Stories to Connect You With Compassion & Grow Your Faith

Bad or best, hurtful or helpful, the past is never a good place to live. Tomorrow, not yesterday, is where your future is.

Many girls from Ethiopia’s rural areas move to the cities, lured by the idea of securing well-paying jobs. Their biggest desire is to live better lives and bring themselves, as well as their families, out of poverty.

The Bible says that every day the Israelite army went out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry, but all the people were paralyzed with fear. Why were they so scared?

Never forget that we have an opponent: scheming, deceptive, mean. He wants to destroy you. Us. The children. Our partner churches.

When EJ Swanson stood in his sponsored child’s tiny, nearly un-liveable house with walls leaning sideways, spiders in the rafters and a muddy floor, it hit him: “Sooner or later, we have to stop watching, and do something!”

We may think we’re common people with normal lives, but God sees in us mighty warriors. He calls us to set God’s children free from the oppression that rules over them.

Did you know that we’re on Pinterest? You can find us here: pinterest.com/compassion.

Our best-laid plans cannot guarantee success. Our financial resources cannot buy the transformation we seek. Only God can do that.

After meeting our staff and church partners on the field, reports of natural disasters, civil unrest and family tragedies suddenly becomes more personal.

Some sponsored children live in places with many bad examples around them of disrespectful and disobedient youth. Pray that your sponsored child would learn to respect their authorities.

Darcy Creech got involved with Compassion in 2010, part of a full-life transformation that followed years as an A-list party girl in her well-heeled community. She was adored by friends for her pizzazz, flamboyant life, and dazzling business success — the very things she now says left her with a bankrupt soul.

Sometimes the lessons we set for those we love are the very lessons the Lord has set for us to learn from. Are we listening?