Greetings from Managua! Today was a whirlwind of opportunity to see Compassion International at 1st hand. We started off going to the Compassion National headquarters…this was quite the experience. We were able to see firsthand all of the work and effort that goes into making sure that every child that is sponsored is receiving the correct funding and care that is expected. Integrity is vital to an operation like this. Let me tell you Compassion is very well oil machine that is full of integrity. When you send you monies to sponsor a child…it goes to the child! Here in Nicaragua there are over 33,000 children enrolled in Compassion Projects and 26,000 of them are sponsored. They project they will have close to 100,000 children in the next few years. The need is great!
In the afternoon, we went to a Baptist Church where they have a compassion project. All of Compassion ministries is fulfilled through the local church, which get the church involved in the day to day operations. It is amazing to see…how they interact with the children. They have daily classes and they sing and play together. The elementary children only go to school from 7a.m. – 12 p.m. They then are free to roam the streets, while the parents are working the rest of the day. Also, the school does not feed them…so this presents a crisis for families. This is where compassion thrives. The start the projects in the afternoon and feed the kids. The church funds quite of the cost and then Compassion sponsors fund the rest.
The children performed a few songs for us and then read scripture…amazing. By the way 250 kids set still and pay attention during the whole service. I think we have something to learn in America! The first day we got here…we were handed a Compassion Packet to see how it operates from the stand point of a sponsor. In this packet was a name of a child, their picture, and a little about them. The one I was given was a boy by the name of Randy. I looked at the surroundings of the picture and saw that it had distinct features. Well yesterday we were at the building with the distinct features…and I had the privilege of meeting Randy. Talk about a God moment…of course I could not help but say I would be his sponsor for $38 bucks a month. He is 6 years old and his father is the only one that works. He brings in $25.00 a month. Pretty stunning to think that Randy lives on dirt floors and may get one meal a day at the project.
All this to say this…God cares about the poor, the hungry, and the lost. The question is do I? Do you? We have it so easy in America! Church it is time to rise up and see us do what we are called to do…reach 'one more!' Forgive me for grammatical errors…in a hurry but wanted to post. Be Blessed and I look forward to today!
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