Your letters are treasured by Child and Youth Partners. They’ll love hearing from you!
Your faithful sponsorship plays a vital role in empowering young people, helping them to grow in self-confidence and contribute to solutions in their communities. And your letters help too! Not only do they assist children to develop reading and writing skills, the letters also show there is someone in Australia who cares and prays for them.
Use our letter writing template – or use your own stationery, a simple postcard or greeting card, as long as you leave a space for the translation! And don’t forget to include your Supporter ID and Child ID so our team know where to forward your letters.
Please send your physical letters to:
Baptist World Aid Australia
Locked Bag 2200
North Ryde, NSW, 1670.
You can also write letters online, by signing into (or creating) your supporter account. Not only will sending a digital letter give you the option of uploading photos… but it also helps us to keep our administration costs down.
Given the cultural context, here are some important things to bear in mind when you’re writing your letters:
• Please remember that while you can talk about your own personal faith, be mindful that our Christian partners work in areas where religious references can cause offence or sometimes endanger lives.
• For safeguarding reasons, we ask that you don’t imply that you might visit, or that they might one day visit you.
• For privacy and protection be careful not to disclose information like your last name and suburb.
Ask the Child you’re supporting questions about their family, studies and their favourite activities.
Write about your family, church and special events, or your favourite sport.
Write about Australian culture, special holidays or events that are important to you and your family.
Write about your pets, their names and what kind of animal they are.
Share about what you do for work or study and what you love about it.
Children love photographs! Why not send one of yourself with your family?
