What Are the Best Things in Life?
Since he has experienced need, not only in his family but in the lives of other children, Ronnie takes advantage of opportunities to help others. One day, he would like to sponsor a child.
Continue Reading ›Never More Loved
Leah looked for more and more reasons to stay away from her abusive home. She ended up joining a gang and did what they did just to have a sense of family.
Continue Reading ›What Do We Value?
Traits that we greatly value and strive to consistently demonstrate are integrity, excellence, stewardship and dignity. If you were to add a fifth trait to this list, what would it be?
How Can the Gift of Music Help a Child Dream?
In Claire’s neighborhood, children grow up to become prostitutes and thieves. But Claire’s story is different.
25 Years After Child Sponsorship
Evans grew up during a time of critical political and socio-economic change at both a local and national level in Kenya. But Evans had other challenges to confront beyond politics.
The Real ‘Iron Man’
Nagaraj is an inspiration who has overcome life’s limitations to achieve great success. Despite a shaky beginning and a ruptured childhood, Nagaraj built his life with determination.
When he was younger, his father abandoned the family and his mother, Yeshoda worked tirelessly in a garment factory to provide for them.
Her income was so low that there were times they couldn’t pay rent or buy food. Nagaraj tells us,
“I am glad that Compassion intervened in my life. All of a sudden, there was somebody to take care of me and give undivided attention to my growth.”
After successfully completing the 12th grade and earning his bachelor’s degree, Nagaraj became an officer in finance and accounting. A few years later he found a job as a pricing officer for Toyota.
That was not the end of Nagaraj’s success and achievement, though, and his sponsor is a great inspiration.
“Even though she is 93 years old now, she drives her car, goes to church and she does all things by herself. She is a great example of hard work and she instilled in me that I should dream big and achieve big in life.”
What Do We Do?
What do we do? The short answer is, we release children from poverty in Jesus’ name. But, how else do we explain what we do?
Out of the Mouths of Babes
“A child in Indonesia wanted to know if people in Canada had hair on their feet to protect them from the cold.” Another child asked, “Is math the same in every country?”
What Happens When a Child Isn’t Sponsored?
When someone stops sponsoring a child, the Unsponsored Children’s fund fills the gap so that children can continue to receive support until a new sponsor is found. For 9-year-old Happy, this fund helped save her life.
Living with HIV: One Mother’s Journey
Born in Uganda with HIV/AIDS, Hannifah lost her mother when she was only one month old. She was a very sickly child, always being taken to hospital and her father considered her a burden.
Best Of: The Value of Family
From why sponsorship benefits a family living in the developing world, to an entire family embracing their sponsored child, the value of family is a theme you will often see woven into the stories we share. We took the liberty of choosing some of our best family related blog posts for you.
How Are We Different?
Our ministry is Christ-centered, child-focused and church-based. But what does this really mean and how are we set apart, or different, from other child development organizations?