Thursday, July 11, 2013

#CompassionHunt

As many of you know, George and I sponsor four children through Compassion International.  

In 1998, we began sponsoring Israel from Haiti who was 4 at the time.  He will be completing the Compassion Program this fall.  We have been blessed to visit twice in his country. Our prayer is to stay in touch with him.

In 2011, we began sponsoring Lovely from Haiti who was 3 at the time.  She lives only 12 miles from Israel. They were able to meet each other in November of 2011 when we visited with both of them.  Her name was perfect as God has shown us so much love through sponsoring Israel.

In 2012, we became sponsors to Lawrence in Uganda and Ruth in the Dominican Republic as we shared the child sponsorship program through Compassion Sunday.  We met Ruth in January of 2013 and hope to visit Lawrence next year in Uganda.

I am very excited about the photo scavenger hunt as it allows me to share more about the work of Compassion and the love we have for our sponsored children.

As you view the photos I have collected to complete this #CompassionHunt, please consider becoming a sponsor. 

Rice...A food staple common to the developing world.
A flag of country where Compassion International works...Here is the DR where Ruth lives.
Seeds I plant...For many in the developing world, if they don’t grow their own food they don’t eat.
Compassion International's Child Survival Program (CSP) helps save the lives of babies and mothers in poverty. Compassion keeps track of the ongoing health care CSP helps deliver. While in Haiti visiting a CSP, we say the chart posted of each child's weight.  Wish I had an actually photo of the scale they used there
Israel playing futbol with us. This soccer ball waited almost two years to be be given to Israel due to the Haiti earthquake.
Livestock equals livelihood for many in the developing world. When we send birthday and family gifts, our children will tell us with great appreciation how they bought a pig, cow, or goat with it.
Did you know that 24,000 children under the age of 5 die every year, mostly from preventable diseases. We are sponsors through Compassion to help children receive medical care. 
Braided Hair...Our Ruth had the most beautiful braided hair with pink braids.  Both of us love pink.
Compassion partners with the local church. Here is a photo of a Compassion sponsor who wanted to show his sponsored girl where he went to church.
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Many families in the developing world earn a living by selling food on the side of the road. Here is a photo from our 2008 trip to Haiti. We saw many people earning a living by selling on the side of the road.


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