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	<title>Poverty &#187; my best day in ministry</title>
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		<title>Roberto Medrano: My Best Day in Ministry</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roberto Medrano has worked for Compassion for seven years and now serves as a Learning and Support Specialist for communication and tours in the Central America and Caribbean region. Roberto Medrano Read our Sept. 2008 interview with Roberto. 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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		<title>My Best Day in Ministry: A Changed Perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Haley Birdyshaw, a supervisor in our contact center, took a group of employees on an exposure trip to Guatemala. The trip was a life-changing experience. Many had never traveled outside of the United States, let alone experienced extreme poverty first-hand. As a result, their perspectives changed from &#8220;I answer questions on the phone&#8221; to &#8220;I&#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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<p>Many had never traveled outside of the United States, let alone experienced extreme poverty first-hand. As a result, their perspectives changed from &#8220;I answer questions on the phone&#8221; to &#8220;I make a difference in the life of a child.&#8221; </p>
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		<title>Bringing Joy: My Best Day in Ministry</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kenneth Kataryeba, a learning and support specialist for East Africa, shares the story of a girl in a wheelchair whom he just met, and how bringing joy to children and helping lift them from the misery of poverty is how he really gets paid. Kenneth Kataryeba My Account l Sponsor a Child l Help Babies&#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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		<title>My Best Day in Ministry: The Day I Was Used Most by God</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/dan-trumble-best-day-in-ministry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dan Trumble, a managerial accountant in Finance Business Partner Support, tells a story of one man&#8217;s salvation brought about in a way that only God can orchestrate. Dan Trumble 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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		<title>Shine for Jesus: My Best Day in Ministry</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thomas Swaroop, Child Advocacy Director for South Asia, shares about the inspiration he received from a young girl who has an opportunity to shine for Jesus. Thomas Swaroop 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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		<title>My Best Day in Ministry Was On a Sponsor Tour</title>
		<link>http://blog.compassion.com/sponsor-tour-my-best-day-in-ministry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sean Dana, an International Trip Manager, has been leading sponsor tours for more than three years. On one of his first sponsor tours, he had an opportunity to bring a lifetime of joy to children who rarely get to play, run or laugh because they live in the midst of extreme poverty. Sean Dana My&#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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		<title>Tony Beltran: My Best Day in Ministry</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moody Bible Institute scholar Tony Beltran shares his amazement and excitement about a child he met who was determined to help others, just like Tony&#8217;s sponsor. Christian child sponsorship: kids get it. Tony Beltran 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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<p>Christian child sponsorship: kids get it.</p>
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		<title>My Best Day in Ministry: Compassion Over the Past 10 Years</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jacob Kitonsa began working for Compassion in Uganda in 1999. He currently works in our International Program Group as a Senior Leadership Development Program Specialist. Jacob shares that working for Compassion has given him the opportunity to root himself in Christ, to establish himself as a Christian, and to make his life his ministry. Jacob&#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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<p>Jacob shares that working for Compassion has given him the opportunity to root himself in Christ, to establish himself as a Christian, and to make his life his ministry.</p>
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		<title>Richmond Wandera: My Best Day in Ministry</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moody Bible Institute scholar Richmond Wandera shares how the telling of his story and one woman&#8217;s response to it reminded him that child sponsorship is a part of God&#8217;s work. Richmond Wandera 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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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joseph Mayala is the Compassion Tanzania Country Director. He shares about his best day in ministry, a day the Lord spoke to him. &#8220;I have given you a gift of praying that God&#8217;s purpose will be realized&#8230;&#8221; Joseph Mayala 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><p>&#8220;I have given you a gift of praying that God&#8217;s purpose will be realized&#8230;&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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