Discovering a Piece of Ministry History
Posted By Jacquie Parella On September 13, 2012 @ 3:30 am In Employees and Culture | 35 Comments
Throughout our 60 years of ministry, we’ve been blessed by an array of artists [3] and speakers [4] who, through their talents, demonstrate a passion for releasing children from poverty. In fact, many sponsors first hear about our ministry through an artist or speaker.
Compassion Artist Michael W. Smith in Kenya
I was poking around the ministry archives again [5] when I stumbled upon a commercial recording from a famous ministry spokesperson.
I had NO idea this person was a spokesperson for Compassion so I was thrilled I was when I heard her voice.
Can you think of who this famous woman could be? I’ll give you three hints:
- She is considered one of the greatest women in country music
- She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- She was the wife of Roy Rogers
I know, I know, the third hint gave it away!
Yes, Dale Evans recorded a series of commercials for us in the 1970s when our offices were still located in Chicago. Here it is:
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Compassion Radio Commercial
Isn’t that fantastic?! I can’t help but wonder how many children were sponsored due to that 14-second clip.
How about you? Did a Compassion artist or speaker introduce you to our ministry? If so, who was it?
Read these related posts:
Article printed from Poverty >> Compassion International: http://blog.compassion.com
URL to article: http://blog.compassion.com/interesting-fun-facts-discovering-a-piece-of-ministry-history/
URLs in this post:
[1] subscribe to our blog: http://feeds.feedburner.com/CompassionBlogPosts
[2] Jacquie Parella: https://plus.google.com/109824451530454700090
[3] artists: http://blog.compassion.com/tag/artist-spotlight/
[4] speakers: http://www.compassion.com/share/requestspeaker/default.htm
[5] ministry archives again: http://blog.compassion.com/leaving-a-legacy-korean-orphans-choir-echos-of-the-past/
[6] here: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&promoid=BIOW
[7] Stop Watching and Start Doing: http://blog.compassion.com/how-to-help-others-stop-watching-and-start-doing/
[8] Meet Our Friend, Bob Lenz: http://blog.compassion.com/meet-our-friend-bob-lenz/
[9] Never Too Old: http://blog.compassion.com/never-too-old/
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