Today is the first day of ChurchMag’s Twelve Days of Christmas! (learn more)
I thought I would kick things off with one of the more well-known and beloved charities out there. In fact, my wife and I have been supporting Compassion International for over ten years!
It’s been awesome.
Compassion International
Honestly, I can’t imagine not supporting Compassion.
We have been supporting the same little girl from India for over ten years and it’s been such a blessed and amazing journey. Seeing her grow-up and corresponding via letters over the years has been a great joy. In fact, she knows enough English now that she no longer needs to have her letters translated!
About Compassion International
From the Compassion website:
“Jesus Christ is at the heart of Compassion’s ministry. This corporate commitment drives the content of our programs, characterizes the kind of people we hire, and guides our ethics.
We believe we must do more than simply meet the physical needs of the poor. Poverty sends a defeating, painful message into the heart of a child: a message that says, “You don’t matter.” Introducing children to their loving Heavenly Father is the most powerful way of reversing this message.
Every child who participates in a Compassion program is given the opportunity to learn about Jesus and discover how to develop a lifelong relationship with God. This good news is modeled and shared in age-appropriate and culturally relevant ways — never through coercion.
The Great Commission is at the core of our mission and discipleship is at the core of our program.”
I can tell you from personal experience–as a supporter, acquaintance of Compassion employees and dealing with them in a client/vender relationship–that Compassion International is a stellar organization that is all about releasing children from poverty in Jesus name!
Technology
Since ChurchMag is tech-centric, I think it’s important to point out how well Compassion uses technology. They not only have done an awesome job leveraging the blogging world to get the word out, but they’ve also made it so you can email your sponsored child and take care of all your donations online.
They’ve done a great job!
This Christmas
Perhaps this Christmas, you would consider supporting a child every month. It really will change your life.
As for your friends and family, you can browse Compassion’s Christmas catalog for gifts you can donate to those in need, in the name of your loved ones.
Learn more on the Compassion International website.
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IHRG says
Learn about Ekisa on our first day of Christmas: http://ihrg.org/an-ekisa-christmas-25k-in-25-days/
John Wilkerson says
Learn more about Seeds for the Harvest – http://www.thewiredhomeschool.com/2012/12/12-days-of-giving-day-one-seeds-for-the-harvest/
Eric Dye says
I shared on my personal blog: Smoldering Wick Ministries — http://dyecasting.it/on-the-first-day-of-christmas/