“Whatever you did for one of the least of these…you did for me.”  Matthew 25:40

Recently my six year old brought this verse home from Sunday school to memorize for her weekly assignment and it is one of my favorites.  A reminder that Jesus loved and embraced all – and that we should as well.  In an effort to extend ourselves as a family to those with little hope, this year we began our sponsorship of two children in Zambia through World Vision.  It has been a tremendous growing experience for us all as we try to understand what it would be like to struggle just to find enough food to eat and have clean water.

Through our sponsorship we have been encouraged to reach out to our children in many ways.  One way we have done this is to send letters and pictures.  Instructed not mention possession and things that we have, my girls found it a bit difficult to find questions they could ask so they could get to know our sponsored children.  Not able to ask about favorite toys, TV shows or books made it challenging.  As I helped my three year old draft her letter, I looked over to my oldest intently writing a letter of her own.  My heart melted when I read her thoughtful inquiries “I have a best friend, do you?  I have two sisters, do you?  I like to kiss my mommy at bedtime, do you?”  Whether in the United States or Zambia, the most or the least, six is still six and six year olds everywhere can love on their mommas and confide in a best friend!

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