Stories to Connect You With Compassion & Grow Your Faith

God hasn’t given up on you. So don’t give up on Him. Wait on Him and on His appointed time.

Vilma chose to hope that she — a woman whom others look down upon because she lives in a cemetery and dropped out of school to clean houses at age 13 — has a purpose too.

Five Compassion program graduates share a common story – they overcame the slavery of poverty and are now able to provide for themselves and others.

I believe that God places us in our jobs, so to me every position is a privilege given by God. I want to be here to serve, learn and grow.

Does the money you donate to Compassion produce a good return on investment? Do we maximize the impact of your generosity?

Every decision we make is based on our “distinctives” — child focused, church based, Christ centered and committed to integrity. But do we actually live up to this?

Are you different? Are you different from this world? Is different a good thing? Do you want to be different? What does it take to be different?

As you know the Compassion Bloggers were in the Philippines earlier this month getting introduced to our ministry in very personal way. Here’s a little of what it what was like for them.

Does child sponsorship through Compassion really work? How does it make a difference in the life of a child?

Being a Christian is a little like standing for the Thai national anthem. When you take a stand for God, you will often look foolish to the world around you.

Though the degree of poverty varied and each family’s story was different, these people had one thing in common that day — they had hope. Hope that God heard their plea for help; hope that this would be the beginning of a brighter future for their children; and hope that the children they held in their arms would be sponsored.

I was competing in Ironman St. George, arguably the most difficult Ironman course in the world. I’ve been a competitive Ironman triathlete for years and I was having one of the worst races of my career.