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#CompassionINDO @CompassionAU Sometimes Christians unhelpfully put evangelism (sharing the good news of Jesus) and mercy ministries (caring for the sick, sad & suffering) on opposing ends of a spectrum. In one of our team meetings someone suggested that it’s like cutting a baby in half. Implication, we do both… So don’t cut the baby in …
#CompassionINDO @CompassionAU Visiting communities impacted by the generosity of Compassion supporters has been a privilege. One of the things that has stood out has been the gratitude shown among children and their families. They know that they have been shown grace and mercy. Knowing the grace we’ve been shown by Jesus also shapes how we …
#CompassionINDO @CompassionAU One of the things that was clear in Compassion HQ is their desire to partner with churches in local communities in caring for those in need. This has become even clearer after visiting a number of projects. It means that, while Compassion has a good name, it’s not about Compassion’s name. The individual …
#CompassionINDO @CompassionAU Colin Buchanan is king of the kids in Manado! It’s been lots of fun hanging out with Colin and his son Riley. Like the Pied Piper, kids in every community we visit flock to him! He’s a natural. It’s been fun singing songs together and pointing the kids of Manado to THE King …
#CompassionINDO @CompassionAU On Wednesday we visited the East Indonesia Compassion HQ in Manado. Visiting an office might sound boring, but it wasn’t! It really was an amazing privilege to meet the incredibly godly people on the ground in East Indo. I was struck by the systems, processes, accountability and how each staff member knew their …
#CompassionINDO @CompassionAU This photo is taken from the roof of our fairly swanky hotel. Manado has lots of new development and wealthy houses side by side with poor, broken and destitute dwellings. Lots of the rundown houses still have pretty good looking televisions, but not much else.In the city there are poor people rubbing shoulders …
#CompassionINDO @CompassionAU Manado is in East Indonesia on North Sulawesi. We don’t see sunsets over the water on the east coast of Australia. After a visit into the local shops, we stuck around for the #beautiful #sunset. It was worth it. Then we saw an even better angle, which is the photo below, taken not …