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	<title>Poverty &#187; half</title>
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	<description>Releasing children from poverty in Jesus&#039; name.</description>
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		<title>Poverty Creates &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Children in Poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child poverty]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>

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<blockquote><p><center>Poverty creates . . . </center></p></blockquote>
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		<title>I Write My Sponsored Child</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/i-write-my-sponsored-child/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 07:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a month and a half since we last &#8220;halfed&#8221; it. Do you remember what to do? I write my sponsored child because . . . My Account l Sponsor a Child l Help Babies and Moms l Crisis Updates<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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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img border="0" src="http://blog.compassion.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/write-child.gif" alt="Write child" width="10" height="10" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5277" /> It&#8217;s been a month and <em>a half</em>  since we last &#8220;halfed&#8221; it. Do you remember what to do? <img src='http://blog.compassion.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<blockquote><p><center>I write my sponsored child because . . . </center></p></blockquote>
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		<title>$32 a Month</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/32-a-month/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.compassion.com/32-a-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Web Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sponsors and Donors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Compassion Dave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[half]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judy Tremblay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sponsor a child]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s half sentence sprang from the minds of Compassion Dave and Judy Tremblay. Before I sponsored a child, I used to spend $32 a month on . . . My Account l Sponsor a Child l Help Babies and Moms l Crisis Updates<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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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img border="0" src="http://blog.compassion.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/32-a-month.gif" alt="$32 a month" width="10" height="10" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3930" /> Today&#8217;s half sentence sprang from the minds of <span class=hdynlink onmouseover="this.style.color='#9E3039'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#0039A6'" onclick="window.location='http://compassiondave.wordpress.com/' " title="Read Dave's blog">Compassion Dave</span> and <span class=hdynlink onmouseover="this.style.color='#9E3039'" onmouseout="this.style.color='#0039A6'" onclick="window.location='http://miztremblay.blogspot.com/' " title="Read Judy's blog">Judy Tremblay</span>.</p>
<blockquote><p><center>Before I <a target="_blank" alt="sponsor a child" href="http://www.compassion.com/sponsor_a_child/default.htm">sponsored a child</a>, I used to spend $32 a month on . . . </center></p></blockquote>
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		<title>What Do You Half?</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/what-do-you-half/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 08:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Web Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sponsors and Donors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[half]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who are new here, we have this Saturday thing where we start a sentence and we ask you to finish it. We haven&#8217;t done our thing in over a month, but we&#8217;re doing it today &#8211; sort of. We really don&#8217;t have any new, unfinished thoughts &#8211; so we&#8217;re linking to&#8230;<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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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For those of you who are new here, we have <a title="Read all the past posts" href="http://blog.compassion.com/tag/half/">this Saturday thing</a> where we start a sentence and we ask you to finish it. We haven&#8217;t done our thing in over a month, but we&#8217;re doing it today &#8211; sort of.</p>
<p>We really don&#8217;t have any new, unfinished thoughts &#8211; so we&#8217;re linking to some of our favorites:</p>
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<li><a href="http://blog.compassion.com/chosen-ones/">Chosen Ones</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blog.compassion.com/i-gave-a-gift/">I Gave a Gift</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blog.compassion.com/one-million-dollars/">One Million Dollars</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blog.compassion.com/the-best-thing/">The Best Thing</a></li>
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<p>And we&#8217;re asking you to give us your best half. We&#8217;d like to use some of them in the future.</p>
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		<title>A Good Name</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/a-good-name/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.compassion.com/a-good-name/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Web Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sponsors and Donors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Proverbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Proverbs 22:1]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A good name is more desirable than great riches, to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. &#8211; Proverbs 22:1 (NIV) Compassion&#8217;s name . . . What does Compassion&#8217;s name mean to you? What does it symbolize or represent? Is it a &#8220;good name&#8221;? My Account l Sponsor a Child l Help Babies and&#8230;<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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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><q>A good name is more desirable than great riches, to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.</q> &#8211; Proverbs 22:1 (NIV)</p>
<blockquote><p><center>Compassion&#8217;s name . . . </center></p></blockquote>
<p>What does Compassion&#8217;s name mean to you? What does it symbolize or represent? Is it a &#8220;good name&#8221;? </p>
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		<title>I Can Relate</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/i-can-relate/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.compassion.com/i-can-relate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Web Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can relate to my sponsored child . . . My Account l Sponsor a Child l Help Babies and Moms l Crisis Updates<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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<blockquote><center>I can relate to my sponsored child . . . </center></p></blockquote>
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		<title>Christian Child Development</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.compassion.com/child-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Web Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christian child development means . . . My Account l Sponsor a Child l Help Babies and Moms l Crisis Updates<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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<blockquote><center>Christian child development means . . . </center></p></blockquote>
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		<title>Compassion is a Bridge</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/the-bridge/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.compassion.com/the-bridge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Web Team</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bridge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going out on a limb with this one. Compassion is a bridge . . . My Account l Sponsor a Child l Help Babies and Moms l Crisis Updates<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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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img border="0" src="http://blog.compassion.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/the-bridge.gif" alt="The bridge" width="10" height="10" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4056" /> Going out on a limb with this one.</p>
<blockquote><p><center>Compassion is a bridge . . . </center></p></blockquote>
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		<title>I Sponsor a Child in Poverty</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/sponsor-a-child-in-poverty/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.compassion.com/sponsor-a-child-in-poverty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Web Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sponsors and Donors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I sponsor a child in poverty because . . .<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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<blockquote><center>I <a target="_blank" alt="Sponsor a child" href="http://www.compassion.com/sponsor_a_child/default.htm?referer="96738">sponsor a child</a> in poverty because . . . </center></p></blockquote>
<p><center>OR</center></p>
<blockquote><p><center>I sponsor a child in poverty with Compassion International because . . . </center></p></blockquote>
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		<title>I Resolve</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/i-resolve/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.compassion.com/i-resolve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Web Team</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[new year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new year reflections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Year's resolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reflection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resolution]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On behalf of my sponsored child, I resolve . . . My Account l Sponsor a Child l Help Babies and Moms l Crisis Updates<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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<blockquote><center>On behalf of my sponsored child, I resolve . . .</center></p></blockquote>
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