Yessica is going to be a big sister!

We will be going to visit Yessica in Peru in a few months so I wanted to make sure I knew how many siblings she had and such (to know what types of gifts to buy).  In her letters she mentioned 2 siblings, but Compassions records showed none, so I had them put in an inquiry to see what was correct.

Here was their response yesterday:

I have heard from our staff in Peru regarding the siblings that Yessica mentioned and this is what we learned:

 

The project in Peru confirmed that Yessica does have two siblings.   Their names are Erika (sister, 10) and Ander (brother, 9). The reason the project didn’t mention the siblings is because the siblings do not live in the same home as Yessica.  In this case Erika is Yessica’s sister only by her father side, however she has never lived with with Yessica. We have just been informed that Erika is also registered in the program and is already sponsored but they see each other frequently in the project. Ander is Yessica’s brother by her father and mother, but the parents separated before Yessica was registered in the project and Ander was living with Yessica’s mother in another place.  Currently, Yessica lives with her father.  Her father recently got engaged few months ago and they are expecting their first baby. Erika loves her siblings very much and has a good relationship with them.

This is awesome since now I know more about her back story.  Plus I can bring a baby gift for her family too (gender neutral of course since I won't know what they are expecting).  This will be something fun we can write about and she can talk about how her sibling is growing and such (once born).  Excited to meet Yessica soon!