Child Sponsorship
$36
Partial Monthly Sponsorship
$72
Full Monthly Sponsorship
When our students enter high school,
one additional share is added to their sponsorship, bringing the updated cost to $108.
How to Sponsor a Child
Your support and prayers provide hope for orphans and impoverished children through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Our team selects the children with the greatest needs first. Many of these children suffer from malnutrition, are double orphans, and have very little care at home. The child you sponsor is given a Christian education, nutritious meals, and an opportunity to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ on a regular basis.
1. Choose a Child
A sponsorship share is $36 a month for a partial sponsorship and $72 a month for a full sponsorship per child and can be paid on a monthly, quarterly, bi-annually, or annual basis. Your donation can be made using a mailed check, or automatic bank account withdrawal or credit card online.
2. Choose How to Give
In addition to your monetary support, we ask you to pray regularly for your child’s education, family life, health, and salvation through Jesus Christ. Periodically, we will send you updates on your child to help aide in your continued prayers.
3. Commit to Pray
Sending a Message to Your Sponsored Student
In the top right corner, click on “My Account,” then “Sign In” and enter your credentials.
If you haven’t set up your account yet or don’t remember your password, select “Sign Up” or “Reset Password.”
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Sign in at bcaministries.com
From this portal you can access and edit your personal info, payment methods, donation record, and sponsorships.
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Now you’re in the donor portal
In the top right corner, click on “My Account,” then “Inbox.”
Here you can see previous conversations with your sponsorships. Click on the subject line to view and reply to messages.
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Open your messaging inbox
Click “Start a New Conversation,” then type a subject and select the student you’d like to send it to.
Then you can type your message and attach photos or videos.
When you’re finished, click “Send Message.”
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Send your message
Helpful tips when writing your letter
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Share a testimony, about how God has saved you and the Gospel has transformed your life.
You can include your favorite Bible verse or something God has been teaching you.
Let them know you are praying for them.
Write about different topics such as seasons, holiday traditions, family and pets, your job, hobbies, your involvement at church or your favorites (foods, sports, play activities, etc).
Include photos of yourself and your family. Label the names of each person on the back of the photo.
Avoid writing about the “stuff” you have as the children at the school are not as materially blessed as we are.
Avoid slang.
Do not offer your phone number, address, or email address.
Please do not include any money.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Your support goes to educate and feed the child you sponsor by providing the necessary curriculum, school supplies, uniform, and a nutritious meal each day of school. This means that part of your support also goes to faculty and teacher salaries, as well as basic infrastructure needs related to the school and ministry to each child.
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In order to meet the needs of each student at BCA, we work to have each primary school child fully sponsored at $72/month and each secondary school child fully sponsored at $108/month. Because our basic sponsorship share is available at $36/month per child, this means that some children have more than one sponsor. Whether you pay a shared or full sponsorship, that child enters and stays within our school, receiving all the blessings of our ministry.
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Because of the number of children in our schools, we try not to single out any one child with a single gift from a sponsor. Because of this, we do not allow you to send a personal gift to your child. We do work to give each child a gift during the Christmas season. A suggested gift of $25 per child will help insure that every child gets a gift and Christmas party.
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BCA partners with churches and individuals to take short-term mission trips throughout the year to help support the work of our schools. During these trips, sponsors have opportunities to meet the children they sponsor. To ensure the safety of our schools, an approval process is used for each person seeking to go on a trip.
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Our goal is to update you on your child two times a year. These updates will include an updated picture and information about your child.
Ways to Pray
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Pray for an understanding of the gospel and that the child would trust in Jesus alone for salvation.
Pray for growth in understanding and applying God’s Word.
Pray for an active participation in the life of the church.
Pray that the child would be a witness in the community.
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Many students will suffer with various sickness and other common diseases in Africa like Malaria and Tuberculosis. Pray for God’s protection over the child’s health.
Pray for the child’s family members who may be suffering with various diseases including HIV/AIDS.
Pray for the child’s physical stamina to live within difficult circumstances that include drought and food shortages.
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Pray for understanding and intelligence in completing academic work.
Pray for an attentiveness in class and eagerness to learn.
Pray for academic progress as the child may take national exams at the end of the year (7th and 9th grades).
Pray that the knowledge and skills the child learns will help with vocational opportunities in the future.