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I personally use various electronic communication applications to work with sponsees who have moved and want to continue to be sponsored by me. I myself have only ever had long-distance sponsorship. (While I believe local sponsorship is preferable, in my case, God seemed to have other ideas.) I have been able to work with people who have had little or no AA around them. My first encounter was with a chap in Nepal. The Internet at this time was still relatively slow, so this was difficult, but I believe it provided him with some hope. More recently I was able to take an Australian man through the Steps via Skype while he was living in Thailand. Many of us who have a keen interest in the Traditions and in general service have had monthly workshops using either Skype or Paltalk to study, discuss or share our experience. I am grateful to my former sponsor—a globetrotter with sponsees around the world—who used these Internet programs to hold regular meetings with his sponsees which enabled us to offer support and experience to each other. He encouraged me to do the same with my sponsees, some of whom were not in my local area.