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	<description>Releasing children from poverty in Jesus&#039; name.</description>
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		<title>By: Joy Chan</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/blog-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-19846</link>
		<dc:creator>Joy Chan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 07:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hope i something I want to achieve. I find hope in situations that are sometimes impossible, so that I can look to God for an answered prayer. For instance, whenever I encountered any situation, like a friend relationship problem, I start to look to God for strength, believing that it is through Him that everything is possible, for He is a God of impossibilities...

read my post through my website... there are some other posts which can strengthen our spirit... :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hope i something I want to achieve. I find hope in situations that are sometimes impossible, so that I can look to God for an answered prayer. For instance, whenever I encountered any situation, like a friend relationship problem, I start to look to God for strength, believing that it is through Him that everything is possible, for He is a God of impossibilities&#8230;</p>
<p>read my post through my website&#8230; there are some other posts which can strengthen our spirit&#8230; <img src='http://blog.compassion.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Mike Stephens</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/blog-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-6641</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stephens</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am thankful to have a &quot;Hope Lives&quot; book but I will submit anyways.

Hope Lives in my life by God giving me goals and dreams and then giving me the courage, boldness, and effort to reach them!!!  Two simple ones are visiting Nicaragua and upcoming the Philippines with Compassion!!!  Many others are in the process!!!  I have to admit hope would still leave even if I didn&#039;t reach going to Nicaragua or the Philippines, but I probably would not be typing on this blog if I did not reach those goals!!!  B/c I would probably be scrambling around looking for various odd jobs to try and pay for them, but PRAISE THE LORD I drove that Taxi into the ground and now the Philippines Sponsor Tour is paid for and I am no longer a Taxi driver ;)  Maybe next time I should treat the Taxi with a little more care ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am thankful to have a &#8220;Hope Lives&#8221; book but I will submit anyways.</p>
<p>Hope Lives in my life by God giving me goals and dreams and then giving me the courage, boldness, and effort to reach them!!!  Two simple ones are visiting Nicaragua and upcoming the Philippines with Compassion!!!  Many others are in the process!!!  I have to admit hope would still leave even if I didn&#8217;t reach going to Nicaragua or the Philippines, but I probably would not be typing on this blog if I did not reach those goals!!!  B/c I would probably be scrambling around looking for various odd jobs to try and pay for them, but PRAISE THE LORD I drove that Taxi into the ground and now the Philippines Sponsor Tour is paid for and I am no longer a Taxi driver <img src='http://blog.compassion.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />   Maybe next time I should treat the Taxi with a little more care <img src='http://blog.compassion.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Josephine Alexander</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/blog-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-3994</link>
		<dc:creator>Josephine Alexander</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>HOPE !!!!
Jesus died on the cross for my sins and He gave me HOPE, which i see daily in my life. one of the best, is just being able to live for His glory and to see the wonders He has done in my life. He sent me to this world for a purpose and He hopes i will fullfill it.
I have HOPE and that is why i live.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HOPE !!!!<br />
Jesus died on the cross for my sins and He gave me HOPE, which i see daily in my life. one of the best, is just being able to live for His glory and to see the wonders He has done in my life. He sent me to this world for a purpose and He hopes i will fullfill it.<br />
I have HOPE and that is why i live.</p>
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		<title>By: Abbie</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/blog-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-3992</link>
		<dc:creator>Abbie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My computer was messing up earlier and I think some how my comment didn&#039;t actually post-I would have posted it before Timothy.  So here I am again....hoping it doesnt post twice!

Here is mine....

http://allinhisdesign.blogspot.com/2008/11/hope-that-lives.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My computer was messing up earlier and I think some how my comment didn&#8217;t actually post-I would have posted it before Timothy.  So here I am again&#8230;.hoping it doesnt post twice!</p>
<p>Here is mine&#8230;.</p>
<p><a href="http://allinhisdesign.blogspot.com/2008/11/hope-that-lives.html" rel="nofollow">http://allinhisdesign.blogspot.com/2008/11/hope-that-lives.html</a></p>
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		<title>By: Timothy Eakins</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/blog-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-3991</link>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Eakins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hope lives in my life, because I am needy, too. My God is a God Who meets needs. As He meets my needs I am empowered by Him to meet other&#039;s needs, be they emotional, spiritual or material.

When I give it away, it makes more room for God to fill, so I can give it away, making more room. 

We are not made to keep it all, we were made in the image of God, and encouraged to &quot;put on Christ.&quot; Well Jesus gave it all away, didn&#039;t He?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hope lives in my life, because I am needy, too. My God is a God Who meets needs. As He meets my needs I am empowered by Him to meet other&#8217;s needs, be they emotional, spiritual or material.</p>
<p>When I give it away, it makes more room for God to fill, so I can give it away, making more room. </p>
<p>We are not made to keep it all, we were made in the image of God, and encouraged to &#8220;put on Christ.&#8221; Well Jesus gave it all away, didn&#8217;t He?</p>
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		<title>By: Rhonda</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/blog-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-3970</link>
		<dc:creator>Rhonda</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hope lives from the Advocate Conference-

Our boy Estarlin is fairly shy and I usually have to work at opening him up.  At the child visitation day, I was assigned a young and very pretty translator who was the best translator I have ever worked with on my trips to the DR.  During the day, she managed to get Estarlin to really open up and talk to her.  After they left, we talked and she expressed a concern for our child and his family.  From his comments she believed that they were not going to church much and was concerned about him spiritually.  So I thanked her for letting me know this, and when I got home, I emailed Victor (his project director) and explained it to him.

 

Victor told me that he would check to see if they were in church that Sunday, and if not, he and his wife were on visitation team at the church so they would personally go to visit them.  They did end up going with another woman, and as a result the three of them our boy&#039;s mother to Christ.  The other woman is now disciplining her.

 

Also, Estarlin has been interested in learning computer skills.  From talking to Victor, he arranged for him to go to a computer class every Saturday at 3pm, and I&#039;ve been told that he has attended every week.

 

I can&#039;t wait to go back in January and I hope to see Nelly (his mom) and the new baby (besides our boy)! I know why I was at the conference!

Hope Lives In the DR!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hope lives from the Advocate Conference-</p>
<p>Our boy Estarlin is fairly shy and I usually have to work at opening him up.  At the child visitation day, I was assigned a young and very pretty translator who was the best translator I have ever worked with on my trips to the DR.  During the day, she managed to get Estarlin to really open up and talk to her.  After they left, we talked and she expressed a concern for our child and his family.  From his comments she believed that they were not going to church much and was concerned about him spiritually.  So I thanked her for letting me know this, and when I got home, I emailed Victor (his project director) and explained it to him.</p>
<p>Victor told me that he would check to see if they were in church that Sunday, and if not, he and his wife were on visitation team at the church so they would personally go to visit them.  They did end up going with another woman, and as a result the three of them our boy&#8217;s mother to Christ.  The other woman is now disciplining her.</p>
<p>Also, Estarlin has been interested in learning computer skills.  From talking to Victor, he arranged for him to go to a computer class every Saturday at 3pm, and I&#8217;ve been told that he has attended every week.</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t wait to go back in January and I hope to see Nelly (his mom) and the new baby (besides our boy)! I know why I was at the conference!</p>
<p>Hope Lives In the DR!</p>
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		<title>By: Juli Jarvis</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/blog-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-3968</link>
		<dc:creator>Juli Jarvis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here is my post about Hope:

http://compassionjuli.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/six-times/

Thanks!  Great posts here!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is my post about Hope:</p>
<p><a href="http://compassionjuli.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/six-times/" rel="nofollow">http://compassionjuli.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/six-times/</a></p>
<p>Thanks!  Great posts here!</p>
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		<title>By: Six Times &#171; Sheep Droppings</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/blog-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-3967</link>
		<dc:creator>Six Times &#171; Sheep Droppings</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] How does Hope live in my life?   [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Naomi Triggs</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/blog-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-3961</link>
		<dc:creator>Naomi Triggs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hope is complex in our world. We find so many things to put our hope in...but there is a hope that is alive! 

I&#039;ve enjoyed reading everyone&#039;s posts!

Here&#039;s my post: www.naomithoughts.blogspot.com</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hope is complex in our world. We find so many things to put our hope in&#8230;but there is a hope that is alive! </p>
<p>I&#8217;ve enjoyed reading everyone&#8217;s posts!</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s my post: <a href="http://www.naomithoughts.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.naomithoughts.blogspot.com</a></p>
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		<title>By: Andrea G.</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/blog-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-3958</link>
		<dc:creator>Andrea G.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I placed my response to this contest on my blog.  You can click on my name to find it.

I just started my Compassion blog last week and was excited to see this contest here.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I placed my response to this contest on my blog.  You can click on my name to find it.</p>
<p>I just started my Compassion blog last week and was excited to see this contest here.</p>
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