Photo by Twitter Close expects parents to be at the board meeting on March 1. Compassion strives to be an organization of integrity in all areas. http://christiannews.net/2012/12/23/non-profit-organizations-feeding-impoverished-children-serving-up-six-figure-salaries-to-ceos/. Might it be better for those of us who are very keen on writing to our children to cut back on our letters for awhile to ease the burden of getting this new system ironed out? He should now be going on 13. In our cluster here in Iloilo City, Philippines, there had been two project closures. We simply would like to provide the education for those who have the desire to give more on how they can give more. Furthermore, it is unfortunate that Sarahs suggestions were not fully addressed (video chat which is free, continuous bulk mail, lack of proof of the children actually receiving our presents and letters pictures can be downloaded for free, the suggestion to aid in translating letters for other children ) I have been sponsoring numerous children since 2013 and also receive generic letters which do not address specific questions that I have asked. Now, other than the photo updates, I get grade reports on my girls in TZ, and from none of the other countries where we sponsor, or have sponsored children. It doesnt make sense that my sponsored child would have written the very same thing in both letters. I recently recieved a packet from a friend to spnsor a child. I hear your heart for this ministry and your desire to foster a meaningful relationship with your sweet boy. outside of the US) the date 3/09/16 actually means 3rd September 2016. He landed in Istanbul just one week after the earthquakes began. Can someone from CI address this? I can see a few different letters in the system that we are working to process for you as fast as we can. If you have any further concerns about the letters, please send them to me personally and I would be happy to investigate further. She is receiving your letters and your hand-made items. If you have additional concerns, please email us at [emailprotected], and we would be happy to answer any questions you may have. It is just not priority in these culture and in fact, hear me, is foreign!!!!!! Working in the contact center, sponsors and donors call me and want to know if we if Compassion is trustworthy or if its a scam. But Compassion International has an excellent rating despite 'Jesus'. Sadly, the letters from my child is in Uganda were laced with political comments too and subject matter no kid would use. Please be encouraged to know that the children treasure the letters they receive from their sponsors. These children also communicate verbally;letter writing tends to be a foreign concept to most of them. These leaders dont produce anything they simply administer the money that we the sponsors have given and thats worth up to half a million salary plus perks. Half of your gift did go directly to Susis family, and you should be hearing by the end of next month how that gift was used to bless them (just in time for your 1 year anniversary!) Degree of Long-term Investment: 2.997 vs. 2.287 Hoping things improve for every sponsor soon. For those searchingI wouldnt tell anyone to cancel. Often the replies are disjointed and Ive had the odd letter with drawings and little else which reflects badly on the education they are supposed to be getting. Did you ever write to this child? Our center staff do an excellent job teaching the children to write letters; however, the children in our programs primarily communicate verbally. Thank you so much for taking on this crucial role as a correspondent for Edith! Good Morning, Our statement on stewardship says that, The ministry of Compassion belongs to the children, our Implementing Church Partners, our sponsors and donors, our Supporting Church Partners and ultimately to God. In the email and via phone I was told the updated one is the correct one,but no explanation was given as to how something like this could happen. Compassion, yes they are a company with human flaws like any other company, but they are doing a great job with my measly $38/month. God Bless. I had not done so that night I prayed to God for help. We would love the opportunity to speak with you further, address any additional concerns, and update your account accordingly. I could understand if they were doing the letters themselves. This means that 15-20% is the administrative fee on monthly donations. Im hoping I can clarify the confusion regarding the letter time frame. Naturally, we are going to question who is writing the letters & hoping its not just done for show so we continue sponsorship. We look forward to earning your trust and proving our heart for serving our sponsors and children with excellence. Things have changed so much in six years. As with any organization of blind giving there is a lot of trust and faith you have to put into the ministry. While I do think the organization has things they certainly need to improve, it does not justify SPOILED attacks on every little thing they are not doing just exactly to your thoughts, or are doing. : a person who pretends to have some special knowledge or ability or pretends to be someone else He told everyone he was a lawyer, but he was just a fake. I began to pray about it and eventually decided to end the sponsorship, as difficult as it felt. It would be goodbye in April 2014 for me too. "He was really. They are positively impacting lives! -Shannon. I never received a reply from Compassion UK. I have received the most precious gift children can share with others and that gift is LOVE!! Hey Mindy, as a long time sponsor i may be able to help you from a sponsor stand point. It was an experience I will NEVER forget. I have received pictures, letters, and drawings from the girls telling me that they pray for me and the family also theyre both praying that one day I will be able to visit them. The Birthday gift I usually send around my sponsored childs birthday always arrives very late! GIPHY is how you search, share, discover, and create GIFs. Its frustrating. Greetings Andrea, I am pleased and thankful to see Compassion International on their 30 Shining Light Ministries list each year. (More) Rating Information Great I would like to encourage any believer to ask God through prayer whether He would like them to use His money in this way. We are grateful for your generosity and blessing your child in such a tangible way! I have written two letters to my child, sent a monetary birthday gift, and have not recieved one letter back. thats why Red Cross is lacking in funds lately, because only 25% of what you give actually helps people, admin gets the other 75%. Thank you Darren Bailey for your honest sharing! After seeing all this I believe them. Its also likely that his parents didnt have his birth certificate when they came to the center to register him. You are also welcome to email us at [emailprotected]. You are such a blessing to your sweet sponsored child and I appreciate what you do for her and for the Lord! Thank you so much for being a blessing in Susis life, Debra! I did check your account and confirmed that you did send Eferem a generous Christmas gift. Enjoyed your posts, And maybe read this again when you grow older, as I am sure it will mean more to you then. Im sorry that the new information you received about Sarwan made you distrust our ministry. Then in a few days I got another letter asking me,Did you recieve my letter about Compassion Sunday? or whatever it was called. Therefore, it is common to see older children in younger grade levels. Conversations with Alumni: Proof Thats Real [VIDEO]. Does that happen when they become adults? Even if the CEO was paid $100k per year, which is well above the national average pay in the U.S., over 6,000 additional kids could be sponsored with the CEOs over-abundant salary alone. Both my children have indicated that they visit the center once a week (4 times a month). After exchanging a couple of letters I noticed something she never failed to thank me for sponsoring her, and she always asked me to pray for her, and her family, and her country. I asked for someone to call me so that I knew human was handling my issue..He stated that my child was a she when the child is a He. I wrote a letter to Compassion explaining I might not be able to continue because of medical expenses and such, but for now I would try to keep giving the 38.00 a month. I got the most dull letters and no drawings for years. This is why after 20y of sponsoring with you, you were not able to follow-up nor contact me on my concerns regarding the child I sponsored (the letter translations became very brief, one of his letters informed me you do know I am disabled dont you? after 10years of sponsoring him)? I serve as senior Pastor of a church of around 200 people and wanted to get my church involved but before I did I wanted to see first hand where my sponsorship money was going. I pray that God will lead me in the right direction in regard to my further participation . As I understand it, part of our sponsorship money goes toward our sponsored child going to school in the area as well as being able to visit the center, right? 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. I too was sceptical when I received my first generic letter from my sponsered child! To heal or to harm. Blessings! The money for sponsorship goes so far in these countries whereas, it would buy so little here in the U.S. Organization should be investigated based on complaints. I am so sorry that you have doubts and you are disappointed with the letters from Amele. Im sorry for that as we dont want you to feel that your concern was ignored or unimportant! We value the impact of the relationship that each sponsor can build with their child and the hope they can bring through letter writing. Please Google us and see what people are saying about us, check out what watchdog organizations say about us, read the third party research on the integrity and efficacy of our program, if you are able, visit your child and see where your money is going first hand. 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. That sounds like someone would be getting the short end of the stick. Letter writing tends to be a foreign concept to most of them, and they do not always know how to express their thanks or communicate their feelings, plans and dreams. When the kids first get into the program they often write a first letter that is then held to send out to their sponsor once they get one. In reviewing your account, I show the last letter that we received from Leo was on April 9th. I can tell this it is a subject that is important to you. They are better dressed, better educated, happy, and yet these were all rescued from terrible circumstances. A monetary gift takes about 2 months to be received by the child. 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! I am so sorry that the changes Compassion has gone through over the last few years have been so disappointing for you :(. Compassion International Marketing Copywriter II Remote 2d $54K-$67K Per Year (Employer est.) While we in the US might go several months without thinking of the Child outside that monthly credit card charge and thank Uncle Sam for the tax write-off but those children and their families are playing to God, speaking your name, thanking God for you, calling you mommy and/or daddy. Yes, the top employees are paid a lot of money. Just remember that letter writing is a pretty foreign concept for most of the children in our program. Eventually I made the hard decision to stop my sponsorship. It is an honor and blessing to be used in the lives of these children. She never forgot that, and last month in her letter to me she reminded me of my advice to her sheto me then I feel such a priviledged girl to have someone who loves me and took me into your life and helps me you told me you would be proud of me if I got a good education. I like that every kid gets a gift and the only way this is possible is for all of the money to be pooled together. I gave up on my sponsorship last year. We dont require our sponsors to be religious, however our program is a Christian program, and the children will often include religious things in their letters. Thank you so much in advance. I sponsor a child in India.I have many questions and concerns. For example, I wrote out a recipe for my favorite banana bread, and my child said that she would try and make it in her next letter. We would be more than happy to look into this for you, so that we can help get rid of that doubt youre having. I guess the next best thing for non profit is an organization that actually provides proof each and every day, that will be the company that eliminates Compassion. They are excessive. 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. I would like to help clarify some things for you and answer any other questions that you may have, as well. It is their core promise: to raise a child out of poverty. I would request, too, if possible, that the in translation letters still be made available for viewing, as they were before the system change. Look at their facilities, nothing wrong with a nice work place but it is obvious they put themselves in front of the children they claim to help. Thank you for offering to do that! I also do not know why the children are never smiling in the photos I have received of them. Please know that it costs us very, very little to print most of our mailings because they are done in house. They were at once the lay face of the church, the spiritual heart of civic government, and the social kin who claimed the allegiance of peers and the obedience of subordinates. Founded in 1952, Compassion partners . We look forward to hearing from you and addressing all of your concerns. Lets really think about this: they send emails, right? Many children may attend local public schools. We are so appreciative of all that you are sowing into your precious childs life. My mother was sponsoring 3 kids and having me write letters to 1 of the kids because she couldnt think of anything to say. Im sorry if your kiddos dont answer your questions. If you have specific questions for him, I encourage you to continue asking them :). I had one child who never said much of anything. I hear from each child regularly, and the letters are always personal and genuine. Is there some addition to the system that could be added to let sponsors know that a letter is in translation (on the way) to us as well? My child just now turned 5. All of the proof I could ever need is in the letters and photographs of my little girl, Ludis. Lisa, I am deeply sorry for the concerns you have that have caused you to doubt the integrity of Compassion. I never met my child. Compassion International Go And Make Disciples Mission Work Travel Humor Human Connection Straight from the mouths of Compassion-assisted students in Rwanda, here's what children really want to hear in the letters from their sponsors. If you are a sponsor with Compassion and have thought about this before, I encourage you to check out Charity Navigators review of Compassion. Have a blessed day. God wants me to pray earnestly for my child and encourage her as well as send the money. God bless you! Most worrying, it has not work for THEM. Compassion is a top-notch organization and I wish I could sponsor more kids! Their smiles are natural and genuine. I havent heard from my child for almost 10 months! They seem to have been just cutting costs lately which have impacted us negatively. You are welcome to send us an email at [emailprotected] if you would like to speak further with us. Then, Leos response letter will take about 2-3 months to be received by you. Emilys reply to you, below, is very good, and I hope you will follow through on her request. Choose from the 5 yearbooks available for Somerset High School below to start exploring the extensive Yearbooks collection on Ancestry. While certainly not a perfect organization, Compassions heart is pure and its mission is pure. After this trip I understand so much more than the ignorant, untrusting sponsor I once was. It is now August. I have not felt good about Compassion from the beginning. God bless you! The children in our projects may or may not stay in the program until they reach this age. However, I have had the awesome blessing to visit Kenya twice in the past two years on a mission trip in Nakuru. Yes, please do Google us and read reviews of what people are saying about Compassion International. My child is in Peru and the first letters I received were original letters with drawings. I need a way to help kids and this is my favorite way to do it. Without them we could not help the children. Now I am getting stuff about taking a trip to hug my child. I would think by this time, he could have learned to write a few words. Please let me know I understand that it can become discouraging to receive similar letters repeatedly. The correspondent role is a very important aspect of our ministry. Some of us get letter writing blues, too . My heart was convicted and changed, and I will support the work of Compassion for as long as I am able, as I know it pleases our Heavenly Father. Thank you so much for the grace and patience you have extended to your Compassion family during this trying transition to our new letter system. I would like to know if vaccines are a part of the health care that a sponsored child receives as a result of the funding? It seems like shes never gotten any of the stuff I send. I said to myself this cant be true so I decided to call them and find out where the money is really going and how are they helping these children. With months in between being able to view letters, it is sometimes difficult to remember what you have and havent shared with your children. Anyways, the response the second time said that it normally takes 3 to 6 months to receive the first letter.hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. This is common, especially in families with more than one child. Be patient with your sponsored child if they are not answering your questions or ask you the same questions. 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. a) Activating Compassion: Step 1 = Breath (Body, Being) b) Compassionate Connection Begins with Self c) Compassionate Connection Begins With Companioning Our Own Suffering In Parting May this. Hi Miller. 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 informed Compassion International but the only response I received from them was them asking for me to sign up additional children. I think this letter is a sham to one degree or another. Because of this, they might tell you an update in a letter that we havent received information about from our field staff quite yet. But youre welcome to contact us if you no longer want to receive updates from the field and other mail from us such as general appeals and were happy to update your account so that these stop. Please email me at [emailprotected] with your sponsor number as I relish the chance to be able to research this situation and set it right. Im so sorry that we made you feel uncomfortable with this. He will receive the gift around the middle of July and then send you a thank you letter. Hi Christopher, -Shannon. I do understand your desire to find another organization to sponsor through. Yet I have received endless demands for more sponsor for a desperate situation. I see that Mugisha is 8 years old, and he is in the cognitive age group of 6-8 years old, so this explains why he is still receiving help from a tutor. I have heard questions like Is my child even real, and How do I know that the funds are actually getting to the child?. Because these children have grown up in impoverished conditions and are often times malnourished when they first come to our center, it can be difficult to estimate an accurate age. There are no employees but only volunteers. It definitely sounds like you had a very legitimate concern in your childs letters since they were inconsistent. If we had received a letter with an explanation like this along with our new pictures, we couldve avoided a lot of confusion. Kay, it sounds like youre really concerned and we appreciate your care for your child and completely understand your desire for transparency and clarification regarding your childs situation! Cancel Your Compassion International Membership Over the Phone. You can visit our website at https://www.compassion.com/about/financial.htm and view our tax documents that lists the specific information on our Upper management and Board of Directors salaries. Your child will be told the gift is from you and will receive it at a special Christmas celebration. Youve been a faithful sponsor with us over over 12 years now according to our records (wow!) Please do research us and prayerfully consider whether this is the organization you are called to give to. ; ; This practice is part of the Pathway to Happiness Program Self-Compassionate Letter Stop beating yourself up for flaws and mistakes. Your letters of love and support boost Ediths spirit in ways that sponsorship alone cannot. However, I want you to know we do take all feedback to heart and we will certainly keep this in mind as we grow and make changes in the future. Hmmmm, I think I am beginning to get the picture now. The teachers, the kids, the families they are real. It was at that time I never received another letter. Our primary focus is on holistic child development through sponsorship. Private Donations $1.1B. Maybe try sponsoring a new child in a different country? I know that was not your intention and I do apologize for the misdirection of your funds. FINALLY!! Not one mark, from writing, to drawing, was even the slightest bit off. Sponsors are individually connected with a child who will get to know them personally through exchanged letters. We would love to speak with you further and offer additional information and assistance. Please rest assured that Josiane is the one who receives your letters and answers them. There is little work in that area so the father must live apart from the family for a year and back home for only a couple of weeks at a time! Thirdly, we have friends who are living as missionaries in Africa. 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). Is how you search, share, discover, and the first letters I received first. 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