Leejoy

My second sponsored child is from Thailand. I nicked- named him Leejoy because of his long, hard to say name. Leejoy was seven when I started sponsoring him and he will be turning ten this September. I sponsored Leo and Leejoy at my church's Compassion Sunday, but I did not sponsor Leejoy until I was thirteen. I wanted to sponsor another child because I felt like I had really failed with Leo and I wanted to make it up to God.
       It was all in God's hands. Over the year leading up to the Compassion Sunday, I had started to feel called to be a missionary to Thailand. After talking with my mother about sponsoring a child again, she said I had to save up a year of sponsorship before I started. Just to make me 100% responsible.
       On Compassion Sunday I was really excited. There was only one kid from Thailand though. My Leejoy. God wanted to make sure I got the right child. He was so cute even though he looked sad. Leejoy always says he wishes that we lived closer. Someday I will live in Thailand and I will get to see him. I always have my head in Thailand.

Leejoy