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| Children's commitment card. |
There are lots of child sponsorship programs that are doing a lot of good. One of the things that makes Compassion unique is the emphasis on Jesus. Every single Compassion project is run by a local church in that country. To the left is a commitment card that children sign when they want to give their hearts to Christ. Around 80% of children in each project give their hearts to Christ. Frequently, the parents are led to Christ by their children as well.
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| My new friend Derwin. |
Let's be honest, while being spiritually healthy is a top priority,these children have very real physical needs right now. Take Derwin for instance, when he came to the project as a year-and-a-half ago, he was very sick. His liver was failing. Compassion found this out when they sent him to a doctor for routine check-up. They provided care for him, and got him on the transplant list. He got transplant last year, and it saved his life. Unfortunately, his liver is failing again and the team here at the project is working on getting him a second transplant.
You wouldn't know that he's sick from the way he acts. This five-year-old led the singing of popular praise song in English for all of us. Later he led the singing in his classroom.
When sponsors, people like you love on these kids, it changes their lives. In fact, I think it's not an understatement to say it can save their lives!
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| My friend Heather says goodbye to a little one. |
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