Comments on: Share Your Umbrella http://blog.compassion.com/share-your-umbrella/ Releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:11:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Chris Giovagnoni http://blog.compassion.com/share-your-umbrella/#comment-922 Chris Giovagnoni Wed, 14 May 2008 22:58:29 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=330#comment-922 I apologize for the delay in following up on the question about the shooting. I wasn’t able to post anything sooner because our priority is to inform the child’s sponsor. Our guiding principle is always to respect the sponsor-child relationship as much as possible. This is what we received from our country office about the shooting. “This little girl was studying in a local school located in a red zone (high level of crime). Maria, her teacher and other classmates were heading to a park to receive their PE class, when they were caught in the middle of a shooting that had a terrible ending. The Pastor and director of the student center were there to support the family in prayer, and with Compassion support they paid for funeral expenses.” I apologize for the delay in following up on the question about the shooting.

I wasn’t able to post anything sooner because our priority is to inform the child’s sponsor. Our guiding principle is always to respect the sponsor-child relationship as much as possible.

This is what we received from our country office about the shooting.

“This little girl was studying in a local school located in a red zone (high level of crime). Maria, her teacher and other classmates were heading to a park to receive their PE class, when they were caught in the middle of a shooting that had a terrible ending.

The Pastor and director of the student center were there to support the family in prayer, and with Compassion support they paid for funeral expenses.”

]]> By: Chris Giovagnoni http://blog.compassion.com/share-your-umbrella/#comment-778 Chris Giovagnoni Wed, 07 May 2008 17:28:59 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=330#comment-778 Heidy, Compassion Guatemala has not reported a shooting of a Compassion-assisted child. We are looking into this further. Where did you hear about this? Heidy,

Compassion Guatemala has not reported a shooting of a Compassion-assisted child. We are looking into this further.

Where did you hear about this?

]]> By: Heidy http://blog.compassion.com/share-your-umbrella/#comment-765 Heidy Wed, 07 May 2008 03:44:27 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=330#comment-765 I just learned it happened last tuesday and had a big media coverage in Guatemala. Oh, let's come togehter to pray for the family and support them. I just learned it happened last tuesday and had a big media coverage in Guatemala. Oh, let’s come togehter to pray for the family and support them.

]]> By: Heidy http://blog.compassion.com/share-your-umbrella/#comment-764 Heidy Wed, 07 May 2008 02:24:18 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=330#comment-764 Hi, I heard that there was a compassion assisted 8 year old girl in Guatemala killed in a shooting near her school. Is that so? Is there a way we can help? Let's pray for her family. Hi, I heard that there was a compassion assisted 8 year old girl in Guatemala killed in a shooting near her school. Is that so? Is there a way we can help? Let’s pray for her family.

]]> By: Amber Van Schooneveld http://blog.compassion.com/share-your-umbrella/#comment-757 Amber Van Schooneveld Tue, 06 May 2008 15:45:36 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=330#comment-757 Laughter is a good way to get people to listen to you. If you come out swinging with a big word like "slavery" many may close their ears before you even start. The human soul can't always take all the ugliness of a thing like slavery--many times we'd really rather not hear about it-- but a good communicator can diffuse the tension and get you to loosen up and listen. Laughter is a good way to get people to listen to you. If you come out swinging with a big word like “slavery” many may close their ears before you even start. The human soul can’t always take all the ugliness of a thing like slavery–many times we’d really rather not hear about it– but a good communicator can diffuse the tension and get you to loosen up and listen.

]]> By: Andrzej Gandecki http://blog.compassion.com/share-your-umbrella/#comment-756 Andrzej Gandecki Tue, 06 May 2008 15:22:26 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=330#comment-756 I'm shocked. How can he talk about slavery and made people laugh?! I’m shocked. How can he talk about slavery and made people laugh?!

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