dolls, group games, hide and seek, jacks, jumping, jump rope, listening to stories, to play house, rolling a ball, running, saying words, singing, soccer or football, sports, throwing a ball, toy cars, and walking. At the Compassion Center, he enjoys learning about God, singing songs, listening to Bible stories, playing sports, playing games, snack or meal time, dancing or drama, and spending time with friends. Bessa writes letters in French.
Age: 13
Birthday: August 15, 2013
Gender: Boy
Location: Togo
Child Id: TG060400042
Note: Bessa lives in AIDS affected area and is highly vulnerable to exploitation.
Schooling
US School Grade Equivalent: 7
School Performance: Average
Child is attending school
Family Duties
Animal Care
Carries Water
Cleaning
Gardening Or Farming
Gathers Firewood
Kitchen Help
Running Errands
Washing Clothes
Hobbies and Sports
Art or Drawing
Ball Games
Clapping hands to rhythm
Dancing
Dolls
Group Games
Hide and Seek
jacks
Jumping
Jump Rope
Listening to stories
To Play House
Rolling a ball
Running
Saying Words
Singing
Soccer or Football
Sports
Throwing a ball
Toy Cars
Walking
Learning about God
Singing Songs
Listening to Bible Stories
Playing Sports
Playing Games
Snack or Meal Time
Dancing or Drama
Spending Time with Friends
Family Information
Number of Siblings: 1
Marital Status of Parents: Were Married, Now Separated By Death
A life-changing connection with the child you sponsor.
Letters and photos
Letters to and from your sponsored child will allow you to learn about each other’s lives as you offer support and encouragement. Also, you’ll be able to watch the child you sponsor grow through photos shared from their Compassion center.
Sponsorship could change everything for Bessa.
By providing access to education, health care and basic necessities, child sponsorship acts as a catalyst for lasting change. Children sponsored through Compassion are surrounded by safe adults who know them individually, live in the love of Jesus and offer the specific support they need as they journey out of poverty.