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 | | Hope in a Gang Zone
November 4, 2009
As a young girl, Leany was surrounded by the desolation of violence and gangs. She dreamed of a different future, so she worked hard and is now attending university through the Leadership Development Program. |
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 | | Hope Comes to Town
December 8, 2008
Guillermo Parra established Lucero Church in Bogotá 14 years ago to help families in need, and with Compassion, his community is seeing hope. |
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 | | Strength From Tragedy
October 23, 2008
Juan gained strength from tragedy when, after running into the street to retrieve a soccer ball, he was hit by a bus and his life forever changed. Despite being confined to a wheelchair, Juan gives God all the glory for his strength and recovery. |
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 | | Compassion Equips a Leader to Fight the Injustice of Poverty
November 15, 2007
Oscar feels sad that so many of his friends have dropped out of school. But he understands the meaning of injustice — and he believes that through Compassion, God will give him the tools and knowledge to fight it. |
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 | | Bringing a Message of Hope to the Street Children of Bogotá
October 8, 2007
Working with the street children of Bogotá seemed natural to Jazmin and her friends at Los Libertadores Student Center. They all knew that it was only by God's grace that their lives were any different. So Jazmin and others offered hope to the hopeless by acting as the hands and feet of Christ. |
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 | | Daring to Dream
February 12, 2007
A Compassion child in Colombia defies poverty and dreams big. |
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 | | Life in Compassion
September 6, 2006
When a group of sponsors visited Colombia on the first sponsor tour to this region, they saw the realities that Colombian children must face every day. They also saw the impact Compassion makes on nearly 35,000 children in more than 140 projects in Colombia. |
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 | | Coming Home
September 6, 2006
When Jeanne Radicone returned to Colombia, her birth home, she never imagined the emotions she would encounter there. |
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 | | Being a Blessing
September 6, 2006
Jade Choe made a promise to God that she would bless others just as the Lord has blessed her. Now, 10 years and 70 sponsored children later, Jade is fulfilling that promise in a way she never imagined! Read about her recent trip to Colombia to meet five of those precious little ones. |
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 | | From Scamp to Scholar
August 21, 2006
After growing up in poverty-stricken Colombia, Jennifer had seen her entire life changed at the Compassion project. However, there was still one more thing she wanted to accomplish - college. She knew getting a college degree would open doors for her that nobody in her family had ever dreamed of, but she also understood that it would take a miracle for her to pay university fees. Jennifer's miracle came in the form of Compassion's Leadership Development Program (LDP), and through LDP, Jennifer is studying to be a doctor while attending college. |
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 | | Compassion Helps Release Colombian Children from Child Labor
May 25, 2006
Fourteen-year-old Diego Armando used to work full time as a food vendor. He is now one of the many children released by Compassion from the grueling demands of daily child labor, and is registered at the Betania Child Development Institute in Cali and attends school. |
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 | | Compassion Youth Learn Skills for Life in "The Paradise"
May 25, 2006
Thanks to sponsorship, Compassion's New Life in Christ Social Ministry Student Center has become an oasis away from the city's mean streets for children living in Paraiso Mirador. Adolescents learn vocational skills to survive in their challenging community and live full lives. |
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 | | A Season to Remember!
December 25, 2005
Many children in Colombia will not receive Christmas gifts because their families are too poor to buy them. So it's no wonder that Christmas parties - like the one thrown by Compassion-assisted child development centers around the world - are the highlight of the year for youth in Compassion's program. |
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 | | A Divine Partnership
March 1, 2005
When Pastor Julio Rodriguez started his church 15 years ago he had just six members. Read how a partnership with Compassion helped this Colombian church grow. |
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 | | Sharing the Dream
July 30, 2004
Lina Aida got meningitis as a baby. Her mother, Luz, needed to work and had nobody to care for her sick child. But when Luz found the loving staff at La Floresta Student Center, life changed for the better. |
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 | | Beyond the Finish Line
May 20, 2004
Twelve-year-old Milton Pérez is one of the fastest boys in Bolívar City. He receives coaching, tutoring, nutrition and instruction in the Word of God at the New Life in Christ Social Ministry Student Center (CO-319). |
