Comments on: Little Slice of Heaven

By: Chris Giovagnoni

Chris Giovagnoni — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:20:59 +0000

Wess’ story about Washington will be posted on Monday.

By: Mary Lou Elliott

Mary Lou Elliott — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:30:01 +0000

Unfortunately, the availability of this children choir coming to Compassion wasn’t confirmed until almost the end of August and that just didn’t leave us enough time to notify and bring in sponsors (which in itself is a much bigger process than you would think!) We did consider it, but knew we just couldn’t go that direction this particular time.

By: Chris Giovagnoni

Chris Giovagnoni — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:10:42 +0000

I’m working on getting something from Wess about his dinner at the White House, as well as from Mary Lou about the children seeing their sponsors question.

By: Barb

Barb — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:59:08 +0000

I was thinking along the same line as Vicki. Did their American sponsors know about this? I definitely would have been there! How awesome!

By: Vicki Small

Vicki Small — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:03:35 +0000

First, I mis-read the Guest List.

And Dave, you nailed the reason Compassion works. Without the Chrisr-centeredness of Compassion, it would be just one more relief organization, doing some good things, but not likely changing a lot of lives.

By: Juli Jarvis

Juli Jarvis — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:31:36 +0000

All I can say is — Leave it up to the kids to upstage the adults — all the guest speakers, professional musicians, planned seminars and activities were upstaged by these precious little ones, whose words and music spoke volumes to all! That’s why we all do what we do — find sponsors for these great little bundles of faith, joy and Christian love!

By: Vicki Small

Vicki Small — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:48:56 +0000

I second David’s idea!

I noticed that the invitation to Wess did not include his wife, although the vast majority of people who were invited were listed with spouses or guests.

By: Zach Younkin

Zach Younkin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:02:35 +0000

I think it is amazing how we here in America sometimes lose the fact that God is really always with us, yet Danessa is so strong:

“I don’t fear because I know Jesus is with you, with me, everywhere, even on the airplane.”

Will we in America ever be like that?

By: compassion dave

compassion dave — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:34:41 +0000

“Fourteen-year-old Danessa wasn’t intimidated by her first flight. ‘I don’t fear because I know Jesus is with you, with me, everywhere, even on the airplane,’ she says with a smile….Hawa says, ‘I try the best of my level, even in Swahili, to tell [people] God is good through everything.’ “

Why does the Compassion ministry work? Because Jesus is in it!

By: David

David — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:41:10 +0000

Could you have Dr. Stafford share about his White House dinner with President Bush and the President of Ghana?

I saw his name on the guest list.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/09/20080915-12.html