Dear Jonas, I've decided to declare war on starvation... It's got to end...

Jonas I'm pretty sure you don't have intenet access in Mozambique. I guess what little spare time you have is spent collecting wood.

How our worlds differ. My kids spend much of their time on a computer game called Playstation. When they get bored they might surf Youtube or chat online. And when they get hot, they go for a swim in a sparkling blue swimming pool in our back yard.

If you know much about Australia, you might know about crocodiles or kangaroos. Like much of Africa, Australia is in the midst of a severe drought. So we all do our best to keep our showers to 4 minutes.

So why am I writing to you? And why a blog?

I guess the answer is that it's better than crying...

After the loss of a child I began to sponsor children like you. Now 21 years later, you are the third child I've sponsored - yet never spoken to, let alone met.

This year I decided to forget my usual list of New Year Resolutions. They always seem to be: get out of debt, improve my relationships, change my job or lose some weight.

So this year I simply decided not to have a New Year Resolution for myself. I never seem to keep them anyway. This year would be different. This year I decided my New Years Resolution is to declare war on starvation!

NOTE: Jonas is the 9 year old boy I sponsor in Mozambique. I've also sponsored children in Papua New Guinea and Senegal.