
Friday, 03 December 2021 — Compassion International
This year the pandemic has increased poverty in Ecuador, climate change has destroyed crops, and most migrants will not return home for Christmas due to shortages of money and jobs. Jenny’s husband is one of them, but her family was in for a beautiful surprise.
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Friday, 19 November 2021 — Compassion International
A child’s development isn’t hinged on one aspect of growth, like physical health or emotional stability. Poverty affects every part of a child’s life. Our four-part series explores this and begins with how sponsorship helps a child’s mental development.
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Tuesday, 02 November 2021 — Compassion International
For Fadhili, poverty made life so difficult that Christmas was just another day to struggle through. However, when Tom chose to be his sponsor, Christmas became his favourite time of the year.
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Friday, 29 October 2021 — Compassion International
When Erika first joined the Compassion project at the local church, she had never before received a gift of her own. What she received that first Christmas brought her to tears, but it was about so much more.
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Friday, 24 September 2021 — Compassion International
Life under Covid-19 lockdown has been tough, especially for those living in poverty. Compassion’s Zoe Noakes shares some inspiring examples of how the pandemic didn’t stop people from showing up for each other—like the young man who rode a buffalo around his community with a karaoke machine to spread joy and raise funds for Covid-19 patients.
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Tuesday, 21 September 2021 — Compassion International
It can be hard to know how to pray for your sponsored child if you don’t understand their cultural context or what they’re going through. Children in different countries can experience poverty in various ways. In this short blog, we suggest three things you can pray for.
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