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Jonathan Almonte\u2019s story shows how sponsoring a child through Compassion International (or other similar programs) can change the course of a child\u2019s life.\xa0
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\nHowever, it is the compassion of the people in his story who loved him when he fought back and wrote him letters calling out his identity and inherent worth as a child of God that may have made the biggest difference.
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\n\u201cThat letter changed my life. I was believing that I was a mistake. I was believing that God was not good for me. This letter helped me to understand that God provided a woman called Jamie thousands of kilometers away in a place called Michigan celebrating Thanksgiving. This woman wrote a letter to say, I am thankful for you. You are special, you're not a mistake.\u201d
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\nAs a child of a single mom in the Dominican Republic, Jonathan\u2019s prospects were greatly limited. From a young age, he worked to earn enough money for each day\u2019s food. The cost of getting into a school, a uniform as supplies, was nowhere near his grasp.\xa0
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\nHis mother applied for him to join the Compassion program and (after a wait) he was accepted. For the first time in his life, all of his educational, nutritional, medical, and physical needs were taken care of, and Jonathan felt believed in like he never had before.\xa0
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\n\u201cI was selling juice on the streets. I was diving in a garbage area without hope. So this ministry for me meant my life. My life is before and after the ministry of Compassion in partnership with the local church in my community. \u201d
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\nI hope this episode leads you to message Compassion to receive a child to sponsor by texting "HEATHER" to 83393.\xa0
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