In my experience no matter how you send it, it goes collectively to the child or family depending on their needs and Im okay with that as they know more of their needs than i do. Youre welcome however, to go on a custom visit or a group tour with us to meet your child and bring them special and personal gifts if you ever feel led to do so. Kyle, Wed love to help you find a child to sponsor and coordinate a visit as well. I had not done so that night I prayed to God for help. We want to visit the child we sponsor. Hi Todd! Our wonderful field staff there will confirm what her actual grade level is and why she may have said a different grade in her letter to you. They are aware that he is a boy, but often when the letters are translated, the translator might get those pronouns mixed up. Beg you to stay? I pray for continued success in communication and connections, especially during an extremely challenging time for so many people. There also exist the letter "A" symbol inside a circle icon -- which to some, represents the letter symbol meaning "Anarchy" -- or "no government". For this reason, we take financial integrity very seriously. Founded in 1952, Compassion partners . I have a scrapbook I keep with all of her letters and photos in it. Not exactly speeding up the process as they predicted. Then, Leos response letter will take about 2-3 months to be received by you. I noted my sponsorship had done precious little to raise either of them out of poverty. This was done just last month which is why you saw a letter in your My Account online so quickly and why it seemed odd with prior information you received. Compassion ensures children are able to get an education, have medical care, nutrition, emotional support, discipleship, and the love and care of local believers. All Compassion partner projects are audited annually. Emily, in your reply to Kay, you made this statement: Compassion gives formal updates on your child every two years and because of that, our children keep their sponsors updated through letters being written back and forth. While I love Compassion and actively, formally, advocated for Compassions children for 11 years, I have not found that statement to be true. I know He led me to do this. Prepare strong reasons for canceling your membershipthey'll do their . I was so shocked I didnt believe. Like others who have commented here, it seems my letters to my girls are backing up or sitting in translation for a long time. The other day we received updated pictures (Thank you for that!!!) Thank you so much for being an amazing sponsor to these two over the last four years! I have personally traveled to Sonsonate, El Salvador and met my sponsor child! I am beginning to really wonder if it is all keeping some people in lovely homes in Colorado and paying for recreational activities. I got more Compassion mail today! Al Amer International Hospital - UAE has, over the years, become the hospital of choice, to citizens and residents of Abu Dhabi through sincere dedication of our medical staff in attending closely to each of our patient's medical needs with compassion, respect and dignity. AM BEING SPONSORED BY COMPASSION KENYA.THEY HAVE BEEN SPONSORING ME SINCE 1998,RIGHT NOW,AM IN UNIVERSITY AND COMPASSION STILL SPONSORS ME.AM A PROUD LDP COMPASSION STIDENT. Whileresponses may not be full of quality and value, you are stillbeing a huge blessing inWinfreds life. Im glad I came across this discussion as I decided to sponsor a beautiful girl from India after church on Sunday. Proof shouldnt even need to be a debate on these forums. I was just wondering, I sent books marks to my children in Ethiopia and Nicaragua last year for Christmas but they were taken out and I was told Compassion will not deliver the metal bookmarks and my sending the bookmarks to them will not be included in the translation. Snapshot. This maybe necessary but the expensive restaurants first class hotels and bar bills should be questioned. Then when it came time to send money for the family, or village gifts. Would it be better to hold our letters to one every couple of months until Compassion gets the system better underway? Although you are no longer sponsoring Marcela, I would be happy to inquire with our field staff, what she was able to purchase with the birthday gift you sent. With this new process, we are scanning all child letters and sponsor letters, as opposed to mailing them. Please let me know Thank you so much for taking on this crucial role as a correspondent for Edith! And Psalms 1:27 There are only 6 verses in Psalms 1. My child is in Peru and the first letters I received were original letters with drawings. All of the proof I could ever need is in the letters and photographs of my little girl, Ludis. Does the tutor need a tutor? Of course, one of those children will be the youngest sister of my currently sponsored child. Our wonderfully hardworking processing team will ensure that Lilibeth is placed on your account as soon as possible. Princess Aurora, also known as Sleeping Beauty or Briar Rose, is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Productions' 16th animated feature film Sleeping Beauty (1959). I havent heard from my child for almost 10 months! In April, we rolled out new software, similar to what you had mentioned, to translate and deliver letters faster than ever before. To their credit, it appears they are interested in improving their knowledge base and methods. (They have instituted an internal and external review process.) Cheryl, Im so sorry for the confusion about your sponsorship of sweet Lilibeth in Colombia. Once this new process is complete, letters should take weeks instead of months to be received. When I asked about specific things I included in the envelope along with the letter in the letter I received they were mentioned once. They are non-profit what can they do to fix the problem of you leaving? Ask questions. Dear Vicki, I was on the fence about selecting a child to sponsor but your letter and hearing about your faithfulness for 14 years with this organization and the children has made up my mind to take a chance and sponsor a child! I have not had a chance to visit Iddi in Tanzania but my heart so desires it. I know Im really new to sponsoring through this company, but I have to admit, I received packages in the mail specifically telling me that it would only take 4 to 6 weeks to receive a letter from my child7 weeks later Im highly frustrated and send multiple emails. Here is a link to all of our alumni blogs, and the interview titled What if I dont write to my sponsored child? Some leave after high school and begin working, helping their families, or go onto reach other goals they have. Again, thank you Emily. Although video chat is free and would definitely be a fun interactive way to engage with your child face to face, its not currently a feature that Compassion is taking on right now with over 1.7 million children in our program as it would involve much staff time and would in turn cost Compassion money for the time to provide these chats. compassion international fake letters; compassion charity; compassion international login; 12290 voyager pkwy colorado springs co 80921; You are reading: 12290 voyager pkwy colorado springs co 80921 belongs to topic News (English). However, releasing children from poverty is the core of what we do and this is why we aim to be the best stewards of your generosity. On my list of conversations with Lydia, my letters to her are backed up in translation all the way from April. I just wanted to let you know that we would be happy to take a look at these letters that you are referencing, and if it does seem fishy, we would be happy to send an inquiry. Regrettably, we cant make things better if we dont know there is a problem. Lots of inconsistencies are emerging. Please dont let IT issues and a few negative experiences dissuade you from making such a vital difference in the life of a child. Also, we so so appreciate all that you have done for this child! The phone representative put me on hold for awhile to try and help me and said that hopefully I will have access to that letter sometime next week. I pray that God will lead me in the right direction in regard to my further participation . Hi, Jill! So I did my homework, found the center location, and bought the plane ticket and boarded the flight to Tanzania. Heather, this sounds very concerning. This is disheartening. I saw how my monthly support offered so much to my sponsor child. The project staff does an excellent job teaching the children how to respond to letters. Please let us know if you have any additional questions or concerns. Total Expenses $1.1B. Emails that only take one minute tops to reach the receiver..but they cant get it to us any faster than 3 to 6 months? Social Shares. Out of concern I asked Compassion UK about her. Thank you so much for your patience as Im sure that you are excited to begin your relationship with your sweet girl. Did you receive these Christmas letters from Kayivi and Inoussa in February? I was so excited to be sponsoring children through compassion but over a few years began to wonder if the letters were coming from the children I sponsored. Hes probably wondering whats wrong with us. We often see that even the happiest of children will not smile in their photo. Just wanted to send a hello and God bless message to him and his Garcia family and spirtual family over there. We take financial integrity very seriously, knowing that every dollar we receive is actually the Lords money and should be stewarded wisely.The watchdog organization, Charity Navigators, has given us a 4-star rating for over 14 years in a row. I hope this helps to clarify some of your questions. Other than that, I love Compassion and the children and what God is doing through both? Cancel Your Compassion International Membership Over the Phone. You should already have his current one, but I would be happy to send you his previous photo as well! Use these simple writing prompts to write your sponsored child a letter that will bring them hope and help you get to know them a little more. There are no employees but only volunteers. Very frustrated. What I can say is that Feed My Starving Children may do it differently than we do, but we are all trying to do the same thing bring children out of poverty and I am thankful that they are there too and are doing the best possible job that they can. Some of the colored drawings are a perfect outline very perfectly colored, some are messy drawings but very neatly colored and then some are just no outline and just something drawn with a color. Am I expecting too much? Im glad other children have risen out of poverty on account of your sponsorship; and Im glad it has worked out for you. My wife and I are traveling to the Philippines this year. I have written several letters mentioning his mom and their relationship. Happy writing and God bless you! It sounded more authentic than the letters I was getting from Uganda, at least. I have the same concerns. Im in the exact same position Lisa. It is very hard to get a full picture of what the sponsorships does for them, by just reading the letters. If 6 months passes and a sponsor has not received a letter from their child, we will send a notification to the childs project to determine why the child has not written. I have received letters from Mexico, but often many many months later than letters sent to them. So as soon as our staff found this information, they updated it in our system so that it was correct, even though it conflicted with the previous information youd received. We do want to attract and hire quality people for our ministry and pay them according to the skills and experience they bring to the organization. Responsibilities. My sense is that the Executives are all reaping from the giving revenue and they are all benefitting, so no one to push back. Please see our other post about our new letter guidelines and why we are scanning, sending letters digitally, and printing them on the other end. We also have donation opportunities to further assist the families of the children we serve. I have been asked twice to up my giving. oh yes, I saw the article on web about the man who travels to help other people. We understand that you are giving selflessly out of the goodness of your heart and that is why stewardship is so important and integrity is a high priority for Compassion. Living frugally and being content is possible for westerners. If you have any other questions, please feel free to email our team directly at [emailprotected] and we would be happy to help! Thank you for blessing Leos family with a gift so they could purchase a chicken! I may be guilty of first-world thinking, as I sit at my computer. I have never doubted my hard-earned money given for child sponsorship was well-spent! Sadly, many children feel timid or have a lack of confidence when it comes to writing. Also, as with others, I do not agree with the CEOs salary of $330k. I suppose the ICP where she attends the Program must have given her livelihood skills for survival if she really is in grade 5. Its one thing for people in ministry to be able to adequately support their families, but it doesnt require $250K-$300K to do that. GIPHY is how you search, share, discover, and create GIFs. In Kenya, I visited a host family from P.C.E A Nakuru West church family. I have had the privilege and blessing of visiting 3 different Compassion projects in Ethiopia. -And much more! Chris mentioned that in a blog post last week, How is My Money Used Each Month?. It is hard to write letter after letter and never hear back. Please be encouraged to know that the children treasure the letters they receive from their sponsors. Really, Compassion Internatinal is doing a very good and big job. The translations do not appear accurate; the letters do not appear detailed from my child; questions I ask to the child are not answered back; he as Christie said, asks for pictures of me after Ive already sent pictures; just a lot of inconsistencies that I dont feel good about. My attitude was oh well, a tax write-off if anything else. I am so thankful for my experience so far as a sponsor, and the connection that is being formed with my sponsored child. Please know that it is well deserved and earned. I would give it some time and re-evaluate how you feel on the issue. I encourage any donor to research where they are giving, because regrettably there are scammers out there. Tim, thank you for sharing about your work in the Philippines! Once your child reaches their final year in the project, we send reminders to you so that you can prepare to say goodbye. If theres one thing Ive learned in my life about computers and computer systems, it is that nothing ever goes as planned and there are always glitches. Your CEO makes over $330,000 a year. That is all. Thank you so much for your heart for this ministry, and we are incredibly grateful that you have chosen to bless Jhunior with your love and support! We are committed to send at least 80% of sponsors donations to the childrens care. I get entirely too much mail and the money used to produce and send it could be better spent on the children. The way our program works, sponsors are not guaranteed to receive a Christmas gift acknowledgement since all Christmas gifts are combined and distributed evenly among both sponsored and unsponsored children to ensure each child receives a gift. (Their priority programs include condom promotion and distribution, anti-retroviral therapy for people with HIV/AIDS, surgeries for surgery-correctable conditions, mass drug administration to control river blindness, etc.) Rachel, Im happy to address your concerns for you as well as address the concerns you mentioned of Sarahs (sorry if there were a few I missed!). She wrote me her first letter without any help in January!!!! The letters do not seem legit. The letters are already sent, so I cant undo this; I dont want to cause him grief when the purpose of the sponsorship is to help and support. I just got my child today, Jacob. Hi Noel! Therefore, we protect, develop, and deploy all of our resources (people, time, money, knowledge, reputation and materials) with great care and wisdom. In order to develop quality staff at Compassion while at the same time managing our financial resources with great care and wisdom, we seek to offer competitive salaries for the various positions necessary to successfully execute Compassions mission statement. Please know that we care deeply for the children in our program and are grateful for the time and resources youve chosen to pour into helping release Lenilson from poverty and encourage him in his potential in Christ. And do not judge me for what I have said. On a last note, youre finances are actually a bit misleading. I personally have been working in one of the field Offices in Uganda and do attest that Compassion International is highly credible, transparent and 99% genuine. I love them and now occasionally find myself mixing he or she just by association with them. God Bless. It has been too long I cant remember how many times in a year we get support). Hi Christopher, Instead your response was Sorry to lose you, we will find another sponsor for the child. I do want to encourage you that your child received 100% of your generous graduation gift, birthday gifts, family gifts, and other child gifts sent over the years, each letter, and sticker that you encouraged her with, and we are grateful for the impact you made in her life. I started sponsoring my precious little girl in 2020. I found this odd because I every time I send a letter, I send pictures along with it. We value the one to one relationship that our program offers our sponsors and children to build. I finally get a response via email and its automated! I was kinda sad upon hearing this, but I proceeded to ask my neighbor the birthdays of her two boys and she didnt know! Or would that be something for her financial sponsor? Thank you so much for helping us direct more funds towards the children! But they are still double checked by individuals like those volunteer translators I just talked about, for quality. We usually compare our CEOs compensation to World Visions President, who has a reportable compensation from that organizationas $447,500, because they are an organization of comparable size and mission. By The Numbers. Hello. About the website: In at least one instance, parental information remained unchanged three and four years after a parent had died. Their questions would be more than answered!!!! I fully believe you will be greatly encouraged. Our statement on stewardship says the following: The ministry of Compassion belongs to the children, our Implementing Church Partners, our sponsors and donors, our Implementing Church Partners and ultimately to God. Please know that while some people feel our CEO makes more than he should, our ministry is committed to the children we serve and your donations truly do make a difference. God used Compassion International to change my life. Our records do indicate that your boy is living with his mother but its possible that she went away for work and so he is staying with his grandmother or that his situation has changed and he is there permanently. . The CSP program is for babies and their mothers from 0-3 years old, and CDSP program is for children from 3 to 18 or 21 years old. Second, the revenue growth metric was replaced by a debt to asset ratio. This ratio measures the assets a charity holds on its financial statements. Im so sorry to hear that your letters from him have been pretty similar and have not answered your questions :(. We also recently sent out regional newsletters with updated information about your childs country! I sponsored a child from El Salvador for 7 years, beginning when she was 11 and ending when she became 18. From the booklet we picked up when we decided to sponsor, to the info we received in the Welcome Package, to the info it had on the CI app, we believed our sponsor child was born in 2010. I pray that the Lord shows you what a beautiful difference youre making in the lives of the children you pour into. A note on the whole video chat thing, Look, we live in a very microwave influenced culture here, and the truth is simply, it is a whole other world in which these children live. One thing could be imnporved upon, with modern day tech it is so easy to take videos and photos, we would like to see more photos of the real life improvements that Compassion bring to these kids around the world. I havent gotten a Letterrible or picture from my sponsors child nor I have seen an update. I am from Kenya and am an alumni of the Compassion Sponsorship Program, I graduated from the program at the beginning of last year. 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