We Want You to Write Guest Blog Posts for Us
It’s time for you to take the stage. Your perspective is valuable. We want to learn from you. And we want to be challenged by you.
Continue Reading ›Where in the World Is Skippy?
Skippy, our special friend and ministry mascot, is traipsing about the world on behalf of Compassion. Oh, the glamorous life of a mascot! Be on the lookout for Skippy in the weeks to come because you never know where he will show up.
Continue Reading ›How Far Would You Go to Fetch Safe Drinking Water?
How much different would our lives be if we had to spend two to four hours each day just getting water to cook and do dishes?
Seven Ways to a More Rewarding Sponsorship
Sponsorship, when fully embraced, changes both the child’s and the sponsor’s lives. There are simple things you can do to make your sponsorship more rewarding.
Margaret Makhoha: From Sponsored Child to Ugandan Senator
Growing up in poor village in Uganda, Margaret Makhona not only graduated from the child sponsorship program she was also selected for our Leadership Development Program and earned her degree from Makerere University.
Pastors in Uganda: Is Willingness to Serve Enough?
When a pastor begins serving a church, he is open-hearted and willing to serve. Then a realization occurs; ministry requires much more than willingness and open-heartedness.
Advice From Mom
How different do you think the advice you received from your mom is compared to the advice children receive in the developing world?
Every 15 Seconds a Child Dies From Water-Related Diseases
We cannot live without water. It cleanses and nourishes our bodies. Every living creature needs clean water to survive.
Sponsoring Yeison: The Best Decision We Ever Made
A few years ago my parents decided to sponsor a child through Compassion. Because my mother spent the first 18 years of her life in Bolivia, my parents decided to sponsor a child from that country. They soon found a little boy from Santa Cruz: Yeison.
11 Reasons Extreme Poverty Will Disappear by 2035
Is eliminating extreme poverty possible or is it heresy? Is it just a matter of interpretation or a matter of priorities?
Run Emilda!
Emilda’s first race at the Special Olympics Summer Games in Athens, Greece is today, June 26, at 1 a.m. MDT. Division competitions run until June 29. If Emilda wins in these, she qualifies to continue running for a chance to win medals.
Will You Stand for Orphans?
Only Jesus can rescue a child from an orphanage and give the child a Heavenly mansion. But we need to bring them to His feet. This is not a commercial. This is also not a script. This is a calling.