Easter Letters 2019

This is what I sent to my sponsor children for the 2019 Easter card mailing.

While the themes of my Easter letters vary slightly based on the child, they all contain the base of this message:  "During the season of Easter, we celebrate that Jesus died and rose again to pay for our sins, so we can be free from sin and be children of the perfect God."  I then go on to ask how they celebrate Easter and tell them I celebrate by going to church, having dinner with my family, and eating chocolate.

All of my letters were decorated with these cute vintage stickers from Target.

For one of my girls who recently expressed feelings of loneliness, I shared Psalm 56:8, "You have taken account of my wanderings; put my tears in Your bottle; are they not in Your book?"  I talked about God being present in our pain and explained this is the exact reason for Easter- God with us.  With her letter, I sent some stickers of crosses and flowers, and a unicorn necklace with her name engraved.  She loves unicorns, and I pray this makes her feel loved and noticed.

Two of my girls love bunnies.  I used this opportunity to teach about new life and buy a bunch of cute bunny things.  I shared: "Easter also reminds me of you because I know you love bunnies.  Where I live, we use things like baby bunnies being born and chicken eggs hatching as symbols of new life during Easter; like our new lives as children of God.  The stores here sell many things shaped like bunnies at this time of year- like toys and chocolate.  I live near a chocolate factory called Hershey.  They make many chocolates for the celebration."  With their letters, they are getting a variety of bunny themed stickers and activities.  I also bought some bunny-themed toys to save for our next visit.

When I first sponsor a child, I send them a prince/princess themed letter that talks about being a child of the King.  I hadn't yet shared this with my newest girl, Ashley; so I incorporated it into the Easter message.  I also hadn't given her a necklace yet, which I do for all of my girls; so she's getting a princess necklace in her letter.  I took it out of the box and attached it to a piece of card stock to fit in the letter.  

The rest of my children are getting spring-themed stickers and letters about the symbolism of new life.  What are you sending in your Easter mail?