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Indonesia Stories
|  | | Light in the Darkness
December 1, 2008
The holidays would be bleak for Erna and her grandmother. But with Compassion and the local church, the celebration of Jesus' birth chased away the darkness. |
|  | | Breaking Through Boundaries
July 15, 2008
Pastor Veronica found a delicate balance in sharing Christ's love with a largely Islamic community by first meeting physical needs. |
|  | | Bringing a Smile
May 16, 2008
When Anggi was born, a large gap stretched from his mouth to his nose, splitting the top lip. Thanks to Compassion, the family was able to receive corrective surgery for their son. |
|  | | Things Will Be Different
September 17, 2007
At the Kaleb Child Survival Program mothers learn to provide for the physical, social, mental and spiritual needs of their children. |
|  | | Love in Action
April 23, 2007
When workers at Aan's Compassion child development center learned that his family had lost their home, they stepped in immediately to help construct a new one. |
|  | | "God, help my family!"
February 12, 2007
Yesaya was buried in the rubble of his family's home during an earthquake. Read how Compassion helped provide medical care and shelter for this family. |
|  | | From Victim to Businessman
January 8, 2007
For many families in Indonesia, the true test of survival came weeks after the earthquake. As food and other supplies dwindled, families in the city of Kalasan emerged from makeshift tents, searching desperately for work. Even under the best of circumstances 30 percent of adults are unemployed in this community, making an average of just U.S.$23 a month. |
|  | | Rebuilding Hope
March 20, 2005
In the two months since the earthquake and tsunami hit Banda Aceh, Indonesia, the outpouring of aid from around the world has been unparalleled. Compassion has responded not only with emergency relief but ongoing development and care that is paying dividends in survivors' lives as they seek to rebuild from the storm's devastation. |
|  | | Indonesia's Tsunami Recovery
January 27, 2005
Banda Aceh, the capital of the Aceh province on Indonesia's Sumatra Island, was near the epicenter of a 9.0-magnitude earthquake that set off a killer tsunami. Most of Banda Aceh was obliterated and over 165,000 people died. News of the quake and tsunami triggered worldwide relief efforts. Compassion was among several development, relief and government agencies to offer relief soon after the waves ceased. Although Compassion does not have any centers in the hard-hit Banda Aceh area, long after the emergency-aid helicopters and boats return home, we will continue to strengthen families in the area who are affected by this disaster. |
|  | | A Passion to Draw
January 20, 2005
Rio Hermawan, a Compassion-sponsored youth who lives in Solo, Indonesia, longs to be a great painter. Not wanting his talent to go to waste, Rio's parents have given him every opportunity to paint they could afford. Those in the Siloam Student Center at first provided money for Rio to buy painting supplies. But soon they turned to helping Rio pay his school fees, which allowed his parents to help Rio concentrate on his extraordinary talent. |
|  | | Dengue Fever in Indonesia
November 19, 2004
Dengue fever has haunted the north coast of Java for years and has again ravaged this city's most vulnerable: infants and children in poverty. Muntamah, a Compassion-assisted child, became one of the nearly 200 Compassion-assisted children who contracted the fever this spring. She received assistance from Compassion's Medical Fund for treatment of the disease and finally recovered. |
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