Stories to Connect You With Compassion & Grow Your Faith

How do you abandon a child to poverty when you’ve looked right into the begging whites of his eyes?

One of a Partnership Facilitator’s favorite moments is when they visit a family in need and leave a positive impact.

Pray that your sponsored child would grow in true humility — that they would have a God-given understanding of their identity in Him.

When an unexpectedly strong and devastating monsoon flooded the capital recently, our staff in the Philippines feared for the many church partners that were affected by the rains and flooding.

The testimony to 1.2 million Compassion children is this: If you and your family and your friends believe in Jesus, eventually your country will be blessed like Korea, and you will be able to give just as much as you have received.

Loving involves a two-way process of giving and receiving. Even though we have been called to be ministers and leaders, we cannot always be strong. We cannot always give.

In a world where texting, tweeting and re-tweeting have become all but the norm, four simple words delivered the “old fashioned way” humbled one sponsor: “I still have you.”

As the woman shared her tragedy through her tears, the implementer handed her the plastic bag that was in her hand. Inside was a chicken, ready to be cooked.

What would it be like to live in a house that was at constant risk of being taken from you — not just for a few weeks, but week after week, year after year? Squatters in Ghana, including many sponsored children and their families, deal with this reality daily.

Despite the sheep’s vulnerability, it is not afraid because its security is not in its own skills but in being near its shepherd, who keeps it safe.

Chantal stared down at her feet, so afraid. Her frail hand held on tightly to the girl standing next to her. She couldn’t have been more than 6 years old.

Pray that God would fill your sponsored child with perseverance and that they would set their eyes above on the things that last.