Living Real

The needs in Haiti are still very real and intense. All money raised in response to the Haiti earthquake will be used immediately to re-equip Compassion’s local support structure and to provide for the immediate needs of Compassion-assisted children and families. Compassion has been meeting the physical and spiritual needs of Haitians for more than [...]

Did you stop on this page because of that title? Did the words resonate within you or make you angry? AWESOME! At least you’re thinking now. I have to tell you the truth, though, I will not advocate the cessation of aid to Haiti. Simply because of the facts shown in this video: Let’s recap [...]

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 is a day that people, especially children, in Haiti will not soon forget. That’s the day that their lives changed drastically. That’s the day that the earth under them shook and the buildings around them fell. I confess. I’m a Compassion International parent. Jack and I sponsor Judine. She’s four years [...]

One thing I find odd about Christmas and Thanksgiving is that people notice hunger and poverty at these times. People who never think about the homeless or poor suddenly do at these times. They even notice that there are people who are doing without sitting beside them at church week in and week out. One [...]

Jack and I are so excited! We’re parents again! Okay, not truly parents, but sponsors. Together with our friend Kristina Birkhead, we are now sponsoring four-year-old Judine Pierre. Isn’t she just the most beautiful little girl? She was born on July 2, 2005 and lives with her mother who is sometimes a seller in the [...]