As a young boy, Eloim cared for his mentally ill mother. Now, Compassion offers the family support, and Eloim is finally learning what it means to be a child, not a caregiver.
The Fuente de Vida Church was poverty-stricken. Children living in Cochabamba slept on filthy dirt floors and suffered from malnutrition. Compassion helped them open a student center and they saw growth in the spiritual, economic, social and physical health of each child registered.
Compassion Tanzania registered its 50,000 child on Feb. 16, 2008. Let's see how the milestone was reached and also learn how the child registration process works.
When Silivia's mother died, there were no social services to help the 13-year-old care for her siblings. There was no legal aid to help her fight to maintain her home. However, Silivia did have a resource that would prove invaluable after her mother's death – Christians who would fight for her.
