The Remarkable Boy With More Than One Heart
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Noah, a young boy in Ghana, felt like his chest was ripping. His heart wasn’t working properly and he needed God to make a way for him.
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We as sponsors have the ability to make a difference in the life of a child living in poverty and fulfill our individual calling here at home.
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What’s the Language of Love?
What is the language of love? Is it French (ooo la la!)? Spanish? And, how do we express love to our sponsored child when there is a language barrier?
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What Does Success Look Like?
When people ask us what success looks like, we point to our children. Our children like Sandiele.
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Zero Tuberculosis and Three Cows!
When Joyce was just 2 years old, her mother died. A few months later, she lost her father. She had no one except her grandparents, who took her in to raise her and give her the love she so needed.
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From Sponsored Child to Bolivian Cabinet Member
Who would have imagined a boy from a small, agricultural community in southern Cochabamba would become an important member of the Bolivian president’s Cabinet?
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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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Three Unexpected Surprises
A trip to Haiti held three surprises for a sponsor-Advocate that will remain in her heart and memory forever.
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Sponsor Letters: Gifts From the Heart
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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What Can One Surrendered Life Do?
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.
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You Can Have My Leg
Neldi lost his leg in a motorcycle accident. Sejin became Neldi’s sponsor and “just so happened” to have an extra leg to give Neldi.
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What Would You Ask God?
If you could ask God anything — absolutely anything — what would it be? Sponsored children sit down with us and share their questions for God.