By: Abigail Hogarth, Compassion Australia   |   Posted: November 03, 2022

For a child living in poverty, your letters bring hope, support and encouragement that can make a huge difference in their lives. Yet, sometimes it can be difficult to know where to start.
Letter Writing Sponsorship

50 Questions to Ask the Child You Sponsor

For a child living in poverty, your letters bring hope, support and encouragement that can make a huge difference in their lives. Yet, sometimes it can be difficult to know where to start.

Written by Abigail Hogarth, Compassion Australia
Photography by Gabriella Akpene Samaty, Sara Navarro and J. Sangma
a boy reads letters from his sponsor

If you’re looking for some letter writing inspiration or need to save time as you write, here’s a list of 50 easy questions to choose from for your next letter. Any of these questions will express to your sponsored child that you care about them and treasure the chance to get to know them. Today is the perfect time to write a letter to the child you sponsor!

Family and Friends

  • How does your family gather for meals?
  • What type of household chores do you help with at home?
  • Do you have any household pets?
  • What is your breakfast routine like?
  • Do you have any brothers or sisters?
  • Who is in your family?
  • Do you help cook at home?
  • What are some things you love about your best friend?

Their Home Country

  • What is going to church like in your country?
  • What is school like in your country?
  • What are weddings like in your country?
  • What traditions and customs do you have in your country?
  • How do people in your country do gardening?
  • How do people in your country do farming?
  • How do people travel to work in your country?
  • What is your bedtime routine like?
  • What types of animals do you have in your country?
  • How do you stay cool in the summer in your country?
  • What are some unique aspects of the culture in your country?
  • Do you like going to school?
  • What is your neighborhood like?
3 sisters sit together in front of their home

Encouraging Questions

  • What makes you happy?
  • What are you thankful for?
  • What do you like to do with your family?
  • How can I pray for you?
  • What are some things that make you feel loved?
  • What is something you are thanking God for right now?
  • What is the funniest joke you’ve ever heard?
  • What do you like to do with your friends?
  • What are you good at?

Likes and Dislikes

  • What games or activities do you enjoy?
  • What food do you like the most?
  • What is your favorite family tradition?
  • What is your favorite thing to do at home?
  • What is your favorite sport to play?
  • What is your favorite thing to learn at school?
  • Do you prefer the morning time or nighttime?
  • What is your favorite way to spend your day?
  • Do you prefer hot weather or cold weather?
  • What is your favorite animal?
  • What do you enjoy doing?
  • Where is your favorite place to spend time?
children play on the playground at their Compassion center

School and Future

  • What do you hope to do when you grow up?
  • What is the hardest part about school for you?
  • What do you like to do outside of school?
  • What do you like about the Compassion program?
  • What have you done recently at your Compassion center?
  • What is your favorite thing to do at your Compassion center?
  • What is your favorite thing about your country?
  • What would you most like to know about my country?

Asking questions is a great way to remind your sponsored child that you care about them.

Take five minutes to write a letter to your sponsored child today!

This article originally appeared on the Compassion Australia blog.