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Gifts of Compassion featured by Spotify for creativity
We’re grateful that our message of hope–that together we can outlove poverty–is being recognized, and celebrated in places we wouldn’t have imagined… like Spotify!
Compassion launches global initiative to combat the havoc wreaked by COVID-19
For those who live in extreme poverty, everything about COVID-19 is magnified: the risk, the fear, the uncertainty, the life-and-death realities.
Thai Cave Rescue: Update on life after the cave
In July 2018, the world was riveted by the unfolding story of the Thai cave rescue. The Wild Boars soccer team was trapped in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in northern Thailand for 18 days. The rescue of the 12 boys and their coach seemed nearly impossible as rising waters in the cave system pinned […]
A moving message from President Bush’s former sponsored child
I am Timothy Villalba, a former beneficiary of Compassion’s child sponsorship program. My sponsor was the former president of America, President George Bush. I am now 25 years old and will forever be grateful that I have been part of Compassion’s program through the Lifestream Student Center at Capitol City Foursquare Church. I was a […]
Thai Cave Rescue Updates: 12 boys and their coach rescued
Below are updates about the rescue of the Wild Boars soccer team who were trapped in Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Northern Thailand when it flooded in June 2018. One member of the team, Adun, was a Compassion-sponsored youth. UPDATE October 1: Thailand cave rescue: How churches were a light in the darkness One […]
The fight against the Aedes Aegypti mosquito isn’t new. But it is scary. This particular insect is an old enemy of Brazilians. In the past, it was responsible for decimating thousands of people with yellow fever but in the 1940s, the mosquito was mostly eradicated from the country through the concerted efforts of scientists and the government. In the […]
A few weeks ago I received an update on my sponsored child, Jocsan from Honduras. I did a double-take when I saw his picture. I’ve been his sponsor for seven years. He’d just turned six when I sponsored him. I met him when he was seven and again when he was 10. I “knew” Jocsan […]
Jim Mellado named Compassion International’s new president and CEO
When Wess Stafford announced that he would be retiring from his 20 years as Compassion International’s President and CEO, we knew we had some big shoes to fill. Wess has humbly guided the international organization with wisdom and grace and has become like a father to many of its staff. But over the past year, […]
Kaitlin Boyda, a 17-year-old girl from Lethbridge, Alberta, struggled with an incurable brain tumour since the summer of 2009. While other kids her age were busy texting and thinking about prom, she went through two surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation. But when the Children’s Wish Foundation approached Kaitlin to grant her a wish to brighten her […]
Two little boys, one act of generosity
A five-year-old Waterloo boy has inspired thousands after he decided to help a Kenyan child who needed life-saving surgery. Before Christmas, Natalie Self gave her son Cam opportunity to choose a gift from Compassion’s gift guide. They paged through the catalogue together, but Cam walked away and didn’t seem interested. Moments later, he returned with […]