Comments on: Best Post of 2008

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:50:39 +0000

I loved the Kamrul and his bike post and LOVED the fact that we were able to help him and see how his life changed!
I loved the “Are my letters that important” post also..I always love the stories..Another fave was the story about the sponsor who helped her childs community with a gift of goats. I hope to be able to do something like that someday!
Whoohoo!! Just joined Twitter!!

By: Chris Giovagnoni

Chris Giovagnoni — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:25:39 +0000

Lisa,

Your two current favorites were mine. What a wonderful warm fuzzy.

Vicki,

You can follow our Twitter updates from the sidebar of this blog. We usually just send one a day. However, signing up for Twitter takes about five minutes, and once you “follow” us you can have our messages sent directly to your cell phone as text messages.

Also, I hope to get Anthony to write us a new post very soon. I just heard from him after a looong time.

Juli,

We’ll have some more 10 Questions posts in the next month or so.

By: Irene Kao

Irene Kao — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:49:39 +0000

Hey Cheryl J,

The 10,000 Children … 10 Days video can be found at: http://blog.compassion.com/10000-children-10-days/

It’s also on YouTube at:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=qsDiz8MqPeA

Thank you for sharing it!

By: Geri

Geri — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:07:53 +0000

My favourite is;
Are My Letters Really That Important? – May 20, 2008

I write often to my children but sometimes it takes a long time to get an answer and it is hard to keep motivated when this happens. This post has really encouraged me to keep writing and to write more often.

By: Sara Benson

Sara Benson — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:47:50 +0000

I really appreciate posts that give me a peak into the world where the sponsored children live and tell their stories (especially with pictures).
And posts that present a need like the cycle van driver.

I also liked the posts about the meaning of letters. I enjoyed reading the comments for this post and gleaning ideas to make my correspondence even more meaningful.

By: Vicki Small

Vicki Small — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:46:57 +0000

Thank you, Judith!

By: Judith Tremblay

Judith Tremblay — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:41:08 +0000

Vicki–

in response to your post asking for details about the Global Food Crisis, I found several updates in the past month from Twitter. There’s bound to be more being done that just hasn’t been mentioned, but here’s what I found:

In Honduras, GFC donations created productive micro projects (poultry & fish production farms) to fight the crisis long-term.

79,016 = number of children your GFC donations have allowed us to impact with immediate food relief.

In Ethiopia, GFC donations helped provide therapeutic supplements, staple food grains & medication to nearly 11,000 families.

In the DR, GFC donations provided food certificiates to 775 CSP participants (mothers & children) & their families.

In El Salvador, GFC donations have provided food to more than 3,100 children and parents in 30 child development centers.

By: Juli Jarvis

Juli Jarvis — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:41:42 +0000

Also the 10 Questions series, especially “Wess Speaks!”

By: Juli Jarvis

Juli Jarvis — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:40:49 +0000

I would have to list three:
Kamrul
Sponsor Letter Photos
Cute Baby Pictures

By: kristinn

kristinn — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:30:07 +0000

stories…LOVE the stories. i don’t think i could pick a specific out of all that you have shared, but i know that i look forward to hearing about a child, a family, a project somewhere in the world each day. it’s a wonderful reminder of what God is doing through compassion and to pray for all those beautiful children!
THANK YOU for all that you are doing!!!!!!