And I can assure you we used to actually write the letters. Just remember what a blessing you have been to her, even if the distance or conditions did not allow a final note to you. God used Compassion International to change my life. I have sponsored Compassion children for over 20 years. I would suggest you would have them make a video at least once a year, on their birthdays, and showing more of their lives to us so that we can be assured there is a positive impact, which we 100% believe there is. We are so grateful that you responded to God tugging at your heart to sponsor Uwimana Josiane 10 years ago. My experience with them has been less than candid. I feel that until I see Compassion International take this step, I will hold my giving as it is. I just received a letter stating hes now in the sixth grade. Hi Lana! All children are different but, if you want to know something from them you have to ask them. Please let us know if theres anything that we can do for you, or any questions we can answer for you. 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. Then in a few days I got another letter asking me,Did you recieve my letter about Compassion Sunday? or whatever it was called. I am sending an inquiry today to have Farel write another letter to you and make sure he is doing ok. Overall, I dont think a Christian-based holistic child development organization would fare well in Givewells evaluation process, simply because Compassion deals in outcomes that arent easily quantifiable increasing childrens self-esteem, quality of life, education, stability within the family, overall child safety, protection from abuse/child trafficking/gangs, spiritual development, etc. However, giving money to a organization can bring worries and doubts like Is all my money really going to my sponsor child? and Is this organization honest about what they are telling me? Is this making a difference? To do something like this takes a step of faith and giving your money into Gods hands and letting Him take care of our worries. Can someone from CI address this? We know sponsors are eager to hear from their children when they begin sponsoring and so a pre-written introduction letter from your child is waiting to be sent once they hear they have a sponsor. They have strict guidelines on what they can and cannot do. The above post about the CEO receiving a 6 digit salary plus staff taking expensive trips with family concern me. If you have any further concerns about the letters, please send them to me personally and I would be happy to investigate further. Hi Joe and Brenda! I began sponsoring a child in Indonesia after reading of the late President George H.W Bushs sponsorship of a young Mexican boy when he had passed away. I talked with my mens small group who asked me have I prayed to God for answers regarding this matter. In one letter they tell me the child lives in such and such place, but in another letter it says somewhere different. Hi Vicki! I held the letters together, and placed the drawing side up to a window for light to come through, and there was not one deviation in any part of the drawing, from one drawing to the other. 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. One of the websites I use to check out a charity is http://www.ministrywatch.com. You should definitely be receiving letters from your childs pastor though. Let us know in May how you and your husband are doing and whether you are able to continue your support at that point. We will be in contact with you as soon as we receive a response within 6-8 weeks. I played dumb, asked the same question to other Compassion staff, I quizzed the teen children and none had ever seen their sponsor or the sponsor of any other Compassion child. Thank you so much for sponsoring your little girl! -supplements to protect against malnutrition Please know we are thankful for your choice to be a devoted sponsor and we are so thankful to have you in our Compassion family! I work with nurses from other countries. Thank you for the role you play as a caregiver and nurturer of those who are sick. -key life skills training and vocational programs to provide a brighter future Also, when I started sponsoring her, she was 9 and 1/2 years old. Compassion gets 3 stars overall on financials: 4-stars on Asset Utilization Efficiency We are so thankful that you are a part of the Compassion family. You couldnt possibly know all the circumstances the child lives in day to day, even after ten years, but you should at least know if the child was willing, or capable to communicate more Im hoping I can clarify the confusion regarding the letter time frame. I understand that he has a sibling. Thank you so much for choosing to not only sponsor a child, but for also choosing to be an engaged sponsor. Enter your e-mail address to have our posts sent directly to your inbox. I am down to 6 for now due to personal financial issues relating to medical expenses. 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, Compassion offers competitive salaries for the various positions necessary to successfully execute Compassions mission statement. Now I realize the school system might be different but its kind of strange that a 22 year old would be in grade 5. If yall are understaffed then you must be doing something wrong bc if its a blessing from God everyone would be satisfied. Missionaries do not make this amount of money. Please note that his first letter is only an introduction letter for you to get to know him and will likely not mention anything youve written in your letters to him so far as it was written before he received your letters. God Bless. The children do attend the Compassion child development center for a variety of activities, but they go to school the same number of hours and days as every other child at their school does :). It is just not priority in these culture and in fact, hear me, is foreign!!!!!! Thirdly, we have friends who are living as missionaries in Africa. I have read this email post quite a number of times, and it concerns me a lot. The same is true of Uganda. I sincerely apologize that the photos you received were not the same child and that the letters were not personal. This has always been the case before and after the new letter system was implemented. I thought over the last couple of years, this would change, but I just received a letter dated 9/4/16 and it is the same information I have received many times with no true update on Amele. Compassion International is a legitimate, wonderful organization. The monthly donations of $38 is a lot and it does a lot for your child. To some people 38 dollars is not a small amount. Naturally, we are going to question who is writing the letters & hoping its not just done for show so we continue sponsorship. Hmmmm, I think I am beginning to get the picture now. I love your comment Elizabeth and totally agree with you! 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! It is great to follow their development and we truly hope our sponsorship is making a difference. That is so sweet of you! He will receive the gift around the middle of July and then send you a thank you letter. I have recently started writing online to eliminate the paper. I encourage you to not become weary in your letter writing to your sweet boy, because all the love you are pouring into his life will certainly reap a harvest (Galatians 6:9)! I am very sorry for the disappointment you are feeling about our finances, and Im sorry that this has made you decide to no longer support Compassion. She would have received these gifts in the beginning of April when she was completing the program. Unlock your own 28-day journey to a more meaningful life. Also, is there an age at which children are encouraged to write freely rather than only answering the questions on the formatted letters to sponsors? Im not mad, upset, or even mildly annoyed; Im only explaining the presence of a comment that seems out of sync with anything else. I was welcomed into the home of Samuel Kimani and his wife Tenesia and their 2 year old son, Philip. Samuel told me that Compassion has been able to reach and get children from here just recently and the number keep pouring in since then. Charity Streaming: A New Way To Help Children in Poverty. There are no employees but only volunteers. I suggest that you keep them simple, brief, and number and highlight each question. Please rest assured that he received the first letter that you sent in early April. The website of Compassion is much improved these days, which allows us to easier communicate with the children from time to time, by writing them letters. Even more so -if one tried to bust in to shove a video chat or something into their lives! Maybe try sponsoring a new child in a different country? I wish the people calling in to the Compassion office doubting the ministrys integrity would just spend a few days reading this blog. Please know that you are in my prayers. I am deeply sorry for the time it is taking to place Lilibeth on your account. Feel free to visit our website (https://www.compassion.com/donate-to-charity.htm) to learn more about Compassion and our different giving opportunities. I sponsored a child from El Salvador for 7 years, beginning when she was 11 and ending when she became 18. Ive been to Colombia, and have seen the work that Compassion is doing with my very own eyes. Current Assets Turnover Ratio: 4.916 vs. 5.376. Please let me know if you did not receive that email or if you have any other questions at this time. 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. We take financial integrity very seriously here at Compassion. In Kenya, I visited a host family from P.C.E A Nakuru West church family. Again, I am so sorry for the disappointment that reading the 990 Form caused. I asked myself how they were going to provide clean water for a childs family if there wasnt enough money to spend for the entire village. Please know that our desire is for every sponsor to have an opportunity to develop a meaningful relationship with their child. This child might be in high school whereby in east Africa we say Senior five (S.5) yet in the USA and other Countries it would be High School. It is an honor and blessing to be used in the lives of these children. Spending Ratio: 1.009 vs. 0.957 Yes, the time frame is typically around forty-five days but we will let you know just as soon as we hear back. Sponsor a child. This usually helps with the communication process. Did I understand you correctly that you have never received third party letters from us about your childs center or church? I pray for their growth, integrity, and that many more children will be helped in Jesuss name. If you are in business, either for profit or non-profit problems are bound to crop up that is inevitable. One of my kids always buys goats no matter how much or to whom i send it (family vs child gift). or less frequently. I did get photos, and they tell their own story. I recently have begun sponsorship of a boy in Central America. Also, Im with all the other people that are tired of all the junk mail that comes every week. Source www.compassion.com. Thank you so much for blessing him with that! So now my concern is that, if his situation involves abuse by his mother (or her death), my letters will be depressing instead of encouraging and uplifting. So naturally I am questioning if my child has received anything. My husband and I have sponsored many different children at Compassion over the years, and as of right now we may be looking to find another charity where the CEO actually makes a normal living wage. Only after dealing with these few scams, then we will be there, joining hands to congratulate them! Also, the tutors helping your child write his letters want to make sure his letters are authentic, and they dont want to take away from what your child is actually saying by embellishing. Thank you so much for being a blessing in Susis life, Debra! Hi Pam! 3-stars on Fund Acquisition Efficiency. Gioto- (means really hot place Hell) a dump city in Nakuru where the people sometimes wont speak its name because it is a dangerous place of no hope and it is where you go when you have no where else to go. They were always sad in their photos, their clothes look tattered, shoes that didnt fit, and one of them always looks hungry (my Ugandan child). I understand he may be too young to write the letters himself and someone else is doing it for him, but I feel this is a huge miss as we have pulled her inwe want it to be real as it should be. If Leo is not answering your questions in his letters, he, most likely, took his letter home and forgot to bring in back on letter writing day. You do have responsibilities in that relationship it isnt just you pay some money, and sit back and get letters to entertain yourself once a month, or whatever. Here is a link to all of our alumni blogs, and the interview titled What if I dont write to my sponsored child? Since it takes about two to three months for gifts to be wired and delivered, Juliano likely just received the birthday gift in mid July. I am so sorry to hear that you have mistrust with Compassion due to these letter errors. Does Compassion Meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals? In many ways, Dear Evan Hansen is a . You will also receive an updated photo of your child every two years as we know how much sponsors enjoy watching their children mature and grow. I was sponsored by a couple from the UK. He will then write a thank you letter back to you and you will likely receive it in the next few months. I also do not know why the children are never smiling in the photos I have received of them. I am praying for everyone who decides to become a sponsor, as well as your sponsored child(ren)- YES, it does take trust, but remain hopeful and firm in your belief that you were called to this ministry. I think that it is worthwhile. Something began to not seem right about it anymorewhich seems to be the common thought in this thread. Im going to pass along this feedback so that we can assist this representative with training to call the sponsor back when things like this happen. and I felt God pulling my heart to give my testimony. We counsel the child and family on using the money wisely and make sure that the use of the gift is developmentally appropriate for the child (i.e. Compassion International Senior Accountant Remote 30d+ That's especially true for an organization that champions the . I was told that with my money the child will receive food, clothing, education, and medical. These children also communicate verbally;letter writing tends to be a foreign concept to most of them. Michael, you do sound like a child advocate! 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. Please know that our wonderful, loving tutors do their absolute best to help each and every child write to their sponsor and answer their questions. You may be aware of the many system updates we have recently undergone, and one of the largest updates has been with the way child letters are processed and delivered. Sponsors Share Their Best Letter Writing Tips, Before and After Safe Water: 20 Powerful Photos, How to Get to Know Your Sponsored Childs Family, Thank you, Samantha. ? 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. Essentially all these organisations are just multinational begging organisations and we , the sponsors, pay the top beggars a lot of money to beg for money from us. Or would that be something for her financial sponsor? My concern is how are my funds helping him if he cannot attend the Centre? Thank you so much for your interest in sponsoring a child with Compassion! I would like to help clarify some things for you and answer any other questions that you may have, as well. We are happy to help! Choose from the 5 yearbooks available for Somerset High School below to start exploring the extensive Yearbooks collection on Ancestry. Hats off to them for wanting to apply their unique talents to the giving process. I just got back from visiting my sponsored child in Sumatra, Indonesia. Their letters seem very genuine and are full of personal details about their families, friends, pets, school and activities. I have sponsored a child through Compassion International for over eight years. I am going to email it to you right now! 80% or more of all monthly support goes towards programs that directly impact the lives of the children. I have received letters from Mexico, but often many many months later than letters sent to them. Their pages under My Sponsorships are often several years out of date. This is one of the highest percentages for an organization like ours. 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