What Are You Holding Onto?

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Have you ever asked yourself what inspires you? Those are the things we can hold onto for inspiration.

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The Refugees of Sao-Hin

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Students followed Jesus’ footsteps, entering a deep jungle near the Thailand-Myanmar border to minister to the children and adults living in Sao-Hin.

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How Do One Sponsor’s Letters Offer Support?

In the Philippines, godparents are not blood relatives, yet they are looked upon as second parents. Through letter writing, one sponsor has earned that position in the life of her sponsored child.

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Would Jesus Sponsor a Child in Poverty?

I know the verses in the Bible about helping the needy and giving to the poor. But is sponsorship the way to accomplish this?

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Letters from the Heart

Wolly was a sponsored child in the 1970s and 1980s. At at our Child Letter Campaign in East Indonesia, Wolly shared how his sponsor’s letters gave him strength to reach his dreams.

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Ministry Insider: Jeff Arnold, the Man Behind the Camera

Jeff Arnold is the eyes and ears for sponsors through video and photography. He travels to each country we work in to get stories of sponsored children.

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Disaster Response in the Philippines

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.

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Cook with Compassion: Carrot Kheer

Carrot kheer is a drink from from India made with, you guessed it, carrots. This recipe for carrot kheer was shared with us by staff members, Jayaseelan Enos.

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A Special Needs Child Living in the Developing World

Dhanush would bang his head hard on the ground and pound his fists against the hard cement ground. For our staff and for his mother, Indrani, it was heartache.

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Seven Stones: A Traditional Game in India

Seven stones is a traditional Indian game that is played across the country. It is somewhat similar to dodge ball but it has extra features and is even more aggressive.

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Has Our Worth Been Hijacked?

Advertisers will spend $447.5 billion dollars this year to convince people with disposable income that they don’t have enough. Meanwhile, 1.4 billion people are currently living on less than $1.25 a day.

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Sami Cone and family

Let the Child Sponsorship Journey Begin…

Sami Cone’s children wanted to be a part of a sponsored child’s life, but not just any child, a child their age that they could start to relate to on at least some level. They wanted to feel like they were making a difference. They wanted to learn how to put feet to their faith.

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