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 | | 10 Questions With Mike Hinckfoot, Leadership Development Ministry Director
March 26, 2008
Mike Hinckfoot, Compassion's Leadership Development Ministry director since 2004, recently shared his passion for young adults and his vision for the Leadership Development Program. |
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 | | A Champion Against Injustice
November 26, 2007
Jackie Nakabugo overcame poverty, death of a loved one, and injustice through the support of her church and Compassion sponsor. Now a graduate of the Leadership Development Program, she has seen thousands of children sponsored through her impassioned speeches to audiences across the globe. |
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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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 | | A Fork in the Road
August 29, 2007
With the help of Compassion, Joseph Abbel escapes devastating poverty in Haiti, completes high school, and goes to college as a Leadership Development Program student. |
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 | | Defeating the Enemy of Poverty
July 26, 2007
One of Ethiopia's first LDP students, Endalkachew Fekadu battles TB to pursue his dream of being a pharmacist. |
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 | | Changing the Course of History
May 24, 2007
Kabir Miranda grew up in a city filled with abuse and violence, and his own home was run by the heavy hand of an alcoholic father. His story of deliverance begins with a perseverant mother and the hope of a heavenly Father. |
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 | | Letters of Hope
April 2, 2007
John Ochieng, an LDP student in Uganda, took on the adult task of raising his brothers when he was just 14 years old. |
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 | | A Journey Paved With Prayers
December 21, 2006
LDP student Esther Amati experiences the blessings and trials that come with education. Her mother strongly believed she would attend a university and through the help of her LDP sponsorship, she is able to fulfill her dreams. |
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 | | LDP Graduate Overcomes Overwhelming Odds
January 30, 2006
As a child, Harriet was so poor that she had to share her only dress with her three sisters. But with encouragement from her Compassion sponsor and support from her LDP sponsor, Harriet excelled and graduated from a university in her native Uganda.
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 | | Breaking Educational Barriers: LDP Student Setting Precedent for India's Impoverished Girls
August 19, 2005
A higher education is only a dream for the more than half of India's females who remain illiterate. Discover how K. Sheela, a Compassion India Leadership Development Program participant, is raising a new standard. |
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 | | Jonathan Agunda — Standing Tall
August 30, 2004
Now in his sophomore year at Nairobi University, Leadership Development Program (LDP) student Jonathan Agunda grew up in one of the world's most notoriously impoverished communities. Though only 21, Jonathan is already a living example of how God's love lifts us up and enables us to stand tall. |
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 | | Blanca Tucubal: A Princess Serving Her Heavenly King
April 29, 2004
A Compassion-sponsored child from the age of eight, Blanca Tucubal is graduating this year from the Leadership Development Program in Guatemala. Described as a "brilliant leader," Blanca plans to establish a secondary school in the small community where she currently serves as principal of the elementary school. |
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 | | The Art of Thankfulness
March 12, 2003
Formerly sponsored child Javier Villca attends university in Cochabamba, Bolivia, through Compassion's Leadership Development Program. This motivated young man believes his Compassion sponsor, Dennis, has played an important role in his achievements as a student and artist during the last decade. |
