Have you reviewed your insurance policies lately? Today may be a good day to do so as its National Insurance Awareness Day. So let’s take a look at the word insurance and how it relates to our children in  this week’s weekend word.

in·sur·ance
inˈSHo͝orəns/

noun

  1. a practice or arrangement by which a company or government agency provides a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for payment of a premium.
  2. a thing providing protection against a possible eventuality.

Taking a look at the first definition, there are several forms of insurance provided by a variety of companies. From health to auto, home, rental, pet, life insurance, etc. it feels like these days there’s insurance for everything. And if it’s not covered by an insurance policy there’s most likely a warranty or guarantee.

Although some might think that some types of insurance as we know it ought to be a right, the truth as it stands – it is a luxury that not everyone in the world can afford. Even if an orphaned kid in Uganda could have insurance, it would be a luxury they cannot afford when they struggle to find shelter at night, food to eat, or clothes to wear.

Now look at the second definition. Yes, you can be their insurance. 

By sponsoring a child, you can ensure that they will receive a roof over their head, clothes on their back, food in their bellies, a warm and loving environment filled with friends who become family, and an opportunity to gain an education that will lift them from poverty to prosperity.

For $20 a month, you can be the insurance policy for an orphaned child in need. It’s easy. Click on the donate button below, select to donate $20/month or a 1x $240 donation, enter your payment information and a child in need will receive our services for one year.

So I leave you with this… To insure, or not to insure – is it really a question?

With Gratitude,
Cristen