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A New Era of Leadership
A preacher from Chicago flew to South Korea to minister to American troops fighting in the Korean War. During his time in Seoul, the Rev. Everett Swanson grew increasingly troubled by the sight of hundreds of war orphans living on the streets, abandoned by society. https://www.compassion.com/about/about-us.htm -
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Compassion International
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Little Lives, Giant Needs
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Bonds That Save
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Partners Around the World
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Face to Face
The first sponsor tour of 113 sponsors and friends visits Compassion-assisted orphanages and projects in South Korea.
The first official sponsor tour, in which sponsors visit the children they support, occurred in 1986. https://www.compassion.com/ -
Going Global
By providing children with school tuition, nutritious meals, medical care, Bible lessons and other benefits, our staff workers help keep impoverished families together. The Family Helper Plan's success in Indonesia leads to its implementation in India, Haiti and Singapore. https://www.compassion.com/ -
Building Minds and Futures
Since education is one of the most important tools a child can have to break the cycle of poverty that often plagues generations of families, they began setting up school projects to help sponsored children who otherwise couldn’t receive an education. https://www.compassion.com/ -
A Critical Step
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A New Home and a New Direction
The NFE program includes educational activities and training outside of formal school to help children help themselves.
The Compassion-assisted, church-run child development centers participating in the NFE program begin to address more than physical needs. Children learn how to overcome obstacles to their future development. They learn vocational skills, hygiene and nutrition, and leadership skills so they can improve their lives, and improve their communities. https://www.compassion.com/ -
Survival of the Smallest
