Comments on: Silent Tsunami

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Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:36:44 +0000

[...] take for granted that our children will eat until they are full every day. In Bangladesh, a child feels guilty for having one meal to herself. In the United States, families are cutting back on snack foods. In Uganda, a mother shares her [...]

By: Becky Tschamler

Becky Tschamler — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:28:07 +0000

Kelly, I forwarded your question to David, our Field Communication Specialist in Bangladesh and here is his response:

“The social workers help those children by giving them consolation. They actually informed us first about those children and their families.(Then we visited those houses.) When I was talking with Julias Hasdak, one of the social workers, he was crying with the child. I realized that the people at the project also feel the misery and poverty of the little children. The social workers, project manager, and teachers all are aware of these situations and they try to keep the children happy. They have a loving heart for the kids and they always support the children.”

So it sounds like they give the children as much emotional support and encouragement as they can in the midst of these extremely tough circumstances.

By: Candy Entingh

Candy Entingh — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:01:36 +0000

As a sponsor and a Compassion staff member, I am beginning to see the effects of the “Silent Tsumani” on my own sponsored children. In Nicaragua, my sponsored child’s parents have had to leave her with an aunt while they work in a neighboring country because they cannot find employment near their home. My sponsored child in Uganda has parents who sometimes work as laborers. I know that this month I will send a family gift of money through Compassion for each of my sponsored children that could very well be used to buy food for the entire family. There IS something we can do to help our sponsored kids. Ian, I’m also fasting from rice!

By: Becky

Becky — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:43:22 +0000

Thanks, everyone, for sharing your hearts on this. It encourages me to know that you care and are praying about what you can do.

Kelly, that’s a totally fair question. I’ve forwarded it to our staff in Bangladesh. Hopefully I’ll have an answer for you soon.

By: Compassion dave

Compassion dave — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:49:53 +0000

We all have excuses, but we all need to ask ourselves, “Is God bigger than our excuses?”

Let us pick-up the answer and take a collective step forward.

By: Dionna

Dionna — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:16:52 +0000

I’m glad you shared this. My husband and I have been aware of the Global Food Crisis – 1. Because he’s been to Africa twice and has friends there, and 2. Because I sponsor a little girl in Haiti. It breaks my heart.

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:24:12 +0000

Thank you for writing this from your heart. Praying to see how God will use me & my family to help. Directing others to read your words as well.

By: Kelly @ Love Well

Kelly @ Love Well — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:14:26 +0000

Maybe it’s not fair to ask this on this post, Becky, but how does Compassion deal with the one child who feels guilty that she’s eating while her the rest of her family is hungry? That’s an incredibly difficult situation for anyone, much less a child.

By: Ian Durias

Ian Durias — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:18:16 +0000

Further, my family is trying to help by doing little things and hopes to do more. We’re fasting from rice. The economic ramifications of this is almost invisible, I know. But this is also a small way for us to suffer with the people who are most effected. The internal ramifications of this, we believe, contribute to our spiritual development. Most fasts are. We’re also moving away from a van and a car to a van and a bicycle (by mid-summer?). We’re also praying. And we’re open to other suggestions.

By: prick our hearts « revelation is too strong a word

prick our hearts « revelation is too strong a word — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:39:43 +0000

[...] 13, 2008 This article on Compassion International caught my attention—I wasn’t aware or I wasn’t looking in the right places. [...]