CHILD SPONSORSHIP
WITH THE 25 PROJECT
We all need people in our life to root for us. As a child’s sponsor with the 25 Project, you are part of a team of people cheering on a child who has very little support or resources. Your role as a sponsor is not merely a financial one – you serve as a friend and advocate. We encourage you to take this precious opportunity to be a conduit of Christ’s personal love, grace, and encouragement to a child growing up in difficult circumstances.
As a sponsor, you can get to know the child you support by exchanging letters and sending care packages. You may also wish to meet them in person by joining us on a 25 Project Trip. The friendship and encouragement you give to a vulnerable child have been proven to make a tremendous difference in their confidence, academic success, and spiritual development.
YOUR SUPPORT EMPOWERS A CHILD WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO THRIVE, INCLUDING:
- The opportunity to learn about Jesus and grow in relationship with Him through weekly gatherings for worship and discipleship.
- A loving place to belong among a vibrant support system of ministry leaders and staff, fellow children, and a local church.*
- Meals and/or food assistance for the child and his/her family*
- Access to medical care
- Access to quality education and supplies
- The opportunity to prepare for a better future by attending university or vocational training
- Support and encouragement from you, their sponsor, through letters and care packages.
- The opportunity to attend yearly camps (led by trip members to play, be creative, and learn more about God’s Word.)
AS A SPONSOR, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO:
- Be a part of sharing the hope of Jesus with a vulnerable child who may not know Him.
- Impact a vulnerable child’s future by investing in their education.
- Get to know the child you support by exchanging letters with them.
- Witness your sponsored child’s growth and development over time through pictures and videos.
- Receive ministry updates from your sponsored child’s in-country ministry leaders.
- Meet your child in person if you choose to join a 25 Project Trip.
- See your financial gifts be used to build up God’s kingdom around the world!
OUR APPROACH TO MINISTRY
The 25 Project partners with trusted ministry leaders around the world to care for and disciple vulnerable children in their own communities. In each ministry location, we serve vulnerable children by...
PROCLAIMING THE HOPE
OF THE GOSPEL
Lives that have been broken, exploited, and wounded find healing, wholeness, and salvation when Jesus enters in. Relationship with Him is personal and powerful, and He offers an abundance of life that is better than wealth and greater than social status. Life in Him is life to the fullest. This is the hope we proclaim to vulnerable children and families all over the world.
The 25 Project offers weekly gatherings for the children in each ministry location, where they can hear the hope of the Gospel for their lives, share each other’s burdens, and receive Biblical counseling and mentorship.
PROVIDING A LOVING
COMMUNITY
Vulnerable children who come from desperate circumstances are often in need of basic necessities like food, shelter, clothing, and medical care. Many of the children we serve have experienced abuse, neglect, and trauma. They need a loving community they can trust and rely on.
The 25 Project welcomes each child into a loving place to belong, where they can be known personally, cared for, and mentored. This is the healing vulnerable children need to thrive again, both physically and emotionally.
EMPOWERING CHILDREN WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO THRIVE
What often stands between a vulnerable child and a life outside of poverty is the wall of education. For many children, it feels like a barrier they are unable to climb due to a lack of finances, ability, or the pressure or need to earn money. The 25 Project helps break down the barriers to education each unique child is facing, so that they can fulfill their God-given potential.
With your partnership, each child’s education is a long-term investment. The 25 Project supports children in their education from preschool all the way to university or trade school. Many children now have access to a better future for themselves and their families.
WHAT MAKES A CHILD VULNERABLE?
Vulnerable children are those whose safety, emotional well-being, and/or development are at significant risk due to poverty, abuse, social inequality, or the loss or abandonment of their caretakers.
WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A VULNERABLE CHILD?
Vulnerable children grow up with consistent feelings of fear, shame, and powerlessness.
Being a vulnerable child might mean you feel unsafe within your own home. You may find it difficult to trust others and build healthy relationships with family or friends.
To be a vulnerable child is to feel deep shame and rejection because of your state of homelessness, or your parent’s poverty or social status. You struggle to believe you are valuable and worthy of love.
Vulnerable children are often stuck in difficult circumstances. As a vulnerable child, if you go to school at all, you often go hungry, making it difficult to learn or connect with other children. You may skip school often to help your struggling family earn money.
So often, to be a vulnerable child means to struggle to find hope for the future.
