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 | | A Gate to Another World
July 13, 2008
As a child, Edwin had a dream to be a worship pastor. But his single mother without a steady job couldn't envision her son being anything other than a day laborer. However, thanks to the support and encouragement of his sponsor, his dreams were realized. |
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 | | Mentor, Family, Friend
June 2, 2008
Flor was painfully shy and cried often. The one thing that stopped her tears was the support and love of her sponsor. Their relationship lead to Flor being inspired to pursue missions. |
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 | | Compassion Aids Community After Hurricane Stan
August 16, 2007
Single mom Jenny and other families from the Chilama community in El Salvador receive an unexpected blessing after a hurricane ravages their village. Read how God provided new homes for the families, thanks to a unique partnership between Compassion and the city's mayor. |
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 | | Ripe for the Harvest
February 12, 2007
Compassion youth in El Salvador spread the message of holistic care through to their peers. These ambitious teenagers have created their own student center where they can teach other children in poverty the lessons they have learned from Compassion. |
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 | | Compassion Helps Children Survive Hurricane Stan's Aftermath
May 16, 2006
José and his family were among 100,000 people in southern Mexico who were displaced by Hurricane Stan last October. But thanks to your help, José and his family were not left alone to struggle with the tragedy. Thanks to generous donors like you, José and hundreds of other Compassion-assisted children and their families in Mexico received assistance. |
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 | | Compassion Nurtures Seeds of Good Hope
April 20, 2006
Growing up in a large, poor family in El Salvador, Adalid Toledo's future was bleak. But all that changed when he was enrolled in a local Compassion project. Today, Adalid serves as the project's accountant while attending college. The nurturing care that helped grow big dreams in a young boy's heart is now multiplied a hundredfold throughout the children Adalid serves in El Salvador. |
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 | | Teenager Becomes Platinum Witness for Christ
March 13, 2006
Like many Salvadoran youth, Wendy Salazar, age 13, has experienced rejection, loneliness and family abuse. Read how Wendy, as the lead singer for her album-producing worship team at her Compassion project, is overcoming her past. |
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 | | Breaking the Circle of Hate
September 1, 2005
A victim of gang violence discovers the healing powers of forgiveness, and the knowledge that God has a purpose for everything. |
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 | | Sowing Forgiveness and Hope in a Child's Heart
May 17, 2005
As a young child Dennis Abel's only connection with his father was the violence and abuse he witnessed and endured. But when he enrolled in a Compassion-assisted project, Dennis discovered a different kind of familial bond, one born out of agape love. Dennis, now 13, strives for a life dedicated to love and forgiveness, two pillars of emotion he hopes to use when he grows up to become a pastor. Read about Dennis' remarkable transformation. |
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 | | Hungry for Truth
October 20, 2004
In El Salvador, nearly half the population lives below the poverty line. Spiritual hunger is just as prevalent as the hunger in their stomachs. But thanks to the Partners of Compassion (POC) Fund, that is changing: Over 3,500 Bibles were distributed to 29 Compassion projects across El Salvador in the spring of 2004. |
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 | | Like Tending a Garden
May 13, 2003
One sponsor's compassion planted the seeds of hope that are leading this young Salvadoran girl to her God-given potential. |
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Hope: Just Another Four-Letter Word?
Monday, February 10, 2003
Ask most people why they subject themselves to endless to-do lists and workdays that trail late into the night and many will reply that they want to give their children hope for a better future. For the typical Compassion household in El Salvador, hope is a lot harder to come by. |
