Comments on: Ask Sathy

By: Chris Giovagnoni

Chris Giovagnoni — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:31:30 +0000

Dwight,

That’s a great idea! I shared your comment with the folks who are able to investigate, approve and implement the idea.

By: Amber Van Schooneveld

Amber Van Schooneveld — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:47:05 +0000

Thanks for your questions! I’ll choose 10 and send them to Sathy.

By: Dwight

Dwight — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:09:18 +0000

I have sponsored a few different children and have noticed some need or want letters & visits more than others. This is depending on the family and the support they give…. I see compassion as a ministry… just like I teach Sunday school at Church. I write, send extra money and visit the child once before they graduate. I would pay extra to speed up the process.
Some people don’t have the time or the finances to do this. Has compassion thought about categorizing and matching up sponsors like myself with the more needy kids. They could charge us extra and speed up the communications process so we can more effectively help and encourage the neediest of the kids?

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:17:28 +0000

I sponsor a child in India and have wondered about the school system. Do children attend grade school up to 8th grade and then on to 4 years of high school?

I have a question about marraiges in India today. Do the brides parents have to provide a dowry and if so does this cause a great financial crisis for them?

By: Amy L.

Amy L. — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:12:09 +0000

I’ve always wondered this: I have two teenage boys and one little girl in India through Compassion. In countries like these where there is still gender discrimination, do families have a preference as to the gender of their sponsor? I know it would vary between individual families, but have you ever seen families preferring a male sponsor to a female sponsor? Thanks a bunch.

By: Renee

Renee — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:10:08 +0000

What are some of the most interesting or meaningful things you’ve seen (or heard of) being sent by sponsors with their letters?

I like to send lots of pictures and stickers with my letters, and I’m always looking for other ideas of things that can be easily sent…

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:45:29 +0000

What area of India has the greatest need for sponsors?
What is Compassion doing to combat the problem of child brides in India? I understand that this is still a common,very sad practice..

By: Mel

Mel — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:33:57 +0000

Has Compassion as an organization ever come accross much persecution for preaching the gospel in a mostly non-Christian society?

Do parents often withhold their children from attending the center, even though they badly need the help, because they do not wish for their child to be exposed to Christianity?

Are children genuinely, truly upset if their sponsor cancels the sponsorship?

Thank you.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:03:20 +0000

Thank you for considering our questions and Thank You for all that you do.

1. If a sponsored child leaves the Compassion program, can they return to the program at a later date if their circumstances allow?

2. If a child that has left the program returns to the program in another area of their country at a later date, would the original sponsor be notified and given the chance to sponsor the child again?

One of our girls that we sponsor in India left the program because her family moved from the area to seek better opportunity. We hope that she may some day be able to return to the program in some area of India.

By: Get Involved For Their Sake

Get Involved For Their Sake — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:44:07 +0000

Sathy,
I think that it’s great that you were able to contribute your expertise and unique/personal point of view all the way from India.

God has a way of bringing people & their diverse experiences together to create something greater than ourselves.