While in India, I will be connecting with Compassion International to visit some of the projects in the Chennai area. I was blessed with the opportunity to visit three projects in the Dominican Republic in 2006 and cannot wait to visit projects in India.
Compassion's work in India began in 1968. Currently, more than 107,700 children participate in 440 child development centers. Compassion partners with churches to help them provide Indian children with the opportunity to rise above their circumstances and become all God has created them to be.
It is a remarkable experience to witness the extreme poverty that so many of the world's families live in. The living conditions of the poorest of the poor in our country do not compare to the conditions these families endure every single day. It is amazing to see the work of Compassion's local churches and to see the hope for a future that they provide to each and every child which then trickles down into their families and will in turn permeate their towns and villages until real change takes place.
One thing I remember from my Dominican Republic trip was how much all of the kids loved candy! So I went to the Dollar Tree and stocked up on bubble gum and candy that I could take with my during my visits.
After signing up to sponsor a child in Uganda in May, there was some paperwork that got mixed up and it turned out that our child was actually taken by another sponsor. I found this out yesterday and the operator asked me if I would her to find me another child to sponsor. I took the opportunity to sign up to sponsor a little boy in the Chennai area. Usually, visits take 6 weeks to coordinate, but I am hoping that I will get to meet him while I am there. I'm waiting on his information packet in the mail and then I will post his name and photo.
Visit http://www.compassion.com/ to learn more and sign up to sponsor a child!
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