FAQ on Sponsorship

Here are a list of Frequently Asked Questions pertaining to school sponsorship:

• Is there any support provided for the families of the students?
  The ministry of the school is not limited to the students themselves. The families of the students receive support from Destino through clothing donations from the US, medicines if needed, and various other things. During the year there are many groups that come to Destino for a short-term mission trip. Generally at least one of these groups will spend time providing specifically for the needs of the families of these students.
• Who coordinates sponsorship?
  There are several people who are involved in coordinating the student sponsorship program, including the school teachers, school sponsor coordinator, treasurer and others.
• If I go to Destino can I meet my student?
  Definitely! Before going or while there just ask Rhonda about it and she will arrange for you to be able to meet your student.
• Can we get an update about our student (their family, how we can pray, etc.)?
  At the current time, Destino resources are stretched pretty thin, and this isn’t possible. There are ~200 students (and growing), so this project would be quite an undertaking that we aren’t prepared to take on right now.
• Can we correspond with our student (through letters or email)?
  Unfortunately this likely will never be able to happen. Email wise, none of these kids have computers or know how to use them. Remember these are the poorest kids around. Letters would be more feasible, but we wouldn’t want to have most of the students receiving letters and then having a few who didn’t get anything if every single sponsor didn’t send a letter (or send one within a reasonable time). Correspondence would likely have to go from the sponsors home, to a coordinators home, to a big envelope sent to Rhonda in Honduras, get the students to respond with teacher’s help, back to the coordinators house here, and then sent to each of you. It would be a lot.
• Can we send support over the internet using a credit card?
  Yes you can. Visit our Make A Donation page to pay through PayPal using a credit card.
• Where do I send support?
  If you’re mailing a check, send it to:
  Destino del Reino, Inc.
  PO Box 814
  Evans, GA 30809
  **Please write “school sponsor” in the memo line of the check to ensure it is applied to the correct account.
• How do I find out how much I’ve given/how much I owe?
  Contact the donation team at donate@destinodelreino.org.
• I already paid at the beginning of the year, why do I keep getting monthly emails?
  The sponsor coordinator sends monthly emails as a reminder to send support (for those who send monthly) and also to remind and encourage sponsors to be praying for their students. Receiving these emails has no reflection on whether or not you have been keeping up with your payments.
• How long do I support for?
  We ask that you commit to support for one entire calendar year (from July to June). In June we will ask sponsors to recommit for the year. Of course everyone’s financial situation changes, so just contact us if you are no longer able to continue supporting.