Posts under ‘Compassion’

Just got an update from Scott Todd who is leading the Compassion medical relief in Haiti.  This is a wake up call to the church and to us all.  As Scott says…  “(we, or the church) would not be trapped and anesthetized any longer by our culture of… call it what you will… lusts and [...]

The following is a post from Compassion’s first wave of medical help in Haiti.  Received from Scott Todd, our Senior Ministry Advisor, who is leading our medical team in Port-au-Prince. Last night’s (Jan. 25) arrival – in the dark, no lights in the airport, Humvees and Marines roaring around, bags thrown on the tarmac, smell of [...]

As some of you know, there are now over one million kids sponsored through Compassion International.  We just got some demographic stats the other day, and in case anyone wants to know….  they go like this. Current Compassion Donor Demographics: Ages 18-29:  10% Ages 30-44:  28% Ages 45-59:  35% Ages 60+:    15%

     Where have I been?  Well……   working(a bunch), working some more, biking, hiking, school and ministry stuff.  This is in addition to the husband and dog owner things:).       I am going to start back running next month after letting my heel rest.  We will see.      The following is a post concerning a past house [...]

What a great day for us to praise God for the 1 millionth child being sponsored through Compassion International.  What a great day to celebrate what God is doing around the world to “release children from poverty in Jesus name”.  In fact, our neighbor, Mark Hanlon was on Fox and Friends today to make this [...]

I got to visit with Ricardo last spring, when volunteering as a photographer for Compassion in El Salvador.  We ended up sponsoring him, and he really is a sweet kid.  He lives in a real bad part of the country.  But the Compassion center is the shining light of the town.  We just got this [...]

I was reading an article describing the need for Jesus in Africa, written by a self described athiest.  The author talks about a Christian organization that helps supply drinking water to folks living in Africa.  But the point of the article is the practical success of Christian organizations in Africa, where secular ones are lacking.  [...]

  We got a Christmas card from Ricardo in El Salvador.  His english is AWESOME!  In his latest letter, he said that his “tutors” were teaching him English.  The tutors he was talking about are church members.  Compassion joins with the local church to provide church members to help “tutor” the kids. Both sides of [...]

We are planning on a quiet Christmas this year.  One thing we are going to do is to write a letter to all of our Compassion sponsored kids.  This might be a good family project on Christmas night for any of you that are currently sponsoring a child.  And if not, gather around the computer [...]

We got a letter from Ricardo (in El Salvador) the other day.  He is one of the kids we sponsor through Compassion.  I met Ricardo the last time I traveled to El Salvador.  The church and Compassion Student Center was amazing!  What $1/day can do.  Those “mentors” mentioned in the letter are church members who [...]

Example of what Compassion does…………. “Michelle Tolentino, former Compassion-sponsored child and Leadership Development Program graduate speaking in Atlanta”

I went to El Salvador last year as a photographer for Compassion. While there, I met and sponsored a child from San Vincente(I think that was the name). The church affiliated with the Compassion project is a big one that was funded by a church in San Salvador. I was VERY impressed with the pastor [...]