Poverty » Colorado Springs Gazette http://blog.compassion.com Releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:04:40 +0000 en hourly 1 Wess Stafford Profiled in the Colorado Springs Gazette http://blog.compassion.com/wess-stafford-profiled-in-the-colorado-springs-gazette/ http://blog.compassion.com/wess-stafford-profiled-in-the-colorado-springs-gazette/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:44:52 +0000 Web Team http://blog.compassion.com/?p=7520 My Account l Sponsor a Child l Help Babies and Moms l Crisis Updates

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Wess Stafford could be a rising star among evangelical leaders, filling his days with speaking engagements and guest appearances on TV talk shows.

He could be driving a luxury car, living in a mansion and coasting on his achievements as CEO and president of Colorado Springs-based Compassion International.

He wants none of it.

His life is all about helping poverty-stricken kids in the world through the faith-based organization he’s run for 16 years.

“I think I got this job because I care more than anybody else,” Stafford says.

Read the rest of the article at the gazette.com, as well as some edited excerpts from the interview.

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