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PHILIPPINES DISASTER RELIEF WITH COMPASSION // @COMPASSIONAU

PHILIPPINES DISASTER RELIEF (PHOTO AFP)

Devastating scenes coming out of the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. There is an urgent need to bring relief to survivors. There are plenty of relief organisations offering support. Choose one and give as soon as you can! We have given money through Compassion Australia’s appeal. I love the work that Compassion do and they are part of ongoing, longterm work in the country. The people they work with have been significantly impacted by the tragedy.

CLICK HERE TO GIVE NOW // See below for details from the Compassion website:

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IT WORKS: Colin Buchanan in Indonesia @CompassionAU @ColinBuchanan

Another excellent video from my recent trip to Indonesia. Well done to the team and Colin!

Join singer/songwriter and Compassion Ambassador Colin Buchanan in Manado, Indonesia to discover the three things that make Compassion Child Sponsorship work: Christ, the Church… and you!

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COMPASSION IN INDONESIA (feat. Colin Buchanan) @CompassionAU

Stoked to share this video from our recent trip to Manado, East Indonesia with Compassion Australia! Features Compassion Ambassador Colin Buchanan and Pastors from around Australia. Inspired again by Compassion’s Christ-centred, child-focused, church-based work.

Props to Andy and Tom for a killer job pulling it together!

Check out the summary of my Manado blog posts.
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#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.

Compassion Manado 2013

  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:

See more videos | View full report (PDF) | Compassion Media Release | FAQ | Compassion

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CHRIST + CHILDREN + CHURCH

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#CompassionINDO @CompassionAU

Compassion describe the heart of what they do as Christ-centred, Child-focused and Church-based.

I love these 3 values and saw each of them in practice while in Indonesia.

CHRIST-CENTRED // it’s clear that Compassion’s work flows out of a commitment to Christ and sharing his love. The good news of Jesus is made known in word and deed.

CHILD-FOCUSED // kids are the most vulnerable in places of poverty and it’s right to focus on helping them out of the poverty cycle. Education and child sponsorship works.

CHURCH-BASED // this is a real winner! Their partnership with local churches means that they are even more effective in the other two (Christ-centred & child-focused). Churches are empowered and resourced to be a genuine blessing to their community, both now and for eternity!
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This is the final compassion trip posts. Thanks for reading along. I will put a summary page on davemiers.com

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