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	<title>Poverty &#187; Luke 4:18-19</title>
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	<description>Releasing children from poverty in Jesus&#039; name.</description>
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		<title>A Holy Job Description</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becky Giovagnoni</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Luke 4:18-19]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of things I love about working for Compassion. In fact, I’m going on eight years here, which is practically unheard of for my generation. (I’m a twenty-something.) But I&#8217;ve not stuck around this long by accident.  I was reminded this morning of one of the reasons I love this ministry. Every&#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>There are a lot of things I love about working for Compassion. In fact, I’m going on eight years here, which is practically unheard of for my generation. (I’m a twenty-something.) But I&#8217;ve not stuck around this long by accident. </p>
<p>I was reminded this morning of one of the reasons I love this ministry. Every Wednesday morning we meet together for chapel. It’s not something that’s required, but every week, it seems, the auditorium is packed out. It’s a great break from our desks, and more importantly, a chance to feel like a family – like the Church body. We sing together. We pray for our sponsors together. And we hear about how what we are doing as “work” every day is changing lives all around the world. It’s very motivating!</p>
<p>This week the room was especially full. Wess, our president, spoke. Anyone that’s been working here for any amount of time learns that when Wess speaks, it will be moving. He has a lifetime of stories. If you’ve read <a target="_blank" href="http://www.toosmalltoignore.com" title="Wess Stafford's child advocacy book Too Small to Ignore">his book</a>, you know that God allowed some pretty extraordinary circumstances in his life to bring him to where he is now. I love to hear Wess speak because every time he does, he shares straight from his heart. And once you hear him speak, you want to hear him again. Apparently employees here have figured this out because there wasn’t an empty seat in the room. </p>
<p>The talk, of course, was great. But something that he said this morning really resonated with me. He said that what we as employees are doing here is exactly the same as what Jesus’ mission statement was while he was here: </p>
<p><center><em>The Spirit of the Lord is on me,<br />
     because he has anointed me<br />
     to preach the good news to the poor.<br />
     He has sent me to proclaim freedom for<br />
     the prisoners and recovery of sight<br />
     for the blind, to release the opporessed,<br />
     to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”<br />
        (Luke 4:18-19)</em>  </center></p>
<p>Wow. A job description literally right out of the Word of God! It doesn’t get much more motivating than that, huh?</p>
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