A message to sponsors from Phil Littleton, Holt president & CEO

As a sponsor myself, I know how it feels to watch your sponsored child grow and change. In some ways, it’s like watching one of your own children grow up. You feel proud of the progress they make and excited to see the person they will turn out to be. Recently, I came across a story on the Holt blog about a girl named You Jun and the Holt sponsors who supported her from the time she was 9 years old all the way through her 18th birthday.

You just have to see these photos of You Jun, from her first progress report photo as a shy 9-year-old to nine years later as a confident, smiling 18-year-old: