Compassion International believes in focusing on the whole child and every developmental aspect of the child's life: social, educational, spiritual, environmental, health and economic. It was easy to see this approach at work when we visited the homes and child development centers in Mexico City.
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| A doctor from the community volunteers his time to care for the children's medical needs |
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| Each child at the project has his own toothbrush. For many this is the only place they have to brush their teeth Economic |
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| Compassion Motto: "Releasing Children from Poverty in Jesus' Name" |
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| When flooding destroyed many of this family's belongings, Compassion helped replace them |
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| Children receive a hot, nutritious meal when they come to the project. Environmental |
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Often children living in poverty also live with the effects of a polluted environment. Here, children draw a picture depicting the causes and effects of pollution. Social  Sponsored kids LOVE corresponding with their sponsors. The letters they receive are treasured. Here, kids are holding up flags representing the nation where their sponsor is from.  Kids living in poverty are often stigmatized and rejected by their peers. Others may join gangs or turn to drugs, alcohol, or other unhealthy behaviors for acceptance. Teens in the Compassion program are accepted by their friends and teachers at the project and taught about their true identity in Christ as children of God.  Compassion has started Futbol (soccer) teams at program sites across Mexico. The teams have uniforms and travel to compete against other Compassion teams. They are getting ready for the finals! Educational  Kids at this project site learn computing skills in a computer lab donated by an area business.  Detailed information is kept about each child. Each folder here represents one of the children in this program. One area that is tracked is the child's progress in school. Spiritual  Compassion realizes that without Jesus, the hope they offer children living in poverty would be incomplete. This little girl is singing during the praise and worship time offered each day at the program. Bible study time! Today this class is reading from the book of Mark. |
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