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Jun 7 2008

You Decide

global-food-crisis

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Global Food Crisis Fund
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Global Food Crisis Fund
The global food crisis is being called a “silent tsunami” that could plunge several hundred million people deeper into poverty and hunger.
Families living in extreme poverty often spend…

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If you’re new here, our CEO, Wess Stafford, didn’t write this post, but he did answer the question. We recorded his answer and transcribed it for your reading pleasure.
Read all the posts in the Wess Speaks series.

What are the first names of the children you sponsor, and what countries? Any special stories you like…

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Two more. Three to go.
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In Too Small to Ignore you shared much about your childhood. But I don’t remember reading anything about your first six years … what do you remember of your early childhood? (Vicki Small)

My very earliest memory is from when I was about five.…

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You can also view this Thank You Sponsors video on YouTube.

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Read all the posts in the Wess Speaks series.

Have you been able to use your sign language as a ministry tool? (Sara Benson)

Wow … how do you even know that that’s one of the languages that I learned?
I learned sign language in San Angelo, TX. It was right after I had come out of the…

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Last month, I was reviewing the next newsletter that will be sent to people who support our Child Survival Program. I wasn’t too far into it when the tears started coming. Ok, so it isn’t completely unusual for me to cry while doing my every day work … I mean I do work at Compassion.…

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By this time, you should know the drill. But if you’re new here, our Ask Wess post got the ball rolling, and it’s left the following in its wake:

Part I
Part II
Part III
Parts etc.

What advice would you give to a young director of a small starting ministry? (Gabe)

Make sure the cause of the ministry that you…

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How can I help fight poverty? What in the world can I do? The problems are just so big, and I’m just so small. I want to be used by you, God, but I just don’t know what to do.
I’ve thought and prayed these things many times. When viewing this world with its huge…

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Jun 3 2008

A Quick Thanks

For the month of May, these non-employee blogs referred the most traffic to our humble site. Thank you very much!

Rocks in My Dryer – 409 visits
Love Well – 120 visits
musings of foreign hearts – 60 visits
challies.com – 55 visits

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We recently gave you the opportunity ask our president, Wess, any questions you like. We’re publishing his transcribed answers one day at a time. Well, today is like yesterday; it’s special. You get two answers.
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I noticed you hold a doctorate. I haven’t heard much about that — what did…

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I am very proud that I am alive so that I can witness and testify to the love of God through Compassion’s ministry in our area.

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Jun 2 2008

Any Guesses?

Compassion has 10 partner countries, in addition to the U.S., all of which sponsor children in the developing world.
We work in 24 countries, soon to be 25 when Togo begins registering children later this month in September.
As of May 30, sponsors from the U.S. alone support more than 608,000 children.
Which country do you…

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We recently gave you the opportunity ask our president, Wess, any questions you like. We’re publishing his transcribed answers one day at a time. Well, today is special. You get two.
Read the previous posts.

If you didn’t work in the ministry field, what other career path would you have chosen? (Amy)

At one time I fully thought…

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We recently gave you the opportunity ask our president, Wess, any questions you like. We’re publishing his transcribed answers one day at a time. If you want to catch up, here’s the background skinny.

Do you have any personal goals or goals for the organization that you care to share? (Lisa Miles)

First, I want to see…

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