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	<title>Poverty &#187; Colossians</title>
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		<title>Strive for Excellence</title>
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Excellence is exceeding the expectations of the world and striving to meet God’s standards. Excellence honors God.

To be excellent one must be grounded in Christ, as He is the source of all strength.<p><a href="https://www.compassion.com/Account/login.htm">My Account</a> l <a href="http://www.compassion.com/sponsor_a_child/default.htm?referer=96738">Sponsor a Child</a> l <a href="http://www.compassion.com/contribution/csp/default.htm?referer=96738">Help Babies and Moms</a> l <a href="http://www.compassion.com/where-we-work/crisis-updates.htm">Crisis Updates</a></p>
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<p>Excellence is exceeding the expectations of the world and striving to meet God&#8217;s standards. Excellence honors God.</p>
<p>To be excellent one must be grounded in Christ, as He is the source of all strength. </p>
<p>At Compassion, we desire to imitate God in all we do, and as a result we commit to excellence so that we may carry out our mission in a way that honors Him.</p>
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&#8220;Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.&#8221; &#8211; Colossians 3:23 (NIV)</p></blockquote>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.compassion.com/downloads/11Excellence.mp3">Listen to Dawn Williams</a>, Vice President of Finance, talk about the importance of striving for excellence.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.compassion.com/Account/login.htm">My Account</a> l <a href="http://www.compassion.com/sponsor_a_child/default.htm?referer=96738">Sponsor a Child</a> l <a href="http://www.compassion.com/contribution/csp/default.htm?referer=96738">Help Babies and Moms</a> l <a href="http://www.compassion.com/where-we-work/crisis-updates.htm">Crisis Updates</a></p>
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		<title>Demonstrate Godly Character</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<blockquote><p>&#8220;Therefore, as God&#8217;s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.&#8221; &#8211; Colossians 3:12 (NIV) &#8211; </p></blockquote>
<p>And in this light, we commit to you:</p>
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<li>to honor Jesus Christ in all that we do</li>
<li>to submit to the Word of God</li>
<li>to NOT compromise the centrality of Christ in our messages and programs</li>
<li>to treat children and their families with dignity and respect</li>
<li>to tell the truth and communicate honestly and openly</li>
<li>to align our thoughts, motivations, attitudes and actions with the ethical principles found in God’s word</li>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.compassion.com/downloads/01GodlyCharacter.mp3">Listen to Wess talk</a> about the importance of demonstrating Godly character.</p>
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