What’s a Favorite Game for Children in Thailand?

children rolling tires in a race

Tire racing is played in the rural areas of Thailand. This game first started with a spare time and a bamboo ring from a used threshing basket.

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Do You See Jesus in the Face of Others?

Father, you gave us value on the cross by redeeming us. You have graciously blessed our lives with a purpose and a plan. Help us to encourage others in their God-given purpose as we unite to accomplish your plans.

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Sponsor Letters: Gifts From the Heart

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For children in Togo and around the world, a letter from a sponsor is a source of great joy. Most children see letters as gifts from the hearts of their sponsors.

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We Are Transforming Lives

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God has a divine plan to use us for His glory. According to science, 100 people working together can change 1 million people. Only together can we change the world.

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Cook With Compassion: Cachorro Quente (Brazilian Hot Dogs)

brazilian hot dog

If you have a sponsored child in Brazil, or even if you don’t, Cachorro Quente aka Brazilian Hot Dogs is a fun recipe to try.

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From Recipients to Contributors

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He teaches us to humble ourselves and remember that it is not about us. It is all about Him.

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Nine Most Common Correspondence Questions

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Questions about correspondence are among the most common we hear among support community and in the contact center.

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Much Is Required

We serve in an organization where our product is not consumable merchandise, but rather a child, a human being uniquely created by a loving Creator. And not just any human being, but one caught in the beautiful paradox of being “the least of these” in the eyes of the world.

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Where Do You Want to Go? The Compassion Blog “Rethunk”

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This blog post has one purpose: to refine the vision for the Compassion blog. That might mean we simply affirm what the blog’s purpose has been for the last few years. Or it might mean we come up with something new. Either way, now is the time to tell us what we should focus on.

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Heaven’s Metrics

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Our ministry may grow by leaps and bounds in terms of the number of people we help, the amount of resources we manage, or even the number of godly leaders we have. Yet if all these efforts do not lead others closer to God, we will have failed.

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Pray for Your Sponsored Child: Biblical Self-Esteem

The lie that children learn in poverty is that they are nothing and that they don’t matter. Pray that this lie would be replaced in your sponsored child’s life by the truth that they are uniquely created by God for a specific purpose.

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Would You Have Rescued This Abandoned Baby?

One morning Palani and Geetha heard cries and a scream. A newborn baby was thrown and left to die amidst thorns, in hunger and neglect.

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