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Links to Who is my neighbour? Meet Shanto.

Who is my neighbour? Meet Shanto.

“Who is my neighbour?” Jesus was asked this question in a provocative conversation about living out the Great Commandment—to love God and love your neighbour (Luke 10:27). To answer, Jesus paints a vivid picture through a simple story. The parable of the Good Samaritan is beloved because it brings the Great Commandment to life, essentially […]

date: November 4, 2024
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Links to Five years later: Angel’s beautiful reflections on mothering a child with Apert syndrome

Five years later: Angel’s beautiful reflections on mothering a child with Apert syndrome

Do you remember Karunia, a beautiful little girl from Indonesia with Apert syndrome? A few years ago, she confidently claimed she was beautiful like her mother. And yes, she was right!  More than that, Angel, her mother, raised her to know she is loved and enough just as she is. It’s been five years since […]

date: June 20, 2024
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Links to Teen girls participate in staged bridal shoots to protest child marriage

Teen girls participate in staged bridal shoots to protest child marriage

Note: This content includes photos from staged bridal photoshoots to raise awareness against child marriage. The photoshoots were conducted with parental permission and the girls in these images are not actual child brides. Tisha gazes blankly at the camera with kohl-lined eyes. She is veiled in silken red fabric and festooned with golden jewelry. Her […]

date: October 11, 2022
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Links to What does creation care look like around the world?

What does creation care look like around the world?

Why should we care for creation? What is our role in environmental stewardship? What does concern for the environment have to do with the fight against poverty? For children, families and communities experiencing poverty, creation care isn’t just a set of intellectual questions. For them, the impact of environmental degradation is an everyday lived reality […]

date: September 29, 2022
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Links to WATCH: Compassion alumna Ria connects with her former Compassion centre

WATCH: Compassion alumna Ria connects with her former Compassion centre

On July 13, a small group of Compassion sponsors were part of a first-of-its-kind Compassion Canada virtual event. They had the opportunity to join Compassion alumna Ria on a virtual visit to her former Compassion centre, hear more about the impact of sponsorship, and listen in as Ria was reunited with several important people in […]

date: August 15, 2022
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Links to ‘Thirteen Lives’ soccer team: Meet the boy who first spoke to the rescue divers

‘Thirteen Lives’ soccer team: Meet the boy who first spoke to the rescue divers

Thirteen Lives is a film directed by Ron Howard that brings us back into the story of the Thai soccer team that first gripped our hearts in 2018. Many of us can vividly remember the first time we watched the video of rescue divers John Volanthen and Richard Stanton’s first contact with the soccer team. […]

date: August 10, 2022
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Links to Resilience and impact: Celebrating Asian Heritage Month

Resilience and impact: Celebrating Asian Heritage Month

I have been Asian for over 25 years. In the many different seasons of my life, navigating my Asian identity has looked different as I’ve also fit the pieces together of my identity as a woman, Canadian, writer, daughter… and ultimately as a follower of Jesus. This most recent season has been a particularly striking […]

date: May 11, 2022
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Links to How child sponsorship prevents human trafficking

How child sponsorship prevents human trafficking

Poverty puts children at a higher risk of being trafficked. That’s why releasing children from poverty is key to preventing human trafficking—and that is exactly what child sponsorship does.

date: January 9, 2020
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Links to Cybersex trafficking targeting children in the Philippines

Cybersex trafficking targeting children in the Philippines

*Warning: This account contains disturbing details of sexual violence. There’s a new kind of darkness that’s preying on Filipino children in poverty: online sexual exploitation. Online sexual exploitation, otherwise known as cybersex trafficking, refers to the act of forcing children to remove their clothes and perform unspeakable acts in front of a cell phone or […]

date: October 18, 2018
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Links to Thai Cave Rescue Updates: 12 boys and their coach rescued

Thai Cave Rescue Updates: 12 boys and their coach rescued

Below are updates about the rescue of the Wild Boars soccer team who were trapped in Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Northern Thailand when it flooded in June 2018. One member of the team, Adun, was a Compassion-sponsored youth. Update: October 1, 2018 One of our photojournalists, Ryan Johnson, had the opportunity to interview […]

date: July 23, 2018
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