Rwandan….male….as old as possible?

Asian…girl…0-6 months old…

Ethiopian…girl…as young as possible…

In the world of adoption, people value raising a child from as early an age as possilbe.  They want the youngest child available to them, even going so far as putting a restriction on the age range that they will accept.  Many times the older children are overlooked because of their age.  They are then forced to stay in orphanages for another year, making them another year older and another year harder to adopt.

The same can be found in child sponsorship.  We see the cute faces of the toddlers and the young school aged children and immediately want to sponsor them.  We sometimes overlook the beautiful faces of the older children because we are distracted by the youthful innocence found in those of the younger children.   However, it is most often the older children that really need to be sponsored, just like the older children really need to be adopted.

One such child in the AMA sponsorship program is Patrick Mugisha.  He is a 17 year old boy studying Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology.  He is a very smart boy, who works hard in school and wants to be an entrepreneur when he grows up.  Patrick lives with his mother and two siblings.  Both of his siblings have sponsors through AMA, but he does not.  Because of his age and his more advanced studies, Patrick is in special need of a sponsor.

(Patrick Mugisha)

Patrick has a lot of potential.  He is hard working and disciplined, helping the AMA staff with other children and supervising at Saturday Bible Club.  We are so thankful to have him around.

You can help Patrick and his family today.  For just $28.00 a month you can help to cover his education, school supplies, uniform and much more!  Please help this older child find the love of a sponsor that is so often passed over someone of his age!  He will be forever grateful!