Category: Dominican Republic

Franklin’s poor health affected every part of his development. But his Compassion tutor was dedicated to showing the scared boy that the church was a safe place.

"My father never thinks about me, but my sponsor took time to let me know that she was thinking about me."

A medical diagnosis gives Compassion staff the opportunity to find answers for a sick girl.

Ariel and his wife, Yara Maria, are both doctors. But as an adolescent, poverty threatened to keep Ariel from his dreams.

Yannely is working to start a foundation that will help sick little girls and boys in the Dominican Republic at no cost.

Oscar’s life was spiraling out of control. As a young child he was told by neighbors in his gang-run community that he would be nothing more than a drug addict and a thief. But his Compassion sponsor and the staff at his center sent him a different message — one of HOPE for a different kind of life!