Compassion International Is One of the Best Charities to Financially Support, Here’s Why

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Which child-centered charity for 14 years in a row has received the highest rating from Charity Navigator, began with South Korean war orphans, and currently serves over 1.7 million children in 26 countries on four continents? If you said “Compassion International” you would be correct! These reasons and so many more make Compassion International one of the best charities to financially support. Here are four more reasons to consider giving them aid:

1. Research from the University of San Francisco has shown that Compassion International’s model of advocating for children by directly helping the sponsored child actually produces long-term positive outcomes. Children who are sponsored through Compassion International are more likely to finish high school and find jobs as adults than those children not given the same opportunities (footnote 1).

2. Compassion International not only produces positive outcomes for children but they also have other programs helping many other members of the community. They have created centers for helping Mothers and their babies who are living in poverty and equipping college students to become Christian leaders in the community. At the same time, they also give emergency aid during natural disasters in those communities.

3. They are different from other child-sponsored charities in that they are Christ-centered with 122,588 children and Mothers inviting Jesus to be their savior over the last year, child-focused, church-based with 6,900 international church partners, and committed to integrity.

4. One of the best reasons to help and partner with Compassion International is their featured stories of children like Lalitha from India. Lalitha’s father wanted to force her into marriage during her teens which would have prevented her from continuing her education. Lalitha with the help of Compassion International community leaders had the courage to stand up to him and fight for her right to finish her education. Today she is completing her education as a pharmacy student in one of the best colleges in her state. She hopes that through her example in her village she can help stop the antiquated tradition of child marriage so that these young girls also have the opportunity to experience the love of God and reach their full potential.

Lalitha’s story and so many others demonstrate the real work Compassion International is doing in these impoverished communities by both taking care of the needs of individual children and furthering the Great Commission by helping them to become responsible adults following Christ. Please consider supporting Compassion International through one of their many programs and make a long-term positive difference in the life of a child and community.

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https://ssir.org/articles/entry/sponsoring_hope

Doctors Without Borders Had Openly Opposed This Bill Before Being Bombed by Pentagon

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In recent months, before the charitable medical organization Doctors Without Borders was in the news for having one of its clinics bombed in Afghanistan, reports noted that the group was opposed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a massive 12-nation “free trade” treaty that is on the cusp of finally being approved by all parties.

The trade pact, which involves the U.S., Japan and 10 other Pacific Rim countries, is high on President Obama’s final term “to-do list,” as his administration has been negotiating it for the past five years.

As Natural News has previously reported, we are opposed to the deal because: 1) it would likely ban GMO labeling laws in the U.S. and 11 other countries; and 2) it would permit the marketing of dangerous Big Pharma drugs to Americans . . .

Doctors Without Borders says it opposed the TPP because it will make the import and export of cheaper generic medications nearly impossible, feeding Big Pharma and thereby raising the cost of care for millions of people.

“But right now the U.S. government is advocating for trade terms with eleven other Pacific Rim nations that could restrict access to generic medicines, making life-saving treatments unaffordable to millions,” the group says on its website. (Read more from “Doctors Without Borders Had Openly Opposed This Bill Before Being Bombed by Pentagon” HERE)

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Obama Continues to ‘Blame the Victims’ as Terrorists Pummel Israel

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If there was any doubt about President Obama and the Obama administration’s animosity toward the Jewish State of Israel, it was erased during the month of October.

Obama has taken a Palestinian incited wave of terrorism and found different ways to blame it on the Jewish State, justifying the Palestinian actions and encouraging them to incite and carry out more terrorism.

An Israeli named Nehemia Gershuni-Aylho has been keeping a running list of each and every attack in Israel since the first of the year. His list is published on the Internet and includes what happened (knife attack, stone throwing, rocket, etc.), what town/city it happened, how many people were hurt/killed, who attacked (Israeli Arab, or Jew) the target, and of course the source of their information.

According to Gershuni-Aylho’s list through Sunday October 18 there have been 1,414 Israeli Arab or Palestinian attacks on Jews since the first of the year, 1,028 during the first 18 days of October. Sadly there were also 18 attacks by Jews against Arabs since the first of the year, 13 occurred during the first part of October.

How did this latest wave of terrorism begin? Much of it began with incitement from Ramallah where Palestinian Chairman Abbas has been claiming that the Israeli Jews plan to change the status quo on the Temple Mount. (Read more from “Obama Continues to ‘Blame the Victims’ as Terrorists Pummel Israel” HERE)

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Russia Builds Massive Arctic Military Base

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Russia’s defence ministry said Tuesday it has built a giant military base in the far northern Arctic where 150 soldiers can live autonomously for up to 18 months.

The ministry said the building erected on the large island of Alexandra Land, which is part of the Franz Josef Land archipelago, is 97 percent complete.

Named the “Arctic Trefoil”, or three-lobed leaf, the sprawling three-pointed structure is coloured red white and blue like the Russian flag.

The building can house 150 soldiers and stock enough fuel and food to let them work there autonomously for a year and a half, the ministry said.

The soldiers can move around the base from one building to another without going outside to face winter temperatures which can reach minus 47 degrees Celsius (-57 degrees Fahrenheit). Fuel can be pumped in from tankers. (Read more from “Russia Builds Massive Arctic Military Base” HERE)

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Compassion International: Releasing Children From Poverty in Jesus’ Name

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Photo Credit: Compassion In a world where more than a billion people live on less than U.S. $2 per day, child sponsorship is the most strategic way to end child poverty, particularly when it is integrated into a holistic approach to child development.

All of our programs are rooted in our Christian faith and are implemented by the commit to honor Jesus Christ in all we do.

We are a “love thy neighbor” ministry. We are advocates for children in poverty. We see them as whole beings with bodies, minds, souls and spirits. We see them as unique and precious in God’s sight. We give them an opportunity to learn about Jesus.

Who We Are

What is Compassion? Compassion means “to suffer with” and is an emotional response of sympathy. But it’s not just a feeling. The feeling is combined with a desire to help. Because we have compassion, we want to take action and help the person who is suffering.

Notice the last word of the definition above — “with.” We are called to suffer with someone, to suffer together. This is what differentiates compassion from empathy.

Who is Compassion International? Compassion International is a child-advocacy ministry that pairs compassionate people with those who are suffering from poverty. The ministry releases children from spiritual, economic, social, and physical poverty. The goal is for each child to become a responsible and fulfilled adult.

Compassion’s work has grown from modest beginnings in South Korea in 1952 when American evangelist Rev. Everett Swanson felt compelled to help 35 children orphaned by the Korean conflict. Today it is a worldwide ministry where millions of children are now reaping the benefits of one man’s clear, God-given vision.

What We Do

We are the world’s leading authority in holistic child development through sponsorship.

Holistic child development means we begin, in some cases, with prenatal care and go all the way through leadership development for qualified young adults. It means we take a long-term approach to what we do and go beyond simple involvement in the lives of the children and families we serve.

All of our child development programs provide opportunities that encourage healthy development in four areas — spiritual, physical, social and economic.

And when it specifically comes to child sponsorship, our Child Sponsorship Program is the only child sponsorship program validated as effective through independent, empirical research.

Want to know how you can get involved in the mission to release children from poverty? Click HERE to find out.

Make a Donation Today

Share the love of Jesus Christ with children today when you make a tax-deductible donation to one of the critical needs HERE.

Sponsor a Child Today

As you exchange letters, send photos and offer encouragement in Jesus’ name, your love will bring hope to a child that will last a lifetime. Sponsor a child today!

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United Nations Moving Forward With Plan to Declare Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall A Muslim Holy Site

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Israel said Monday that it is working to thwart a Palestinian bid to have the Western Wall in Jerusalem declared a Muslim holy site by the UN’s cultural body in a vote [today].

In a statement, the Foreign Ministry called the proposal “an attempt to distort history and blur the connection between the Jewish people and its holiest place and to create a false reality.”

The Western Wall is one of the few remnants of the ancient retaining wall that held up an artificial plateau on which a refurbished Second Temple stood in the reign of King Herod the Great. The Temple and much of the wall were later destroyed by the Romans in 70 C.E.

For Jews, who are forbidden from praying on the Temple Mount by Israeli regulations, the Western Wall is the prayer site closest to the ancient site of the Holy of Holies inside the destroyed Temple. It is considered the holiest site where Jews are allowed to pray.

According to Muslim tradition, the Temple Mount is where Mohammad tied the winged animal Buraq, which he rode on the night he ascended to heaven. Atop it lies the Dome of the Rock — a Muslim shrine — and the Al-Aqsa Mosque. (Read more from “United Nations Moving Forward With Plan to Declare Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall A ‘Muslim Holy Site'” HERE)


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UPDATE: UNESCO has decreed that the second and third holiest sites in the Jewish faith are actually Muslim. At the same time, the initial draft proposal declaring that the Western Wall was also a Muslim holy site was withdrawn after facing widespread criticism

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has adopted a resolution condemning Israel for restricting the freedom of worship at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque and for mishandling holy sites.

The resolution submitted by Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates on behalf of Palestine, was adopted Wednesday with 26 votes in favor, six against, including the United States, Britain and Germany, and 25 abstentions, including France.

The adopted resolution referred to Jerusalem as “the occupied capital of Palestine”. It condemned “restrictions of freedom of worship at the Al-Aqsa mosque”, reaffirmed other complaints about Israeli management of holy sites and Israeli actions in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza.

The head of UN’s cultural body, Irina Bokova, called on the UNESCO board Tuesday “to take decisions that do not further inflame tensions on the ground and that encourage respect for the sanctity of the holy sites”. (Read more from this story HERE)

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South Africa Likens Draft Climate Deal to Apartheid

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South Africa on Monday criticized a draft United Nations accord on fighting climate change as a form of “apartheid” against developing nations.

A summit in Paris is supposed to agree a global accord for tackling climate change in December, but a last week of negotiations on the draft text, which began in Germany on Monday, got off to a stormy start with developing nations saying their demands had been omitted from the pared down 20-page draft.

“It is just like apartheid,” Nozipho Joyce Mxakato-Diseko, South Africa’s delegate who speaks on behalf of the main grouping of more than 130 developing nations and China, told the meeting.

“We find ourselves in a position where in essence we are disenfranchised,” she said, saying views of the poor had been ignored. South Africa’s apartheid system was overthrown in 1994 when Nelson Mandela became the nation’s first black president.

Developing countries said the draft, drawn up by two senior diplomats, favored rich nations and failed to stress that developed nations needed to take the lead in cutting greenhouse gas emissions and to provide far more aid and clean energy technology. (Read more from “South Africa Likens Draft Climate Deal to Apartheid” HERE)

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Person on Airplane Attacks, Bites Fellow Passenger Then Mysteriously Dies

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By Kevin Rawlinson. A man has died on board an Aer Lingus flight bound for Dublin, Irish police said on Sunday night. The 24-year-old was reportedly restrained after becoming agitated and biting a man about halfway through the two-hour journey from Lisbon.

Police said they were investigating after the flight was diverted to Cork when the captain declared a “medical emergency”. According to an RTE report, the man became unwell and then fell unconscious after being restrained on the flight. (Read more from “Passenger on Airplane Attacks, Bites Fellow Passenger Then Mysteriously Dies” HERE)

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Horror as Man Dies on Aer Lingus Flight ‘After Biting Passenger’

By Pat Flynn. A man died onboard an Aer Lingus flight this evening, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.

Flight EI 485 was travelling from Lisbon, Portugal, to Dublin, when it is understood a passenger onboard “ran amok”, apparently “biting” one of his fellow passengers.

Reports claim the man began “biting another passenger” and was later restrained by crew after becoming “extremely violent”.

It is understood the man later became unwell after being restrained and fell into a state of unconsciousness, before being pronounced dead on the Dublin-bound flight.

Crew broadcast an emergency ‘Pan Pan’ message three times in quick succession and advised air traffic controllers of an incident on board the Airbus A320-200. (Read more from “Horror as Man Dies on Aer Lingus Flight ‘After Biting Passenger'” HERE)

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ISIS Fighter Who Sought to Kill Christian Missionaries Surrenders Life to Christ After This Incredible Thing Happened

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By Leah Marieann Klett. In an amazing story of redemption and hope, an Islamic State militant who sought to kill Christian missionaries providing aid to those displaced by the terrorist group ended up surrendering his life to Christ after hearing the Gospel and witnessing the love of the believers.

According to a report from Christian Aid Mission, a humanitarian group that assists indigenous Christian workers in their native countries, the jihadist fighter traveled to Amman, Jordan after learning that relatives there were receiving aid from Christians, who he viewed as unclean “pigs”.

The Muslim, whose name is withheld for security reasons, went to a Christian meeting with the intention of killing the aid workers gathered there, the director of a ministry in the Middle East told the organization. However, something kept him from following through on his plan, and that night, Jesus revealed Himself in a dream.

“The next day he came back and said, ‘I came to kill you, but last night I saw Jesus, and I want to know what are you teaching – who is this One who held me up from killing you?'” the director said. The missionaries were able to share the Gospel with the militant, and, after witnessing the love and compassion of the believers, the fighter surrendered his life to Christ.

“He received Christ with tears, and today he’s actually helping in the church, helping out other people. We’re praying for lots of such Sauls to change to Pauls,” the ministry director recounted. (Read more from “ISIS Fighter Who Sought to Kill Christian Missionaries Surrenders Life to Christ After This Incredible Thing Happened” HERE)

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Evangelist in Eastern Uganda Tortured, Killed After Muslim-Christian Debate

By Morning Star News. slamists upset by a Christian-Muslim debate are suspected in the killing of a long-time evangelist in eastern Uganda who led many Muslims to Christ, sources said.

The mutilated body of Samson Nfunyeku was found close to his home in Kalampete village, Kibuku District early on Sept. 23, after the latest in a series of organized debates with Islamic scholars at Tirinyi Trading Center ended prematurely due to flaring tempers the previous night. He was 59.

At a previous debate, also sponsored by Nfunyeku’s Church of Uganda and other churches, Muslim leaders had threatened him and warned him to hold no more debates, a source said.

“Four months ago Samson and others had a very hot debate at Tirinyi Trading Center with the Muslim scholars that ended on a bad note, and they gave warning that such debates were not good for the Muslims,” said one of the participants, a former sheikh (Islamic teacher) who became a Christian.

Nevertheless, another debate was held on Sept. 22 with few in attendance, said the source, whose name is withheld for security purposes. The debate ended at about 5:30 p.m., and as the trading center is about seven kilometers (four miles) from Kalampete, colleagues estimated Nfunyeku was killed between 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. (Read more from “Evangelist in Eastern Uganda Tortured, Killed After Muslim-Christian Debate” HERE)

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‘Convert or Die’: ISIS Graffiti Jihadis Declare First European ‘Caliphate’

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The terror group’s logo was daubed on the wall of a restaurant in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Chilling messages such as “convert or die” and “the caliphate is here” were also found covering the outside of Markus Samuelsson’s bakery . . .

The Arabic letter for “N” – which has been used to identify Christians and drive them out of their homes by ISIS fighters – was also painted on the restaurant.

Gothenburg is a hotbed for jihadist recruiting, terrorism expert Magnus Ranstorp described it as “the Swedish Centre for Jihadists” . . .

It was reported by local media earlier this year that at least 150 future terrorists had left the city to join ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (Read more from “‘Convert or Die’: ISIS Graffiti Jihadis Declare First European ‘Caliphate'” HERE)

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