Together Transition - Lifeline Christian Mission

From Sponsorship to Together

Introducing kids to Jesus and helping them come to know Him is in Lifeline’s DNA! Sponsorship has been your way to be part of it. Lives have been changed! But God has brought an awareness that we can’t ignore...

With years of experience serving on the ground, our field staff see the impact of sponsorship lived out every day. Our field leaders expressed that our current model of sponsorship, although well intended, is resulting in some unintended difficulties.

Here’s what our leaders what to share with you:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Through collaboration with our field leaders and evaluation of our programs, a new program has emerged! The defining characteristics:

--> Ensuring that every child’s identity is rooted in Jesus.
--> Building up and supporting families.
--> Equality for kids.
--> Focusing on partnership, walking together, side-by-side.
--> Safety for our staff and students.
--> Empowering field leaders to lead the program.

This is an opportunity to love more wholly like Christ and better support children and the family unit!

And you are invited into this journey.

Introducing a new partnership: “Together”!

Sponsorship is transitioning to Together in June 2020

	Together focuses on a group of children, rather than the individual child! No longer will children be labeled as “sponsored” or “unsponsored.” Instead of a one-to-one relationship, you will partner with a group of children in our schools, churches, or nutrition program. Thus, individual child sponsorship is phasing out in June 2020. However, your journey with the child you sponsor will not end. As a valued sponsor, you have the privilege of following the group of the child you sponsor. Now EVERY child has a group of people praying over them! EVERY child can more clearly understand how their identity is rooted in Jesus!
	Together creates equality for kids: EVERY child receives a gift! Individual gifts were intended to be a simple expression of Jesus’ love. Unfortunately, our sponsor gift system created competition in who does/doesn’t receive a gift. It also created jealousy and fights because some children received much, while others received little or nothing. Thus, gifts to individual children will no longer be offered as an option after June 2020. BUT the joy of giving gifts still continues... Now EVERY child will receive the SAME gift! Your help is needed to pack gifts, following a specific gift list created by our field leaders. And then our field staff will distribute them to children. You’ll still see pictures of groups of children enjoying their gifts!
	Together empowers field staff to lead in their community. There are students and families that need additional, short-term assistance. In the past, our field staff have had limited resources to meet those needs. Now, all cash gifts will go toward a community benevolent fund, not an individual child. This fund enables our field staff to discreetly assist students and families with short-term needs and provide tuition assistance to students and families struggling to afford the basics for school.

Together focuses on a group of children, rather than the individual child!

No longer will children be labeled as “sponsored” or “unsponsored.” Instead of a one-to-one relationship, you will partner with a group of children in our schools, churches, or nutrition program. Thus, individual child sponsorship is phasing out in June 2020. However, your journey with the child you sponsor will not end. As a valued sponsor, you have the privilege of following the group of the child you sponsor.

Now EVERY child has a group of people praying over them! EVERY child can more clearly understand how their identity is rooted in Jesus!

Together creates equality for kids: EVERY child receives a gift!

Individual gifts were intended to be a simple expression of Jesus’ love. Unfortunately, our sponsor gift system created competition in who does/doesn’t receive a gift. It also created jealousy and fights because some children received much, while others received little or nothing. Thus, gifts to individual children will no longer be offered as an option after June 2020. BUT the joy of giving gifts still continues...

Now EVERY child will receive the SAME gift! Your help is needed to pack gifts, following a specific gift list created by our field leaders. And then our field staff will distribute them to children. You’ll still see pictures of groups of children enjoying their gifts!

Together empowers field staff to lead in their community.

There are students and families that need additional, short-term assistance. In the past, our field staff have had limited resources to meet those needs.

Now, all cash gifts will go toward a community benevolent fund, not an individual child. This fund enables our field staff to discreetly assist students and families with short-term needs and provide tuition assistance to students and families struggling to afford the basics for school.

Additional resources to learn more about Together:

Frequently Asked Questions	Video: what we’ve shared with the parents of the sponsored children	Quote from the founders

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From Sponsorship to Together