Stories to Connect You With Compassion & Grow Your Faith

We are all living in uncertain times. Let’s turn to these wise words from a young man who grew up in the uncertainty of poverty to remind us to wait on God and hope in him.

I’ve told very few people about my REAL most embarrassing moment. But it’s something that girls in poverty around the world have to face every day.

It’s been a tough few weeks. But today is the International Day of Happiness. In these stressful times, we wanted to turn to our brothers and sisters in Latin America — some of the world’s happiness experts — to see what we can learn!

Sosina grew up in extreme poverty in Ethiopia, but now she’s in veterinary school! Though she lives on just $12 a month, she gives a quarter of it away to help a girl in need — just as she was once helped.

Reports about the potentially fatal coronavirus have us all concerned. Find out how children and their families are impacted and how Compassion is responding.

Here are three reasons people give to charity that may be prompted by something other than love — and why it matters.

Valdinar was just 18 years old when he made a life-changing, sacrificial choice to take in an abandoned baby boy.

Sponsored girl Yvette Mukamwiza is making headlines after winning a national innovation competition for designing a digital cane for the blind.

Have you ever wondered what the child you sponsor experiences at the Compassion-assisted child development center? Take a peek into child development centers in Colombia and Sri Lanka!

Find out where these 13 kids from around the world get their water in these beautiful photographs that show the need for more accessible safe water.

This year for Lent, I’m doing something special, something a little different. And, as you dive deeper into this Year of the Bible, I’d love to invite you into this journey. But before I do that, let me explain why Lent is so meaningful to me.

When you sponsor a child, they are helped in many different ways. Learn how sponsorship helps children develop physically.