Comments on: What is Integrity? http://blog.compassion.com/what-is-integrity/ Releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:31:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Chris Giovagnoni http://blog.compassion.com/what-is-integrity/comment-page-1/#comment-3170 Chris Giovagnoni Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:16:23 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=631#comment-3170 Yes. For several reasons, one of them being location, some child development centers do receive more visits than others. And yes, when child development centers are visited the centers often want to warmly welcome their guests. What the welcome looks like varies by country, center, visiting party, etc. Yes. For several reasons, one of them being location, some child development centers do receive more visits than others.

And yes, when child development centers are visited the centers often want to warmly welcome their guests. What the welcome looks like varies by country, center, visiting party, etc.

]]> By: Kees Boer http://blog.compassion.com/what-is-integrity/comment-page-1/#comment-3160 Kees Boer Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:29:36 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=631#comment-3160 When I visited the children in Bolivia, I felt that the other children really wanted to meet me too. I remember sitting in a room with the child and some of the staff workers and the other children would just be walking by the room trying to see what one of those sponsors looked like. Are you saying that there are some projects that get visited all of the time and that those particular children of those particular project have to do performances for sponsors that aren't even their sponsors? If that's the case, maybe they can go to other projects? I know I've wondered about when the children get letters. In some projects, the children will need to write back within 3 days. They get a reply sheet right with their letters. I've wondered if I might have written too much and they feel burdened by having to respond to every letter. So, I asked them. All of them said that they wanted me to continue writing as much and one even asked me right at the beginning if I could write more than twice a month. Kees When I visited the children in Bolivia, I felt that the other children really wanted to meet me too. I remember sitting in a room with the child and some of the staff workers and the other children would just be walking by the room trying to see what one of those sponsors looked like.

Are you saying that there are some projects that get visited all of the time and that those particular children of those particular project have to do performances for sponsors that aren’t even their sponsors? If that’s the case, maybe they can go to other projects?

I know I’ve wondered about when the children get letters. In some projects, the children will need to write back within 3 days. They get a reply sheet right with their letters. I’ve wondered if I might have written too much and they feel burdened by having to respond to every letter. So, I asked them. All of them said that they wanted me to continue writing as much and one even asked me right at the beginning if I could write more than twice a month.

Kees

]]> By: compassion dave http://blog.compassion.com/what-is-integrity/comment-page-1/#comment-3143 compassion dave Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:29:15 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=631#comment-3143 The enemy of integrity is selfishness--that quality that grows inside each of us like an arrogant weed. It is this thing that coerces us to say, <i>"But I don't want to,"</i> with both the demeanor of a bratty child and the authority of a worldly entitlementalist. Attempts to eradicate the infestation are doomed to failure if tried in our flesh. 1 John 4:4, <i>“You are of God…and have overcome…because He who is in you is great than he who is in the world.”</i> I’ve belabored the issue as a set-up to answering your question regarding the Compassion-sponsored children. Since these children are the same as our children (as it pertains to sinful nature), it is safe to say that they are susceptible to the same unattractive behaviors that we are. <b>Enter Jesus</b> The ministry of Compassion can only be consistently ‘upright’ to the degree we align ourselves with Christ Jesus. The picture that Compassion paints as it strives to maintain integrity through relationship with Jesus reveals an image much larger and relevant as we pass our faith onto these children we sponsor. All that is to say, <i>“Praise be to God that this ‘program’ is Christ-centered and focused,”</i> otherwise we would merely be setting these kids up for failure. Sorry for the ramble… The enemy of integrity is selfishness–that quality that grows inside each of us like an arrogant weed. It is this thing that coerces us to say, “But I don’t want to,” with both the demeanor of a bratty child and the authority of a worldly entitlementalist. Attempts to eradicate the infestation are doomed to failure if tried in our flesh.

1 John 4:4, “You are of God…and have overcome…because He who is in you is great than he who is in the world.”

I’ve belabored the issue as a set-up to answering your question regarding the Compassion-sponsored children. Since these children are the same as our children (as it pertains to sinful nature), it is safe to say that they are susceptible to the same unattractive behaviors that we are.

Enter Jesus

The ministry of Compassion can only be consistently ‘upright’ to the degree we align ourselves with Christ Jesus. The picture that Compassion paints as it strives to maintain integrity through relationship with Jesus reveals an image much larger and relevant as we pass our faith onto these children we sponsor. All that is to say, “Praise be to God that this ‘program’ is Christ-centered and focused,” otherwise we would merely be setting these kids up for failure.

Sorry for the ramble…

]]> By: Michelle http://blog.compassion.com/what-is-integrity/comment-page-1/#comment-3138 Michelle Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:47:27 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=631#comment-3138 How often are the chidren being made to meet sponsors? What do you by "meet sponsors" anyhow? Are they expected to "perform" in some way? This whole blog was a little confusing to me? I sponsor a child and yet I've never met my child. Is there anything wrong with children "meeting" sponsors everyday? I would think not if the children were just shaking hands, saying hello, and then getting back to doing kid things. Does this meeting take much of their free time? How often are the chidren being made to meet sponsors? What do you by “meet sponsors” anyhow? Are they expected to “perform” in some way? This whole blog was a little confusing to me? I sponsor a child and yet I’ve never met my child. Is there anything wrong with children “meeting” sponsors everyday? I would think not if the children were just shaking hands, saying hello, and then getting back to doing kid things. Does this meeting take much of their free time?

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