Comments on: Something to Get Excited About http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/ Releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:31:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Chris Giovagnoni http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/comment-page-1/#comment-10174 Chris Giovagnoni Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:26:11 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/#comment-10174 <a href='#comment-10172' rel="nofollow">@Rachel</a> - Jeffry was the 1 millionth registered child. The first three paragraphs of the post make the distinction. @Rachel – Jeffry was the 1 millionth registered child.

The first three paragraphs of the post make the distinction.

]]> By: Rachel http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/comment-page-1/#comment-10172 Rachel Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:20:50 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/#comment-10172 Typical three yeaer olds! ;-) Hey, Brittany, do you have a daughter? You look really young for that. :D So glad that Jeffry is sponsored! ;) Typical three yeaer olds! ;-)
Hey, Brittany, do you have a daughter? You look really young for that. :D So glad that Jeffry is sponsored! ;)

]]> By: Rachel http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/comment-page-1/#comment-10171 Rachel Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:19:06 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/#comment-10171 Hey---what's going on here? I thought that Fellow was the one millionth child sponsored from Compassion?!? :-( Anyone know what the problem is? Hey—what’s going on here? I thought that Fellow was the one millionth child sponsored from Compassion?!? :-( Anyone know what the problem is?

]]> By: Britt http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/comment-page-1/#comment-6334 Britt Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:09:12 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/#comment-6334 This brought a smile to my face: "...he covered his eyes with his hands..." My 2 1/2 year old daughter hides behind me when she's shy. Moments like that are just too cute! This brought a smile to my face:
“…he covered his eyes with his hands…”

My 2 1/2 year old daughter hides behind me when she’s shy.

Moments like that are just too cute!

]]> By: Chris Giovagnoni http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/comment-page-1/#comment-6318 Chris Giovagnoni Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:38:05 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/#comment-6318 As of the end of February, we have more than 1.1 million <strong>registered</strong> children worldwide. As of the end of February, we have more than 1.1 million registered children worldwide.

]]> By: Chris Giovagnoni http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/comment-page-1/#comment-5547 Chris Giovagnoni Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:06:00 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/#comment-5547 As of the end of January, we're approaching nearly 1 million <strong>sponsored</strong> children - almost 965,000 sponsored children worldwide. As of the end of January, we’re approaching nearly 1 million sponsored children – almost 965,000 sponsored children worldwide.

]]> By: Chris Giovagnoni http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/comment-page-1/#comment-1207 Chris Giovagnoni Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:49:22 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/#comment-1207 Peggy, Jeffry is indeed sponsored. :-) Peggy,

Jeffry is indeed sponsored. :-)

]]> By: Peggy http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 Peggy Tue, 27 May 2008 00:17:53 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/#comment-1125 Is Jeffry sponsored yet? Is Jeffry sponsored yet?

]]> By: Tere Rohret http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/comment-page-1/#comment-647 Tere Rohret Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:24:41 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/#comment-647 Hi Becky, I think you opened a can of worms with your question, I'm sure the answer is very complicated. The sad thing is that she did have to leave her child behind. While we support these children we also should find a way to work for justice, economic and otherwise. Hi Becky,
I think you opened a can of worms with your question, I’m sure the answer is very complicated. The sad thing is that she did have to leave her child behind. While we support these children we also should find a way to work for justice, economic and otherwise.

]]> By: Mark Hanlon http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/comment-page-1/#comment-641 Mark Hanlon Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:12:32 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/something-to-get-excited-about/#comment-641 Unfortuneately, a lot of the parents of Compassion children have a very difficult choice to make. To go where there is work, leave their children with relatives and send money back home to care for them or to stay with their children but struggle financially. Often fathers make this decision and wind up never returning home, abandoning the family due to the pressure and shame. However, we see this happening with mothers from time to time. I can't imagine her anguish over doing this, but the poorest of the poor are often pushed into these impossible decisions out of practicality. That's why Jeffry being in the Compassion program is so important...it provides him the much needed hope to know that God loves him, the church will be there to support his family in caring for him and that someone across the world cares enough to sponsor him. Scott Todd, a co-worker of mine here at Compassion says, "Hope cannot be recklessly spent when so little of it is left in the heart." Here's to giving a little bit of hope to a child and grandmother in a desparate situation. Unfortuneately, a lot of the parents of Compassion children have a very difficult choice to make. To go where there is work, leave their children with relatives and send money back home to care for them or to stay with their children but struggle financially. Often fathers make this decision and wind up never returning home, abandoning the family due to the pressure and shame. However, we see this happening with mothers from time to time. I can’t imagine her anguish over doing this, but the poorest of the poor are often pushed into these impossible decisions out of practicality. That’s why Jeffry being in the Compassion program is so important…it provides him the much needed hope to know that God loves him, the church will be there to support his family in caring for him and that someone across the world cares enough to sponsor him. Scott Todd, a co-worker of mine here at Compassion says, “Hope cannot be recklessly spent when so little of it is left in the heart.” Here’s to giving a little bit of hope to a child and grandmother in a desparate situation.

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