Comments on: Presents for the King

By: Allison Conn

Allison Conn — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:39:06 +0000

This is so great! Thank you Laura B. for your info about the Birthday Gift. Our little boy (same age as our son) has a birthday in June. We are trying to teach our son about his “brother” in Bangladesh and what kinds of gifts we will give him (and why). This information will be very exciting for him. The boys are both 4 going on 5…cant wait for the day our son will be old enough to visit. It is hard to explain why we cant just fly him in to live with us!

By: Chris Giovagnoni

Chris Giovagnoni — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:17:30 +0000

Thank you Louise.

The children in the story are part of a different child development center. The child in the photo isn’t Nobi.

By: Louise Wallace

Louise Wallace — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:04:55 +0000

The first 5 characters are BD-xxx

By: Chris Giovagnoni

Chris Giovagnoni — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:48:54 +0000

Louise,

What child development center is your boy a part of? You can tell by looking at the first five characters of your child’s number.

By: Louise Wallace

Louise Wallace — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:09:19 +0000

I absolutely loved reading about Christmas in Bagladesh. I was curious about the boys in the picture you sent. Is the middle one named Nobi. He’s my boy! The photo I have of him is over a year old. Either way it is wonderful to see how such a small donation every month can have such a glorious impact. Praise God and Praise to our loving Savior, Jesus.

By: Laura B.

Laura B. — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:24:56 +0000

My husband and I sponsor a boy in Bangladesh. We got a letter from him after we sent him a birthday gift. He said that he had never celebrated his birthday before. He got pants, shoes, a bat and ball, three wickets, a lantern, two chairs, a table, and some food–all for $25!! I am amazed at how the Compassion staff can make so little money go so far in helping these children. Thanks Compassion for all you do!

By: Vicki Small

Vicki Small — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:27:40 +0000

Thank you, Amber and Chad! And thanks for the picture of the three boys in their new shirts! God is good, and these kids and their families are learning that…if they didn’t know, before.

By: Chad Summers

Chad Summers — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:25:35 +0000

Vicki, The boys of the Compassion Bangladesh Development Center received a new shirt, pants, sandals, a blanket, a towel as Christmas gifts. I am sending you a picture of three boys wearing their Christmas shirt and pants.

By: Brett

Brett — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:04:30 +0000

This is a great story about how the completely different our cultures are from the USA to the countries where Compassion operates. Sometimes it is so hard for us Americans to wrap our minds around something that we just assume is normal, such as giving gifts. What a great reminder about how much we can learn from these precious children and also a great reminder about our perspective.

By: Amber Van Schooneveld

Amber Van Schooneveld — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:35:04 +0000

Hi Kees, The mother speaks in the past tense about the food being given because there was a special food distribution of rice and lentils for families in Bangladesh during July to October. This was in response to the rising food costs and in addition to the meals the children already regularly get at the project. The prices of food have fallen in Bangladesh in the past month or so, in response to the financial crisis. However, experts do not think it is quite enough to offset the inflation of food prices over the past several years. They expect food prices to remain about 25% higher than they had been before the food crisis for several years, though no one quite knows what to expect yet. Although the financial crisis has brought down some food prices, it can also have some very negative impacts on the developing world, such as factories having to close due to lack of demand. Here's a good article I found on the topic from World Bank.