Compassion International has temporarily closed its child development centers in Tegucigalpa in light of the conflict surrounding the removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya. 

As one of the world's leading Christian child development organization, Compassion serves more than 40,000 children in Honduras and has a strong presence throughout Central America, where more than 250,000 children are served through more than 1,365 child development centers. Compassion has worked in the region since 1968, through wars, political conflicts and domestic strife.

Compassion staff members who work in the region report intense division in the country. Reports provided to Compassion International headquarters state that bombs exploded in two government offices and a radio station. The Honduran Army has also instituted estado de sitio, a type of curfew in which personal safety is not guaranteed during the hours of 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Compassion Honduras staff members are monitoring the situation and have suspended all visits to the country. 

Compassion International is a leading Christian child development organization that  releases children from poverty. Founded in 1952, Compassion successfully tackles global poverty one child at a time, serving more than 1 million children in 25 of the world's poorest countries. Recognizing that poverty is more than a lack of money, Compassion works holistically through local churches to address the individual spiritual, economic, social and physical needs of children, enabling them to thrive, not just survive. Charity Navigator, America's largest charity evaluator, has awarded Compassion its highest rating - four stars - for seven consecutive years.