{"id":1937,"date":"2014-02-07T09:42:47","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T17:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/?p=1937"},"modified":"2014-02-07T09:42:47","modified_gmt":"2014-02-07T17:42:47","slug":"when-jonathan-grows-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/when-jonathan-grows-up\/","title":{"rendered":"When Jonathan Grows Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Jonathan! Jonathan is a born leader who cares deeply for other kids at the Touch A Life Care Center. His favorite subject in school is math and he loves technology! He is a professional when it comes to the computer and he loves learning new functions and teaching others.\u00a0When he is outside, he loves to play soccer and ride his bike!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1938\" style=\"font-size: 13px\" alt=\"Jonathan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Jonathan-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"717\" height=\"477\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When Jonathan is finished with high school, he wants to train to become a pilot! Each child at our <a title=\"Touch A Life Care Center\" href=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/our-programs\/ghana\/touch-a-life-care-center\/\">Care Center in Ghana<\/a> is consistently reminded how they are born to make a difference, and we are sure that Jonathan will be putting all of his education and skills to good use.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like more information on how you can contribute to the higher education of a child in our care, read about our <a title=\"Educational Sponsorship\" href=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/get-involved\/global-family\/education-sponsor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">educational sponsorship<\/a> or <a title=\"Contact Us\" href=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contact us<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Jonathan_pilot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1939\" alt=\"Jonathan_pilot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Jonathan_pilot-1024x751.jpg\" width=\"717\" height=\"526\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Jonathan! 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