Help Us Innovate. I dont know what youve included in your packages but unless its paper, it didnt go thru. Hi Theo! Hello Kate. I am from Kenya and am an alumni of the Compassion Sponsorship Program, I graduated from the program at the beginning of last year. I have in the past four years been led by the spirit of God to contact philippieans families ..I have directly helped with finances and economic development directly.. it took basically about 100 USD to feed and invest for family independence.. we managed to build a sari sari and increase the chicken (Monika) live stock start a baby or pig crip mating pigs and developing multiple pigs for consumption and sale.. we where able to bargain a share keep over a rice field.. also sent one of the adult women to college who will be graduating this year.. also one of the adult women was able to go out abroad to work and increase income and searched and gained work for the eldest boy.. clothes the family gave spiritual as well as materials to celebrate Christmases and birthdays.. the family after 4 years is flourishing in their own at this point in the leyete area burgs..behat will you do to help create family financial independents with my donations.. also is this a spiritual ministry or a Catholic organization.. signed interested to help. Thank you for choosing to sponsor Jacob! I hope you find a child youd like to sponsor and have a wonderful time meeting him or her! You began sponsoring during a transition season for us and when changes like this happen in a large organization, it takes some time to fully settle into the new system and make everything run smoothly; so theres some overlap from the old system to be expected. Very disheartening. 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. This year has been so hard on everyone! 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. Michael, we truly appreciate your heart for our ministry and the care and concern you have for your sweet Danna. I am unsure if the children are receiving the correspondence that we send. Thats extremely hard on the kids. The last few years it has been between 82 and 85 %. Far removed from children I see stood against a tree, or up against a wall looking like theyre about to be shot. 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. 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. I would be happy to check on the thank you letter for the gift you had sent last October. I am very sorry that you did not receive a thank you letter for the gifts that you sent to Marcela. It is such a blessing to know you have been a sponsor for so many years and enjoy it so much! I recived these 2 separate letters in the same week. Sadly, many children feel timid or have a lack of confidence when it comes to writing. I sent money for her a Christmas present in 2013, money for her birthday for April 1, 2014, and a graduation check for $200, plus a good-bye letter, and never received any acknowledgements for these. Karen, I am so sorry to hear that our CEOs salary has deterred you from sponsoring and impacting the life of a child. I want to double check on something. Your gift was such a blessing to his project, and I cannot wait for you to hear just how grateful they are for you! Youre such a blessing and care so deeply for these children. Our children are required to write to their sponsors twice per year, whether they are receiving letters back or not. I sponsor a child in India.I have many questions and concerns. Hi Joe and Brenda! I was involved in 2 childrens lives who grew up and left the Compassion program. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to receive a regular newsletter from Compassion with inspirational stories, poverty news and more. Though our staff do an excellent job teaching the kids the art of letter writing, having a real conversation through letters can still be a hard concept for them to grasp. I have the same concerns. Even for a long-term sponsor like me, who is 110% committed to Compassion, what you said really made an impact. For these varying reasons, the information might not be 100% accurate for the child but its the best information our staff was able to provide when the child was registered. Some of us get letter writing blues, too . There is a backlog of letters in the countries that we are working to get translated and delivered to both the children and the sponsors. I have recently started writing online to eliminate the paper. I write my child often and have received photographs and wishes and prayers on occasion . Heres the financials chart used by Ministry Watch so you can see how Compassions numbers line up with other organizations: Industry average vs. Compassion: Please rest assured that he received the first letter that you sent in early April. That could be because so many of the children in our program begin working as young teenagers. Compassion is a wonderful organization. I woke up the next day with so much love and concern for the children living in poverty I immediately went online and I sign up to sponsor Juana from Honduras in Aug. 2009. Our statement on stewardship says the following: The ministry of Compassion belongs to the children, our Implementing Church Partners, our sponsors and donors, our Supporting Church Partners and ultimately to God. 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. We all are trying. Good morning, Terry! (More) Rating Information Great And I just check what their CEO paid, guess how much he get? I had one child who never said much of anything. -recreational activities to development self-confidence and social skills 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, we seek to offer competitive salaries for the various positions necessary to successfully execute Compassions mission statement. I can tell this it is a subject that is important to you. 1. 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. Last I heard is that it was about 1/2. My child was in the 4th grade 5 years ago. 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. Sponsor a child. Letter Writing GIF by Compassion. Heres my question: Weve been sponsoring a child in India for over a year now. I just got my child today, Jacob. Hi Kathleen. Spending Ratio: 1.009 vs. 0.957 I dont think your company realizes that if you guys sent more proof that the kids are receiving those handmade crafts and letters..I mean take a picture of the sponsored child the letter or gift received and a newspaper of the date.and that child should look exactly like the pictures you guys send us.. Hang in there. Thank you Darren Bailey for your honest sharing! All Compassion partner projects are audited annually. Hi Lynn, In no way did we expect or intend to force you to give more. 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, we seek to offer competitive salaries for the various positions necessary to successfully execute Compassions mission statement. I would encourage you to keep those emails in a special folder to help you remember what you wrote about in your previous letters until they are available on your account :). I dont like to compare organizations because there are so many wonderful organizations doing great work for the Kingdom of God. Based on the letters I had received you would think that the girl I was sponsoring would have at least mentioned the gift if not just a thank you. Remember that we dont have because we dont ask. 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. He may not have them with him when he writes back, so he may not remember the questions you have asked. I had not done so that night I prayed to God for help. This will draw the project staffs attention to the questions. It doesnt make sense that my sponsored child would have written the very same thing in both letters. He showed me all the things I had mailed to him over the years, keeping it all in a small picture album. I am grateful to the musician that came to my town and told me about compassion. I am deeply sorry for the time it is taking to place Lilibeth on your account. We have recently changed our letter writing process, as well. This comes out to at least 80 cents on each dollar and we do everything we can to be as efficient as possible so that we can send more. Latif, an NYU alum, traveled to Turkey on Feb. 13 to deliver aid and speak to victims with Islamic Relief USA, a non-profit humanitarian agency. Extremely out of place!! Things have changed so much in six years. The only exception to this is our Christmas fund. 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. But I persisted and continued to encourage her at every opportunity the same way you have been with Susi. Hi Dennis! The 10% administrative fee is only on child, birthday, or family gifts. 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). Regrettably, metal cannot be sent as it sets off the metal detectors in customs when our packages go through for your children. Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust: A Hopeful Reminder, A Call to Prayer for Ukraine My Country, My Home. If you donate money at Christmas time, typically this goes into our Christmas fund. This was certainly not intentional and it sounds like it was just a misunderstanding when we spoke with you and our representative said the wrong gender. I am doing this with my grandson and he is writing to a boy there who writes a generic letter back to me only no questions answered. Hi Marci! Thank you again for taking the time to comment and for leaving your honest feedback! And if I want a new picture I need to send $60.00. I could understand if they were doing the letters themselves. After this trip I understand so much more than the ignorant, untrusting sponsor I once was. No Megan what she is saying she wants to help the kids, not pay administration. I do agree that the CEO salary is very high considering it is paid by donations; however, charitable organizations are typically rated on the percentage of donations that go directly to the cause of sponsorship vs. those that go to administration (which includes salaries). I am going to email it to you right now! Did I understand you correctly that you have never received third party letters from us about your childs center or church? Your letters say to Jhunior that he is worthy, loved, and known, and you are making a difference in his life even if that may not be apparent at this moment. We feel that in order to develop quality staff at Compassion while at the same time managing our financial resources with great care and wisdom, we must seek to offer competitive salaries for the various positions necessary to successfully execute Compassions mission statement. Please know that our hearts for these changes have been to make it easier to communicate more frequently with your children because we have received overwhelming feedback from the many children in our programs about how priceless and cherished your letters are. I am so sorry you have not been able to communicate with her! Living frugally and being content is possible for westerners. It just seems a bit like they arent actually done by her. With much faith and trust I boldly state that I honestly do not believe this organization is a scam. I have not felt good about Compassion from the beginning. Its one thing for people in ministry to be able to adequately support their families, but it doesnt require $250K-$300K to do that. Thank you! The child in Mexico was being raised by an uncle, but gave me the names of his father, his mother, and a photograph of his sister, and told me about trips he went on from time to time. I didnt really know what to do so I just ignored it. The children are required to write at least two letters a year and reply letters to each letter their sponsor writes for up to six letters a year. Im so sorry that we made you feel uncomfortable with this. I too, am in a similar position. Naturally, we are going to question who is writing the letters & hoping its not just done for show so we continue sponsorship. Zero dollars of any money we give goes to the administration or CEO. I hope that I can be as loyal and a blessing to someone else! These are the only things Ive been struggling with. We are told to ask questions but these questions are never actually answered like the child was asked them. Im sorry if your kiddos dont answer your questions. We provide holistic child development in the four areas of development cognitive, physical, economic, and spiritual. You mighty man of God, the Lord bless you, hoping this letter finds you well is not the language of a kid. Hi Michelle! For your own sake, but mostly for the sake of your sponsored child, I hope you will not simply withdraw your support and terminate your sponsorship. Thank you so much for choosing to bless your sweet Mimi by sponsoring her this past year! When we find out that his salary has changed to a more reasonable amount or if we are able to see how much of that 300,000+ he actually donates, we will be much more inclined to support and recommend Compassion once again. We value the relationship that you want to build with your child and I apologize for how confusing that letter must have been to receive. We never want this to become a burden to anyone but rather a joyful opportunity to give to those in need. Im sorry Sarah, I understand your position as you are an employee there, but I agree with Marci that from the Bible perspective, $330K/yr is huge amount of donations towards one persons salary. Please explain. Keep asking her questions. Tag: compassion international fake letters. 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