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Renán belives one thing wholeheartedly, that God loves him and that He has a plan for his life. Despite living in an city with 80 percent unemployment and increased gang acitivity, Renán continues to live for God. |
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 | | The Power of Belief
December 27, 2008
Melisa was born into an often violent home. Her childhood was abusive. After always being told she wasn't good enough, Melisa found encouragement and love through Compassion's program. |
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 | | Breaking the Cycle
July 16, 2007
Through the support of the Voice and Christian Thinking Child Survival Program, Susana Paulean learns to break the cycle of neglect. |
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 | | Knowledge and Support Brings Health and Healing
June 24, 2007
Josué Gomez, a child with hemophilia, learns to take charge of his disease and find hope through his involvement with Compassion in Ecuador. |
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 | | Rest for the Weary
October 4, 2006
As the single mother of four children under the age of 10, Blanca Yépez knows exhaustion. When a friend told Blanca about the Vida Child Survival Program, she knew God had answered her prayers. Now Blanca shares the priceless lessons she learns at the projects with other mothers in her community. |
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 | | Defying the Odds
July 25, 2006
Mayra Ramirez lives with her family in a cramped house overlooking a garbage dump in Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador. Read about the help Mayra's received from the Compassion-assisted Barrio Cuba Student Center (EC-369). |
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 | | Giving Girls a Cause
June 19, 2006
Members of Point of Grace were overjoyed and overwhelmed to meet their sponsored children in Ecuador. |
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 | | When You Care for the Least of These
June 15, 2006
Christian artist Denver Bierman, of Denver and the Mile High Orchestra, travels to Ecuador to meet his sponsored child and learns the impact Compassion has on entire families. |
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 | | God's Instruments
June 5, 2006
Compassion sponsorship helped the Tugulinango brothers to become successful at their chosen profession-music. Now they travel around Ecuador singing the praises of Jesus Christ. |
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 | | Sponsored Children Inspire Ginny Owens
May 18, 2006
Blind since age 2, Ginny Owens has overcome obstacles that would make most people cringe. Yet on a recent trip with Compassion to Ecuador, she was inspired by her two sponsored children who seemed unafraid despite poverty's darkness. |
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 | | The Hand of God
May 18, 2006
Joseph Rojas, lead singer of Christian rock band Seventh Day, was reminded of God's ample provision after meeting impoverished Christians in Ecuador. Read more about Rojas' travels to Ecuador with Compassion. |
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 | | My Goal Was to Be a Great Criminal
November 10, 2004
When Wimper was young, he stole bags of candy and groceries. As a teen, he graduated to armed robbery and he wanted to be a great criminal. Despite a poor family situation and thoughts of suicide, Wimper found a safe haven and a place to think about God at a Compassion-assisted project. |
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 | | God Called Me to Be Different
October 11, 2004
From the time he was 10 years old, Juan Carlos Tocagón knew he was different. Juan Carlos is an indigenous Otavalan; his tribe lives in Ecuador's northern Sierra region. Juan Carlos heard the Word of God for the first time when he was registered at a Compassion-assisted project. Ten years later, at age 16, Juan Carlos found his calling. He entered a missionary training school and was chosen to go on a missions trip to Brazil and the Satere tribe. |
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 | | Catching Up: Mateo's Story
May 28, 2004
Early childhood intervention programs sponsored by Compassion are making a difference for people like Verónica Chávez and her two-year-old son, Mateo, who are enrolled in the Mi Casita Child Survival Program (EC-CS2) in Santa Rita, Ecuador. Both mother and son are receiving much needed nutrition and medical attention. |
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 | | María José - Striving for Success
April 1, 2004
Since receiving Compassion's assistance, María José's determination is unbreakable, and she is confident her dreams of improving her life through education will become reality. |
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 | | The Transformation of a Family
August 20, 2003
Carla and her little sister, Carolina, were born into a home characterized by alcoholism and abuse. But when the girls' parents came to know the love of Christ, their family was transformed. |
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 | | Talking with Geoff Moore
February 20, 2003
Music artist Geoff Moore has partnered with Compassion for nearly 18 years. He says his relationship with the ministry has given him opportunities to learn much about himself, the world and God's unconditional love. |
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From Gang Member to Project Worker
Friday, July 19, 2002
At age 14, Compassion-sponsored child Gualberto Franco joined a gang. Over the next four years, his unhealthy behavior often threatened his status at his Compassion project in Esmeraldes, Ecuador. But when Project Director Mercy Olaya gave Gualberto her personal Bible and challenged him to go to church that Sunday, she set in motion a string of events that led Gualberto to Christ--just three months before he was to complete Compassion's program. |
