The Cost of Child Labor [INFOGRAPHIC]
Child laborers are not simply working an after-school job. They are children who have had their safety, education and childhoods taken from them.
Continue Reading ›The Letter’s the Thing
When it comes to Child Sponsorship and letter writing there is a ‘Seen’ and ‘Unseen’ element at work on several levels.
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Give the Gospel a Chance Through Small Actions
There’s more to our sponsorship than we might imagine – more heart, more inspiration, more grace and more meaning than we give ourselves credit for. There is deep, abiding, eternal meaning to our small decision to sponsor a child.
The Worst Mistake You Don’t Know You’re Making
Affirming words from mentors and teachers and even strangers, make us into the people we become.
They Have Dreams Too
Somewhere, a young man in extreme poverty gets a sparkle in his eye when he thinks of computers. And when he walks the dirt roads of his town, he imagines the words he will write to his sponsor.
Compassion Bloggers are Going Back to Uganda
A team of Compassion Bloggers will be in Uganda from January 27 through January 31, 2014 marking our fifth year of blogging for children in poverty.
The Love of Literacy
When a church in Bolivia discovered many of the mothers enrolled its Child Survival Program couldn’t read or write the official language of the country, it acted. This is what the church did.
What Is Child Sponsorship, Really?
Child sponsorship is about participation. Sponsoring a child is an exciting, humbling, invested experience that really is changing the world — one life at a time. #SponsorChange
Human Trafficking Awareness Day: What is a Child’s Life Worth?
Today is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. By learning the facts about this terrible crime against humanity, you can be the change for exploited children around the world.
Happy New Year!
As you reflect back upon the blessings and trials of the past year and pray about what the Lord has in store for you in 2014, we want to thank you so much for your commitment to children in poverty.
Healthy Smiles
Smiles transcend time and place. We would know, we get to see a lot of them.
Merry Christmas!
On this day we hope you feel the presence of our Savior as we celebrate His grand love and His perfect will to move us closer to Himself.
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.”
– Matthew 1:23, NASB
The artwork was drawn in 2003 by Elaine Vidal, a 10-year old sponsored child.
