Christmas Presents for Compassion Children

30 posted on October 30, 2008

POSTED IN: Compassion, Social Justice

This is our little boy, Sabato from Tanzania. We sponsor him through Compassion. It’s been such a joy to receive letters from him hearing about all that he’s learning as he grows up. One of these days I’m going to travel to Africa and meet him.

Compassion Christmas Deadline – Oct. 31
Remember, if you sponsor a child and want to bless them with a Christmas gift, TOMORROW is the LAST DAY to donate. By sending your donation, you will ensure that a child in poverty will have a gift to open on Christmas day.

If you aren’t currently sponsoring a child through Compassion, first of all, I would encourage you to sponsor one today. But even if you don’t you can still participate by donating towards a Christmas gift. The money you give will be combined the financial gifts of child sponsors and distributed so all of the children in our child development centers can receive something, including those who do not yet have a sponsor.

Christmas in October?
It may seem too soon to be thinking about Christmas but now is the time to start reminding ourselves what Christmas is really all about. It’s not about buying and getting things we really don’t need. It’s about giving, especially to those in need like our Compassion children. Make a decision that this year you’re going to rebel against the our consumeristic culture.

Here’s a reminder of what Christmas could be for you and your family this year.
(click here if you can’t see the video)

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1 Brian Becker said:

woo-hoo, my wife and I are excited to be adopting our first Compassion child this month! Economy-down means Jesus-up! So exciting – any advice on making decisions to sponsor?
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2 Brad Ruggles said:

@Brian – Congrats on making the decision to sponsor a child through Compassion! That’s awesome!

I would search for a child in the country you’re interested in and try to find a child who has been waiting the longest (the heart symbol on the photo denotes a child who has been waiting more than 6 months for sponsorship)
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3 Brian Becker said:

sweet, I’ll let you know about it when it happens…probably next week sometime!

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4 y0mbo said:

Thanks for the reminder on the Christmas gift. I probably would have let it slide even though I got the email from Compassion.

We sponsor a boy named Kassahun who lives in Ethiopia.

Also, Happy Birthday!
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5 mike said:

stumbled across your website via tripp crosby…we sponsor a child in Tanzania (Tabora) as well…just joined the child advocate network…nice to know someone else who sponsors a child in the same country…