Compassion International

I want to share with you my trip to Haiti. But, before I do, I feel like I need explain the purpose for the trip first. I could have just put this in the same blog as my trip, but it's important enough I think it deserves it's own blog.

In January of 2011, the kids and I were listening to WayFM and they had a week long sponsorship drive for Compassion International. This is an excerpt from Compassion's Mission Statement:

Compassion International exists as a Christian child advocacy ministry that releases children from spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty and enables them to become responsible, fulfilled Christian adults.
Founded by the Rev. Everett Swanson in 1952, Compassion began providing Korean War orphans with food, shelter, education and health care, as well as Christian training.
Today, Compassion helps more than 1.2 million children in 26 countries.

So, as the kids and I were driving around, we were listening to the radio and as a family, we decided to sponsor a child. Our child is a now 6 year old little girl named Mirveneldine. In January of this year, I received an email from Compassion stating that they would be hosting a Sponsorship Tour to Haiti in November.  Among other things on this tour, we would be able to meet our sponsored child.  I knew right away it was a trip I wanted to take so I started the process. I'll get into the rest of that in my next blog. For now, I want to say that, if you can spare $38/month, please, please, please consider sponsoring a child! You WILL change the course of the rest of their life! YOU may very well be the difference between them learning about God and His love for them. YOU may also be the difference between them eating or not.

Maybe you don't want to commit that much. Compassion also has a Child Survival Program. 
The Child Survival Program helps save the lives of babies and mothers in poverty utilizing local churches to assist mothers of at-risk infants and toddlers. Mothers can give their children a fighting chance for healthy development with the supplies and training provided by your donations. Your donation will supply:

• Prenatal care
• Nutritious food and supplements
• Ongoing health care

• Infant survival training for mothers
• Spiritual guidance and education
• The loving support of a local church

 Participating in the CSP only costs $20/month. You could even do it as a 1 time gift. Through the CSP you don't sponsor 1 specific person, you sponsor the project as a whole.

Ok, I'll get off my soapbox now, but I am very passionate about Compassion. So please, consider Sponsoring a child or a Child Survival Program.

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