Compassion International

Compassion: Deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it.

International: Extending across or transcending national boundaries

    What would the world be like, if we had international compassion, for everyone?
Think on this for a second.

One way to help give the world international compassion is to start with the children in foreign countries, and here's one way how.
  
 Compassion International is a program that helps the needy children in foreign countries. For several years, my family sponsored a boy in Ecuador. His family situation was desperate, he was privileged to be able to go to school, hardly ever smiled. Through the years we sponsored him, we were able to "watch" him grow into a young teenager through his correspondence of letters...were able to see him through the pictures he sent, some with the items he purchased from our birthday and Christmas gifts of money...were able to learn about his home life, his family, his favorite things, and what meant the most to him. And in our last few photos, we received pictures of a smiling, happy preteen, and that was so meaningful to us, to know we were able to help put that smile on his face. We were able to help him grow in Christ as well.
  
      Since he has left the Compassion program, we are now sponsoring another young boy also from Ecuador. Since he is just learning to read and write, his older sisterhelps him by reading and writing his letters, that are translating into English for us by a Compassion translator. We received his first letter yesterday, and on the back he drew us some sweet pictures that we really enjoyed.

So many out there are needy...so many children are registered on Compassion International-waiting for a sponsor to accept them and to help pay for their educational, meals, and etc. It breaks my heart to see all those children listed on line; some have been waiting for over six months; some about to age out of the system, and have yet to receive help; some have AIDS and other diseases, badly in need of financial support for the medical needs.

Here's the link to Compassion International, and I pray if God touches your heart, if you feel the need to sponsor a needy child, that you will respond with earnestness. May God bless you.

http://www.compassion.com/sponsor_a_child/default.htm

~Simply Jen