There are 2 million moms in the world. How can we help mothers around the world who live in extreme poverty?
Malaria Bites! Bite Back.
What does malaria feel like? If malaria goes untreated, what can it lead to?
Half of the world’s population, 3.3 billion people, is at risk of malaria. And it’s all because of mosquitoes.
I Have Malaria (or Thought I Did)
I came home from Ghana with severe chills, headache and a fever. I’d been in Africa two weeks, and these symptoms alarmed me. Could I be infected with malaria?
World Water Day 2013
Water is essential to life but can also be very dangerous. It is something we need for survival but can be the cause of so many problems.
Jesus Takes His Coffee Black
No matter if we are giving on His behalf for someone in our own neighborhood or across the world: Jesus chooses us to demonstrate His love to those around us!
Compassion Sunday 2013: Ginsely’s Story
Poverty does not just bring hunger or ill-health. Poverty robs children of their joy and takes away their opportunities and hopes for the future.
A Wise Woman Builds Her House
Today is International Women’s Day and we are asking the question, what does giving 90% mean for a woman in the developing world?
Who Are Compassion Sunday Presenters?
Compassion Sunday is as annual event created to draw attention to the needs of the world’s poorest children. Compassion Sunday presenters are men and women just like you who share the story of Compassion with their church on behalf of children living in poverty.
Today is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. By learning the facts about this terrible crime against humanity, you can be the change for exploited children around the world.
Let the pain of trafficking around the world seep into your heart. Then channel your outrage at injustice – pray and act.
I wasn’t looking for another child to sponsor. But then I saw two things next to her picture on the website: a red heart and a red ribbon.
Josiane, from Rwanda, had been waiting for a sponsor for over six months.
The red ribbon showed that Josiane lived in an AIDS-affected area.
Online, as I added Josiane’s…
It’s Universal Children’s Day — Let’s Celebrate!
Universal Children’s Day is a day we can celebrate the very ones we serve — children!
What Reduces a Child to “Professional Beggar”?
The monster of poverty will not consume all. God’s mercies shield; His compassion protects. And it is compassion that drives us to act.
World Poverty Day: Will You Share the Need?
One billion children world-wide lack basic needs such as food, shelter and clean water. Please share today, World Poverty Day, how blessed we are and how great the need is.
There’s More Hay to Haul
UNICEF recently announced that the number of children dying from preventable diseases around the world has dropped dramatically. But there’s more hay to haul.
International Day of the African Child
African children face a myriad of challenges as they grow up. But what is also true about African children is: they love, play, learn, hope, dream, pray — they live!
“Daddy’s Home!”
Every child should live with the confidence that Daddy is coming home at the end of the day. But the truth is, throughout much of the developing world, little boys and girls never get to run into Daddy’s arms.
What’s a Little Chaos on a Compassion Sunday?
Beverly was not letting a few inconveniences get in the way of children being sponsored. After all, her toilet may have been temporarily out of order, but most of the children she was hoping to get sponsors for don’t even have a toilet.
Bizzy’s Burden
Elisabeth “Bizzy” Mellado’s first encounter with Compassion started with what she calls one of her dad’s “crazy ideas.”
World Water Day 2012 – For the Love of Water
Today — World Water Day — it’s necessary to remember that water is life.
The Luxury of Water and Hair Washing
In America, it’s easy to not think about our easy access to water. Or the fact that 783 million people — 11 percent of the global population — do not have access to safe drinking water, let alone bathing water.
A New Generation of Sponsors in Colombia
Staff and formerly sponsored children around the world are sponsoring children themselves. And now we have our very own Advocate in Colombia, María Ximena Marín!
Compassion Sunday 2012: Change the Story
Are you participating in Compassion Sunday? Will you change the story of a child living in extreme poverty?
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