This morning we had to opportunity to visit the country office. This is where the magic happens. The people who work here are paid staff. They include departments such as:
Communications: They handle communication between sponsors and their children (one on one child sponsorship) including letters and any monetary gifts.
Auditing and Accounting: Making sure that the money gets to the projects and is allocated and used appropriately
Partnership Facilitators: Managing the relationships between Compassion and the Churches that they partner with. All of Compassion's work is done through the local church insuring local jobs and the maximum opportunity for outreach.
We also heard the testimony of a formerly sponsored child. He told of growing up in an area where the Muslim faith is prevolent and he was even at one point handed over to witch doctors. His mother passed away when he was 3 or 4 and his father passed away when he was 9. Normally when this happens another member of the family stepps up to raise them. That was not the case. 2 of his 5 siblings died due to preventable causes. They were completely abandoned until Compassion stepped in to help. He told us that, "When you lend to the poor and needy children of the World you are not only doing a favor for them, you are doing a favor for the Kingdom of Heaven." He now is an employee of one of the major universities in town and works among people of several different religions sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ!
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