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One Mother to Another
What impacts you as a mother? Do you know of an inspirational mother? Do you have a message for your sponsor child’s mother this Mothers’ Day?
More9 Apr 2009
My wildest dreams are going to come true in 20 years!
I used to wish that I could go back in time and invest in Microsoft so that I could give huge amounts of money to third world countries and solve the world's problems. Even with the absence of time travel I have had big dreams of being able to make a lot of money and do "more than just sponsor a child".
But it is now apparent that I had not thought that plan of action through very well.
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26 Nov 2008 by Dean Barker
One of the top three days of my life
Well well well. Visiting a Compassion project is no longer something I have to imagine, something I have to try and picture in my mind. It is no longer a mystery. It is now one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had.
To quote David Copperfield, (Settle down, not the book, the illusionist), I have never felt so much love in one room before. Don't get me wrong, I've certainly felt my fair share of love from time to time, but what stood out about the love I was getting from these Compassion kids was that I wasn’t quite sure where it was coming from.
25 Nov 2008 by Dean Barker
Who am I to be eating this?
Well this is great. I'm experiencing a phenomenon that a lot of third world travelers experience upon arriving home, known as "reverse culture shock"… But I haven't even hopped off the plane into the third world yet.
I have been thinking a lot and learning a lot about the poverty that I am about to see. The Global financial crisis is affecting something even more worrying - the global FOOD crisis. In Bangladesh 80% of workers earn about a dollar a day, and up until about six months ago a bag of rice cost about 30c a kilo. But now thanks to the Global Financial Crisis a kilo of rice has risen 90% to 56c.
24 Nov 2008 by Dean Barker
Today is Compassion Day
Yes, no more sleeps ... Compassion Day is here!
More15 May 2008 by Shona Sim
Two hours later
Nearly 8 am and things are hotting up here in Newcastle, the epicentre of Compassion Day! More
15 May 2008 by Shona Sim
I love Compassion Day
This is the sixth Compassion Day that I have been a part of and the excitement and anticipation that I feel each time never changes. Do you know why? More
15 May 2008 by Shona Sim
Fashion for Compassion
Staff at 96.5 in Brisbane model the latest Compassion fashion.
More15 May 2008 by Shona Sim
640 at 6 pm!
Well 4 hours to go and we are at 640 sponsorships. It's been a huge day at the Compassion Day tally centre, but it's not over yet ... More
15 May 2008 by Shona Sim
Rodney Olsen - Breaking the cycle
What does it really mean when we talk about breaking the poverty cycle?
It’s the kind of phrase that we often use when we’re talking about helping those in the developing world but do we really understand what it means in practical terms?
More20 Apr 2008 by Rodney Olsen
Rodney Olsen - A story of hope and Compassion
This Sunday I’ll get the chance to tell my story.
Well, it’s not really my story, it’s the story of the girl in the picture and of hundreds of thousands of other children who have been helped towards a better life thanks to people like you.
More17 Apr 2008 by Rodney Olsen
Daniel Widdowson - Dominican Republic
I’m so sorry not to have written for the past few days, internet access was incredibly slow for me. The past 5 days have been incredibly impacting, there are too many uplifting and heart wrenching stories to put it one diary entry. Stories of a beautiful Caribbean beach that looked immaculate at a glance, then the truth of child abuse burst through, stories of children completing the compassion projects and going on to do great things in their lives and for their communities, stories of children dying of the most simple things such as dehydration because their parents turned to the witch doctors instead of the compassions staff. As cliché as it may sound, this trip has definitely changed my perspective on the way I live. More
16 Apr 2008 by Dan Widdowson
Rodney Olsen - I like my bed
There’s nothing more satisfying than sleeping in your own bed after a couple of days of little sleep. More
16 Apr 2008 by Rodney Olsen
Fourteen steps
I don’t like grocery shopping at the best of times, but I particularly dislike it after a busy day at work when I feel tired and would prefer just to jump in the car and head straight home. However, having been away in Peru for two weeks, I found on my return that the kids had emptied the kitchen cupboards and so I needed to brave my local supermarket. More
15 Apr 2008 by Shona
Rodney Olsen - New hope in Dominican Republic
We’ve had an amazing time today here in the Dominican Republic. We visited two Compasssion projects and visted a couple of homes of sponsored children. More
12 Apr 2008 by Rodney Olsen
Daniel Widdowson - Haiti DAY 6
I went to bed quite late last night, so apologies for no diary entry. There isn’t too much to tell about Thursday anyway, the first half of the day we spent resting, and our afternoon flight was delayed, so didn’t make it into the
11 Apr 2008 by Daniel Widdowson
Getting a ‘do’ at the Compassion hairdressing salon
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11 Apr 2008 by Natalie Moses
Natalie Moses - 48 hours in Haiti
Now that we are back in Miami after a scary, but profoundly impacting, two days in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, I can reflect back on our time spent amongst the civil unrest in a country of people literally starving to death and unable to survive-with their only option to demonstrate and riot to get their voice heard. More
10 Apr 2008 by Natalie Moses
Rodney Olsen - Escape from Haiti
I have only a couple of minutes online right now so I can’t say too much.
I just want you to know that our team managed to get out of Haiti yesterday under some extremely trying circumstances.
More10 Apr 2008 by Rodney Olsen
Daniel Widdowson - Haiti DAY 4
Wow, where to start? I guess the first thing I should say is that we are all now safe in Miami. So please don't stress as you read the events of today.
More9 Apr 2008 by Daniel Widdowson