(A) The Appeal
Many children in the region are orphaned and abandoned. They have needs, similar to any other child like love, home security, education. They also need to know the Lord as early as possible.

Many of these children wander the streets where they scavenge through rubbish dump for things to sell.

To many of these children, education is the lowest priority. Going to school remains a dream.

MMS has developed 2 schemes to aid these children:
- Student Sponsorship Scheme (Non Residential) @ S$30 per month - for the needy students in Cambodia, China, Thailand and Vietnam.
- Student Sponsorship Scheme (Residential) @ S$90 per month - for the needy children in Community Outreach Services Immanuel (COSI) Children's Village (Cambodia), Sophia's Home (Nepal), Mettakij Home (Thailand), Emmaus Women's Centre (Cambodia) and Firstlight Hostel (China). These children stay in these homes operated by MMS.

These sponsorships ensure that these children will have their physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs provided for.

For practical administrative purposes, we collect a uniform, average amount ($30/month or $90/month). In some cases, this amount is not enough for the student. In other cases, it is more than enough. Your contribution goes into a pool that will be used to assist all the students under our care.

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(B) The Answer
You can help by giving these children the gift of Love and Hope.
You can help to break the vicious cycle of poverty and illiteracy.
Your demonstration of love and care to these children can make a big difference in their lives.
Their future is in your hands…

(C) Sponsorship Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):
Q1) What are the objectives of the 2 sponsorship programmes?
Q2) How can I become a sponsor? Can I sponsor a child online?
Q3) What are the criteria to become a sponsor?
Q4) How many students or children can I sponsor at one time?
Q5) How long is the commitment?
Q6) How long is a child in the sponsorship program?
Q7) Who are the beneficiaries?
Q8) Can I choose the recipients?
Q9) How much do I sponsor? What is my contribution?
Q10) Where does the money go to? How is the money spent? What are the benefits?
Q11) What will I get as a sponsor?
Q12) What's next after I'm a sponsor now?
Q13) How else can I be involved in besides the sponsorship programme?
Q14) Is MMS involved in foreign adoptions?
Q15) What should I do to discontinue the sponsorship?

Q1) What are the objectives of the 2 sponsorship programmes?
A1) Provide care for needy children, youths and young adults in Methodist Missions Society (MMS) mission field through a stay-in environment that will meet their spiritual, emotional, intellectual, social, and physical needs so that they may be better equipped for life.
- To reach out to the children (and families) in the community that they may know Jesus as their Saviour and Lord.
- To help children break the shackles of poverty and illiteracy by introducing basic education and equipping them for life.
- To interest Christians to further the Kingdom's God and experience an extraordinary life building effort.
- To encourage missionaries and local staff and support their work.

Q2) How can I become a sponsor? Can I sponsor a child online?
A2) Yes, you can sponsor a child right now by clicking here.
- Simply just fill up the form and submit to MMS. We will assess your requirements and revert to you as soon as possible.

Q3) What are the criteria to become a sponsor?
A3) Sponsors may be an individual, a couple, family, small group or Sunday School class.
- Groups who want to become sponsors should nominate a person to be the contact person.
- Love, compassion and discipline.

Q4) How many students or children can I sponsor at one time?
A4) There is actually no hard and fast rule. You should sponsor the number of children that you are led to provide love and care for.

Q5) How long is the commitment?
A5) We encourage a sponsorship of at least one year. But in order to build a meaningful relationship with a child, a sponsorship of at least 2 years is encouraged.
- To guarantee that the maximum amount of support reaches the child each month, it is important that every sponsor makes an effort to pay every month and on time.

Q6) How long is a child in the sponsorship program?
A6) The goal of the programme is to serve as a passage -- bringing a child to that happy day when sponsorship is no longer necessary. This is the day when this child and his family are ready to move on -- with health, education, training, and hope for the future.
- That is the time when a sponsor is offered the opportunity to sponsor another little boy or girl and provide the assistance that child and his or her family needs to become more self-reliant.
- The length of sponsorship will be different for each child. That's because sponsorship is affected by many factors: the child's age when sponsorship begins, the family and community's circumstances, progress in the sponsorship project, and more.
- One of the most satisfying experiences of sponsorship is watching your child and his or her family become healthy and self-reliant, leaving sponsorship behind. That's the moment when you can take the hand of another child who needs your help.
- Many sponsors have helped change the life of one child after another. As many sponsors tell us, "Once you sponsor, you'll never want to stop!"

Q7) Who are the beneficiaries?
A7) The students come from families where MMS is involved in outreach or church planting work.
- The students come from a family whose household income is below poverty line.
- The child must be recommended by the local church pastor or the missionary based there.
- The renewal of scholarships will be reviewed annually, and will be based on the child's satisfactory academic and disciplinary performance.

Q8) Can I choose the recipients?
A8) Due to the large number of children to be sponsored, it is not possible to let you chose the child. But you may state your preference (eg, age, gender, country, region, birthdate, orphaned child or disabled child) and we will do the closest match for you.

Q9) How much do I sponsor? What is my contribution?
A9) The sponsorship amount for these needy children and students depends on whether the child is resident in one of our homes and the location of the child as follows:
Student Sponship (Non-Residential)
- Cambodia - S$360 a year
- China - S$360 a year
- Thailand - S$360 a year
- Vietnam - S$360 a year
Student Sponsorship (Residential)
- COSI - S$90 a month
- Sophia's Home - S$90 a month
- Mettakij Home - S$90 a month
- Emmaus Women's Centre - S$90 a month
- Firstlight Hostel - S$90 a month

Q10) Where does the money go to? How is the money spent? What are the benefits?
A10) Your contribution will go directly to the school or given in kind to the student or his/her family, or to the residential home.
- Your contribution will be used to help the student with his school fees, textbooks, meals at school, uniform, stationery, transport and pocket money.
- And for a child at one of MMS homes, he/she will receive food, clothing, proper shelter with beds and toilets, medical attention, education, Christian nurture and skills to be better equipped for a life of hope.
- These sponsorship are more than just monetary benefits. Practical help provided through the sponsorship will help our MMS missionaries in the harvest field to build closer and more meaningful relationships with those they are reaching out to.
- Sponsors and recipients are also encouraged to get to know each other. This will help to further promote our ministry objectives of reaching out with the love of Christ.
- The children will be taught the word of God and trained to become disciples of Christ.
- Without a doubt, the building of this loving relationship will change his life - and yours!

Q11) What will I get as a sponsor?
A11) Within two weeks, you should receive a call from MMS giving you further details and an ID number.
- With the ID number, you can log on to view details of your sponsored child/student.
- You will also receive an annual "report card" on your child's well-being and education.

Q12) What's next after I'm a sponsor now?
A12) God is definitely using you to bring help and hope to these children you have sponsored through MMS. Beyond financial support, you can enhance your sponsorship experience by praying for, corresponding to and visiting the child or student you have sponsored.
- PRAY: His salvation and growth in the Lord. That he will receive a good education.
- CORRESPOND: Build a relational bond with the child so that both you and the child's lives will be enriched and transformed. We will provide you with the child's bio-data to facilitate the relationship building.
- VISIT: Mike a mission trip or a short trip to touch the child and his community with the love of Jesus through your actions.
- You will be astounded by how satisfying a little effort can be to both you and your sponsored child.

Q13) How else can I be involved in besides the sponsorship programme?
A13) You can support by giving a one-time love gift, or pledge to give regularly towards the work of MMS.
- You can pray for us by becoming a prayer partner to uphold these ministries before the Throne of Grace. You will be included in our MMS PrayerNet circulation list.
- You can spend time with the missionaries by making a short trip to these areas to serve the children, to love them and to teach them. Or you can reach out to the community at large through medical, educational and evangelistic programmes.

Q14) Is MMS involved in foreign adoptions?
A14) MMS provides assistance to needy children in their own countries and does not include arrangements for adoptions.

Q15) What should I do to discontinue the sponsorship?
A15) You could simply write or email to us regarding the decision to discontinue the sponsorship. Please allow 2 months for us to process as we will need to find another sponsor for the child/student.

(D) Response
Yes, I'll love to sponsor a child /student!

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