Research Shows: Child Sponsorship Through Compassion Works
Research shows that children who participated in Compassion’s holistic child development through sponsorship program stayed in school longer, were more likely to have salaried or white-collar employment and were more likely to be leaders in their communities and churches than their peers who did not participate in our program.
Welcoming Our New President and CEO, Jim Mellado
After a three year process and much prayer, our President and CEO Wess Stafford is passing the baton of ministry leadership to Jim Mellado. For 20 years, Jim served as president of the Willow Creek Association and will become the fifth president in our 61-year history.
We Have a New President and CEO
We are sad to be saying goodbye to our beloved Papa Wess but look forward with anticipation to where Jim Mellado leads us in service to our God and the children He loves.
“Would You Like Me to Marry You Right Now?”
When Joe Castillo went to Colombia to visit his sponsored child, he did not expect to attend a wedding, much less perform the ceremony.
Four Choices That Require Trust
Because of the trust of God’s people, He gives us beautiful moments of redemption in broken valleys.
What is Forgiveness?
Once a victim of horrendous sexual, physical and emotional abuse, Sylane Mack shares with passion, vulnerability and even with humor, about the unfailing love of Jesus that has completely, outrageously transformed her into living freely as “more than a conqueror.”
The Value of Sports in the Life of a Child
Sports teach children about unity and trust, about how to express themselves more freely and sports can help children discover their gifts and talents.
Ministry Insider: Dinah Meyer, Faithful Servant
Dinah Meyer has been working for Compassion 18 years. She has been around for much of the ministry’s history, and working in the Executive office, she has a unique perspective we want to share with you.
A Different Kind of Compassion Sunday
This Compassion Sunday in Togo is a very different kind of Compassion Sunday than we are used to in the United States.
Grow in the Lord With a Good Book: The Hobbit
Whether J.R.R. Tolkien’s story of Bilbo Baggins’ adventure is familiar or foreign, few can question the genuine pleasure reading it imparts.
Grow in the Lord With a Good Book: The Armageddon Factor
How would better understanding non-Christians’ fears about Christianity change how you live out your faith, if at all?
Ministry Insider: Derek Gordon, Called to Serve
As the Complementary Interventions Strategy and Operations Manager, Derek Gordon is one of the people whom God is really using at Compassion through his wisdom, calling and commitment.
