Can We Defeat Poverty? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Recent studies tell an incredibly positive story of progress against extreme poverty around the world. We now have decades of peer-reviewed research supporting the fact that we are making significant strides in combating the issue, but we’re finding out that people simply don’t know. People still believe the myth that the problem is too big and the solution is too small. But it’s not true!
Does My Sponsored Child Know My Name?
Do the children we sponsor know how much they mean to us? Do they know our name?
Compassion Alumni Maina and Wanjiru
As our Alumni scholarship initiative comes to an end, we celebrate our final two scholarship recipients, Daniel Njenga Maina and Anthony Njoroge Wanjiru. Each graduate shares about the ways that God has impacted their lives through Compassion’s ministry.
Compassion Summer Intern: Putting a Face on Poverty
Every summer, 20 university students enroll in our 10 1/2-week internship program for the opportunity to gain professional experience within Compassion. After the Compassion summer intern trip to Guatemala, Veronica Fertzer advocates for all children who live in extreme poverty, not just those in the Compassion program.
Bring Jesus Home
In this chapel message, Dean Cowles, founder and National Director of CityConnexx shares inspirational testimonies of changed lives from his urban ministry experience.
“It’s For the Kids”
Why do we do all we do for children? We do it because every child matters and every single child is worth fighting for!
Become a Missionary Without Leaving Home
We as sponsors have the ability to make a difference in the life of a child living in poverty and fulfill our individual calling here at home.
What’s the Language of Love?
What is the language of love? Is it French (ooo la la!)? Spanish? And, how do we express love to our sponsored child when there is a language barrier?
How Are Children Told That They Have Been Sponsored?
Once a child is fully enrolled in our sponsorship program, each of our partner countries begins working to link the child with a sponsor. Watch what it’s like for little Keylin in Nicaragua as she receives the news that she now has a sponsor.
Jesus Loves Me
The sound of children singing praise to Jesus has to be one of the most beautiful sounds. The joy that comes from a relationship with Jesus shows when the children sing.
“I’m Not Broke”
The lies of poverty tell a child that they are broke, unfixable and hopeless. But then there is Jesus. And Jesus tells a very different story.
Meet Satish Kumar
Compassion alumnus and Leadership Development Program graduate, Satish Kumar, talks about his childhood and what he has achieved with the help of his sponsors.
