#CompassionINDO Manado Trip 2013 + Why Child Sponsorship Works @CompassionAU

In April/May 2013 I went on a trip with a bunch of other ministers to visit some of Compassion’s projects in Manado, East Indonesia. It really was an amazing trip! This post is a summary of the trip. I didn’t realise I’d written so many posts, but below there are 25 short blog posts written during and after the trip. Thanks to the team from Compassion for the opportunity to gain insights into their incredible work. Thanks also to the many who have followed along with the journey. Click here to sponsor a kid.

1. SINGAPORE TO MANADO
2. SUNSET MANADO
3. RICH + POOR
4. THE SKINNY ON COMPASSION EAST INDO
5. KING OF THE KIDS
6. PARTNERSHIP WITH CHURCHES
7. GRATEFUL FOR GRACE
8. STOP CUTTING BABIES IN HALF
9. WILL YOU SPONSOR JUN?
10. LOOK, IT’S JUSTIN BIEBER!
11. LOOSE THE CHAINS OF INJUSTICE
12. ROLL THE CAMERAS
13. YESUS NOMOR SATU!
14. NEEDING CLEAN WATER
15. MANADO RAW CUT
16. MANADO 2013 RAW CUT #CompassionINDO
17. LOVE IS NOT OPTIONAL
18. WRITE LETTERS TO YOUR SPONSOR CHILD
19. THE TASTES OF MANADO
20. TAKRAW // CONNECTING THROUGH SPORT
21. JESUS LOVES KIDS
22. THE TEAM
23. FEGA’S PAIN-FILLED POEM
24. TUHAN ITU BAIK KEPADA SEMUA ORANG
25. CHRIST + CHILDREN + CHURCH

Marcus Reeves from Crossroads Canberra has written a fantastic summary of the trip, probably more worthwhile than my 25 posts above!

WYDICK RESEARCH – COMPASSION CHILD SPONSORSHIP… IT WORKS!

Some independent research has just been released regarding Compassion’s child sponsorship work.

Compassion Australia CEO Tim Hanna has this to say about the research:

“I’m very excited about the results of this research. We have known for many years that Compassion child sponsorship is making a deep and lasting difference in the lives of individual children—now we have world-class independent research to support this.”

Check this video:

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