But there is one form of communication that is far more effective than any of these electronic means and one for which they are no substitute.  That's you and me personally telling the story to a friend.  It may be old-fashioned (story telling has been around as long as people have), it may not have the glitz of a video you can watch with a mouse click, but it works more effectively than any electronic media.  Why?  Because the person to whom you are telling your story hears and sees why you care about poor kids in Tanzania. 

             One of our Discovery Safari travelers, Shirley Smith from Missoula, Montana, has been telling the story to her friends.  They recently decided to have a "Porch Sale" to help provide a scholarship.  They are among several donors helping one of our kids attending college.  "I thought we might raise a hundred dollars," Shirley said, "but we raised $400!"  Shirley is shown at right with a poster that tells the student's story...and her own, a story about coming to care for a young person far away.

              All of our sponsors have a story and all of our kids have a story.  Please tell the stories and invite others to become sponsors to kids who need them, too.  Thanks, Shirley.