Why Your Support Matters More Than Ever This Year
Why Your Support Matters More Than Ever This Year
Why Your Support Matters More Than Ever This Year
Every year brings new challenges for children living in poverty, but in 2025 the urgency feels greater than ever. Conflict, climate disasters, inflation, and instability have combined to push millions more children into hardship. For families already living on the edge, survival has become harder, and for children, the risks of hunger, illness, and exploitation have multiplied.
In such times, the support of faithful sponsors and donors shines brighter than ever. Galatians 6:9 urges us: “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” The harvest of hope is needed now. Your support is not only a blessing; it is a lifeline.
The Rising Tide of Poverty
The past year has seen an increase in global poverty due to conflict, inflation, and climate-related disasters. More families are being displaced, and food insecurity is at record highs. According to current reports, over 45 million children are suffering acute malnutrition, and millions more are out of school. These are not just numbers — they are lives at risk.
For a child living in extreme poverty, the difference between sponsorship and no sponsorship can be the difference between life and death. Proverbs 3:27 reminds us, “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.” Right now, it is in our power to act, and the time is urgent.
The Pressures Families Face
Consider the situation of many families. Rising food prices mean a loaf of bread now costs double what it did a year ago. School fees, even when modest, are beyond reach. Parents are faced with impossible choices — do they feed their children or send them to school?
In these moments, your support steps in as an answer to prayer. Sponsorship ensures that children have food, education, and healthcare regardless of the turmoil around them. It gives families stability and hope. In 2 Corinthians 8:14, Paul encourages believers that “at the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need.” This is the beauty of the body of Christ — carrying one another’s burdens.
Why This Year Is Different
What makes this year different is the sheer scale of the crises. Climate disasters such as droughts and floods are hitting harder, forcing families to migrate and lose their livelihoods. Wars in multiple regions are displacing children at unprecedented rates. And rising global costs mean that even the smallest essentials — food, water, medicine — are harder to secure.
At the same time, this year presents opportunities for the Church to shine. Matthew 5:16 calls us, “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” When Christians respond with generosity in dark times, the light of Christ shines brighter.
The Gospel in Times of Crisis
The challenges of this year may be unique, but the Gospel is unchanging. Jesus said in John 16:33, “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” While wars rage and storms strike, the Church’s mission remains steady: to proclaim good news to the poor, to bind up the brokenhearted, and to set captives free (Luke 4:18).
Your support is a direct extension of that mission. It is not only charity; it is Gospel action. Every meal provided, every school fee paid, every Bible given is part of Christ’s work through His people.
Why Faithful Supporters Matter
In difficult times, the temptation is to hold back, to preserve what we have for ourselves. But Hebrews 13:16 reminds us, “Do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.”
Faithful supporters make an eternal difference. Your generosity allows children to rise above despair, families to breathe easier, and churches to extend Christ’s love in tangible ways. When the world grows darker, faithful giving becomes a testimony of God’s unshakable Kingdom.
A Call to Persevere
The needs in 2025 are greater than ever, but so is the opportunity for the Church to rise. Each act of giving is a declaration that poverty will not have the final word. Each sponsorship is a reminder that children are not forgotten. Each prayer whispered is an act of faith that God is at work.
Galatians 6:9 reminds us that in due time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. This is not the time to retreat but to press forward, to meet the needs of children with love, and to trust God with the harvest.
Why Now Matters
Your support matters more than ever this year because the challenges are greater than ever. Wars, disasters, and rising costs are crushing children’s futures. But your giving, your prayers, and your sponsorships are rewriting stories of despair into testimonies of hope.
Now is the time for the Church to live the Gospel, to reflect Christ’s love, and to answer His call. Every child supported is a life saved, a future restored, a soul reminded of God’s love.
2025 is not only a year of crisis — it is a year of opportunity. The opportunity for God’s people to step into the gap, to be His hands and feet, and to proclaim through action that “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1:5).
