Maricris and her mother

Maricris and her mother

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She will be graduating from her Compassion program in the Philippines in less than a year. Maricris recently lost her sponsor. That happens for many reasons, but most often it's because a sponsor's financial circumstances change for the worse.

But thanks to you, Maricris can finish her Compassion program without worry!

Maricris still receives essential sponsorship benefits, and she will continue to receive the love and support she deserves until the day she completes her program.

As she attends college and studies for a career in information technology, Maricris also faithfully attends her weekly Compassion center class, and she is a church leader who volunteers to teach younger children in Sunday school, including her 4-year-old student, Jandell, who is also receiving benefits while he waits for his own sponsor.

“One of the most important things I have received from the Compassion program is my faith in the Lord,” she says. “If I had not been enrolled here, I would probably be like the typical teenager in our community — unschooled, without direction in life, maybe a teenage mom or even worse, a drug addict. I am blessed to still be part of the Compassion program.”

Thank you for blessing waiting young ones like Maricris and Jandell. Your generosity is bringing hope to so many children who need immediate support, even while they wait for a sponsor of their own.

Maricris sititng on a bench

Maricris prepares to teach a Sunday school class to children at her Compassion center. Maricris is one year away from finishing her Compassion program, but she recently lost her sponsor. She is being helped through donations to the Unsponsored Children's Fund.

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A young boy with his parents

Jandell, 4, is one of Maricris' Sunday school students. He is also unsponsored and is receiving essential program benefits through the Unsponsored Children's Fund. This makes his parents (pictured behind him) very happy.

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Since October 2019, you’ve helped:

Provide holistic care for 345,480 children awaiting a sponsor.

Give 27,627 unsponsored teenagers peace of mind that they’ll be able to finish their Compassion program.

Open 238 new Compassion centers and provide program benefits to more than 72,854 newly registered children awaiting a sponsor.