I’ve been told that if you ask any one of the young boys in the Dominican Republic what they’d like to be when they grow up most will say they want to be a baseball player. There are actually quite a few major league baseball players from the Dominican Republic. Even in the small village that Daichela and José live in the community has a dirt baseball field for the children to play ball.
I love learning what children think they want to be or do when they grow up. It’s interesting to hear their dreams and hopes for their futures.
Child sponsorship programs provide educational support to disadvantaged children and it goes a long way toward helping them pursue a better life. The children and youth in these programs are then empowered to discover their potential and reach their dreams... Even if all they want to do is play ball.
3 comments:
Hopes and dreams are great. You are so right about listening to the kids' hopes and dreams. I am going to ask each of my girls about theirs. Thanks for the reminder.
You are so right, it's so interesting and exciting to hear the children's hopes and dreams and think that one day, with the help of the sponsorship program and (hopefully) other strong role models, they will be able to reach their dreams!
Oh, and I sponsor a girl named Daneisi in the DR and she loves baseball! It's not just for boys!
That's a good point; I'll be sure to ask my kids what they want to be when they grow up. It should be interesting.
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