Stop wasting this money on paper, printing, postage, staff time to send it all. Please dont let IT issues and a few negative experiences dissuade you from making such a vital difference in the life of a child. It can be frightening for children to get their picture taken as it isfor children in all cultures. Thanks so much! Please pray for her.. I thought over the last couple of years, this would change, but I just received a letter dated 9/4/16 and it is the same information I have received many times with no true update on Amele. Im just not real sure! Enter your e-mail address to have our posts sent directly to your inbox. I have been asked twice to up my giving. I too, am in a similar position. I recieved a letter about promoting Compassion at my church. The charities they have listed as their top charities are both medical in nature one dealing with malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, another other dealing with parasite infections in sub-Saharan Africa. Our core mission remains to release children from poverty in Jesus name. If my child is legitimate and my donations are going towards assisting the family , praise the lord . As long as I know my sponsored kids are being taken care of and receiving my gifts I dont care. You, as the donor, would then receive a thank you letter letting you know how the gift was used within six months of when the gift was given. Experience has shown us the power of a letter is tremendous, and for an impoverished child to know that someone from across the globe cares about them can make the difference that helps release that child from poverty. It is a settled thing in my heart. Questions I asked went unanswered. I would think by this time, he could have learned to write a few words. Here are two that cover charity organizations in the USA; My heart goes out to the work Compassion does. And finally, Charity Navigators new methodology for calculating fundraising efficiency on a three-year average came within thousandths of a percentage point of achieving another 4 Star rating. As an ESOL teacher (in the US), Ive also found that to be true. The children in our projects may or may not stay in the program until they reach this age. One of my kids always buys goats no matter how much or to whom i send it (family vs child gift). You do have responsibilities in that relationship it isnt just you pay some money, and sit back and get letters to entertain yourself once a month, or whatever. How is this possible? 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. I know that was not your intention and I do apologize for the misdirection of your funds. This is why after 20y of sponsoring with you, you were not able to follow-up nor contact me on my concerns regarding the child I sponsored (the letter translations became very brief, one of his letters informed me you do know I am disabled dont you? after 10years of sponsoring him)? It has given me the opportunity to help others. And now do to the new horrible writing system, we are even less able to send things. However, the child and their family or the center ultimately decide how the gift is used and will be able to use the money on their greatest needs. I sponsored a child on Easter day and have not received any communication back yet. Our records indicate that Marcela was to graduate the program in April of 2014. Keep asking them questions and sharing about your life with them, Lisa. This makes quite a stack of wasted paper and effort so I would enjoy not getting it. The "Anarchy" logo symbol may be based on the idea that the negative value of the arrow-like CHEVRON INSIGNIA symbol is the same directional symbol -- but with a "strike across" the letter -- which . We are still working through all the bugs in this new system (which I am guessing you will understand as a programmer yourself). Junk King Colorado Springs. Fundraising $121M. It makes me sad to see so many comments of people ending their commitments to the children they sponsor. There also exist the letter "A" symbol inside a circle icon -- which to some, represents the letter symbol meaning "Anarchy" -- or "no government". I completely agree with many of the concerns expressed here about the CEO salary. She retrieved their birth documents and when I made cakes for them for their birthdays she thought it was a very strange custom lol. Because of this, children may or may not tell their sponsor in their next letter, what they received for Christmas. d.Sectors/Functions God Bless. Graduated in 2013 actually with a degree in Communication. That said, at any time of the year (including at Christmas), you are welcome to send a child or family gift that would be specific for your child and will not be split up. Degree of Long-term Investment: 2.997 vs. 2.287 I encourage you to not become weary in your letter writing to your sweet boy, because all the love you are pouring into his life will certainly reap a harvest (Galatians 6:9)! No CEO of such an organization should be receiving that much money for himself. I sponsor two children: one in Uganda and the other in Mexico, since they were 4 years old. This child might be in high school whereby in east Africa we say Senior five (S.5) yet in the USA and other Countries it would be High School. Please know that while some people feel our CEO makes more than he should, our ministry is committed to the children we serve and your donations truly do make a difference. There is One that loves you and your family so much more than we do! I completely understand your desire for more personable and unique letters from your sweet boy in Bolivia. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. The more often you write, the more often you should also receive letters from Farel. Please rest assured that Josiane is the one who receives your letters and answers them. Heather, this sounds very concerning. -supplements to protect against malnutrition There have been multiple accounting problems with this charity. You are probably the only person Kayivi and Inoussa have ever written to. Thank you so much for sponsoring your little girl! Secondly, the letters I have recently received from my sponsored child are no longer being written by him. where in the junk mail received does it say would you consider volunteering to translate letters for other children? are you serious?? That said, we are working hard to work through the backlog of letters and make sure they are delivered very soon. Especially if you look for them on Amazon or make them yourself. Ive been happily sponsoring children through Compassion and I can attest to the positive changes I have seen in my children. We have personally visited 6 of our sponsored children and intend on visiting all of them at least once. So I did my homework, found the center location, and bought the plane ticket and boarded the flight to Tanzania. We sincerely look forward to earning your trust and proving our hearts for serving our sponsors and children with excellence. I really dont blame anyone for asking these questions. Where is that bit of information in the literature? It was clearly written. 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. With months in between being able to view letters, it is sometimes difficult to remember what you have and havent shared with your children. All Compassion partner projects are audited annually. Our intention was certainly not to hang up on you as I see notes on your account that there was a bad connection and our representative actually lost their call with you :(. You are doing an amazing job of writing him and encouraging him. Please know we take financial integrity very seriously to ensure we are caring for our beneficiaries the best we possibly can. That is all. Please email us at [emailprotected], and we would be happy to answer this and any other questions you may have there. You probably would not make it one day. We love you always, Elisa (your sponsor mom) Become a Child Sponsor! But they have help with a tutor. In regards to your childs profile on the website, the information under Community, Child Development Center, and Child information are only changed if there is new information to add to it. Which one is correct? Im sure having to add something specific about each child would be a burden, in a project serving 350-400 children, or even 200. Conversations with Alumni: Proof Thats Real [VIDEO]. Please let me know I noticed you have started writing to Farel more often lately, which is great! Rather the money is used exactly for what you designated it for. Or would that be something for her financial sponsor? They say these letters are from our sponsored child, but with what I received, thats not possible. To some people 38 dollars is not a small amount. I contacted CI for an inquiry by live chat yesterday. I have been the sponsor of a Iddi Seleman since 2006. My own (not so little anymore) girl used to give me very generic answers when she was four and five too, and it was hard to feel like I was getting to know her! I got more Compassion mail today! Only after dealing with these few scams, then we will be there, joining hands to congratulate them! f.Red Flag Issues and as compassion says its the Lords money so why panic if you know its going directly to a child in need. I hear from each child regularly, and the letters are always personal and genuine. I have received letters from Mexico, but often many many months later than letters sent to them. Yes its true. I encourage those who dont believe or want to find out about Compassion International please keep calling them asking all the entire questions you need to have your hearts filled with the love for others who live in poverty just remember to pray and ask God for help with your decision to help others who live in poverty. I have personally traveled to Sonsonate, El Salvador and met my sponsor child! You have stated several times that his salary is lower than those of other comparable charities, but that doesnt mean anything. If you didnt receive these, please verify that we have your correct mailing address on file and email us at [emailprotected] and we can get them re sent to you. May God bless Compassion International. I pray God continues to bless and keep you as you grow and pursue the calling Hes placed on your life. We sincerely look forward to earning your trust and proving our hearts for serving our sponsors and children with excellence. The monthly donations of $38 is a lot and it does a lot for your child. If Josiane is unsure of what to write, then she may choose to write what the tutor is recommending, and this may result in letters sounding the same. Her profile states that she is currently in the US equivalent to 9th grade. Hi Lana! But Compassion International has an excellent rating despite 'Jesus'. Both my children have indicated that they visit the center once a week (4 times a month). Im so sorry that we made you feel uncomfortable with this. If you have additional questions, please email us at [emailprotected]. Consequently, I wonder if she received them, so I would probably not sponsor another child, but would give my money locally, so that I could personally see the benefits to a child. I have gotten many pictures and letters back from them. On the Compassion web site, you can type letters to your sponsored kids and upload photos. Compassion gives formal updates on your child every two years and because of that, our children keep their sponsors updated through letters being written back and forth. I send a family gift yearly and a birthday gift and Christmas gift . Report this GIF; Iframe Embed. I also want to sincerely apologize as it sounds like this sponsorship and our mailings have increased the burden. I hope this helps to clarify some of your questions. In Kenya, I visited a host family from P.C.E A Nakuru West church family. I have no idea what 38 dollars a month can do in India. We are so grateful that you responded to God tugging at your heart to sponsor sweet Mugisha. Their pages under My Sponsorships are often several years out of date. I do have a number of letters backed up in translation, but figure its all part of the new system. Hang in there. Majority of these peoples in these places do not see anyone get into their cars and go to work every day, they may see a neighborhood aquaintance in their community get into a little make shift wooden buggy with an old field horse to carry them around a neighborhood to sell vegetables because they were lucky enough to have ground in their possession to grow them, and go around every day hoping to sell a little for their own food and maybe their rent-IF they were that upper class!! We want to protect our supporters and vendors from such scams. If you really help kids you wont get something good paid from the sponsors that love the kids! This is so disappointing. Additionally, your sweet boy is showing to have an education of about a 5th grade level, so he should begin to write on his own soon. Hello Kate. Keep encouraging her. Also, I know some of these folks. The translations do not appear accurate; the letters do not appear detailed from my child; questions I ask to the child are not answered back; he as Christie said, asks for pictures of me after Ive already sent pictures; just a lot of inconsistencies that I dont feel good about. I would give it some time and re-evaluate how you feel on the issue. By the way, a comment that I actually posted first, yesterday, was a reply to Kay, but this morning I am seeing it below my comment to you and your reply. Kyle, Their sponsor is the only person they write letters to. I receive photo updates every couple of years, but except for the first two years, I have not received further updated information, unless it came from the child. I do understand your frustration with Leos letters not being personal. Sadly, the letters from my child is in Uganda were laced with political comments too and subject matter no kid would use. If you have, we will have to wait for it to be processed before we can cancel your sponsorship. I have recieved 3 letters from someone who writes on behalf of the child.Two of the letters have been signed by this person, but the hand writing is different. I understand that he has a sibling. For the vast majority of children, our photographs are the only ones they have ever had taken and in some cultures smiling for a photo is not the norm. In our church, we also have a disabled child named Emilda Soriano, and she reached her dreams and changed her familys life through Compassion. In regards to one child having multiple sponsors, Compassion is a one to one sponsorship program. With this new method of calculation, Compassion still receives a 4 Star rating specifically for Accountability and Transparency. Proof shouldnt even need to be a debate on these forums. I recived these 2 separate letters in the same week. It is now August. So we do still send some communications via mail. I began sponsoring a child in Indonesia after reading of the late President George H.W Bushs sponsorship of a young Mexican boy when he had passed away. Dates are reversed in other countries Day Month Year is common. The website of Compassion is much improved these days, which allows us to easier communicate with the children from time to time, by writing them letters. This information is helpful and reassuring for sponsors who receive a letter where the translation may have referred to their child as the wrong gender by mistake. I sponsor a child in India.I have many questions and concerns. Hats off to them for wanting to apply their unique talents to the giving process. In many ways, Dear Evan Hansen is a . 80% or more of all monthly support goes towards programs that directly impact the lives of the children. I supposedly am getting a little drawing and coloring from the child, but they are very inconsistent in the way it is done.One is very neat and in the lines while the other is scribbled and messy. This was done just last month which is why you saw a letter in your My Account online so quickly and why it seemed odd with prior information you received. And if I want a new picture I need to send $60.00. Charity Streaming: A New Way To Help Children in Poverty. I hear your heart for this ministry and your desire to foster a meaningful relationship with your sweet boy. I do know what Im asking, given the sheer numbers of children, and I dont expect it will be done, but that is the kind of update I received in the first two years of my first sponsorships. Then one day i started getting drawings and long letters from him. I currently am sponsoring 3 children thru Compassion International. Some do not start school until a later age or may even have to skip attending school altogether due to family circumstances. God Bless If you werent getting responses, did you ask the child why? Thank you for sponsoring your sweet kiddo. You are encouraging them in more ways than you know, and I pray that your open heart will help them begin to share more about themselves as well :). Mrs. Johnston, I am deeply sorry to hear of your concerns about receiving the same letter twice from one of your sweet children :(. I never dreamed the changes would have problems this long. I like that every kid gets a gift and the only way this is possible is for all of the money to be pooled together. Kelly, Thank you so much for your interest in sponsoring a child with Compassion! This is a recent change that most of the sponsors hate. We appreciate your support of this ministry to release children from poverty in Jesus name! Id encourage you to highlight a question about those in your next letter! I have not had any letters from either of my two sponsored children since their Christmas letters (and its now August) and they were writing me pretty frequently. If you change your preferences to only receive the email notification and view them online, you will no longer receive the paper copy in the mail. (They have instituted an internal and external review process.) Any detailed questions you have about visiting your child can be directed towards our Tours and Visits team by email at [emailprotected]. Emilys reply to you, below, is very good, and I hope you will follow through on her request. Hoping things improve for every sponsor soon. Of course, one of those children will be the youngest sister of my currently sponsored child. I love them and now occasionally find myself mixing he or she just by association with them. This meansthey may haveforgotten questions that were asked in a previous letter or details you may have shared with them. 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). We usually compare our CEOs compensation to World Visions President, who has a reportable compensation from that organizationas $447,500, because they are an organization of comparable size and mission. No kid should go without. Please know that we do regularly ask outside, non-biased watchdog organizations, such as Charity Navigators, to research us. Thank you so much for your faithful partnership in loving and supporting a girl in Haiti! Im sorry to hear that so many people feel their letters are generic and not coming from the children. I am able to send inquiries when it has been longer than six months since you last heard from your children. Youre both right. Although you are no longer sponsoring Marcela, I would be happy to inquire with our field staff, what she was able to purchase with the birthday gift you sent. Your right that it can be difficult to get to know them really well when you only know the basics they share in their letters at the younger ages. If he is that wealthy why is he even taking a salary. You didnt help. Heart is broken over all this. I hope it was just this centre and that others are more genuine. I understand that it can become discouraging to receive similar letters repeatedly. A $38-per-month contribution provides life-changing opportunities including: consistent, nutrient-rich meals preventative medical care and check-ups We also recently sent out regional newsletters with updated information about your childs country! Every financial process undergoes intensive and continual scrutiny to ensure that funds are properly received, tracked, and managed. I just spoke with you over the phone regarding these concerns and your kiddos. Yes, donations made to Compassion are tax deductible. Im so sorry that when you spoke with us, we referred to your child as a girl instead of a boy. Internal and independent audits are regularly conducted for our offices in the field and here in Colorado Springs. I was told you could not buy items specifically for your chosen child was that it wouldnt be fair to the other kids so they always divided up the money however it was grouped and bought things for the kids that way. There is little work in that area so the father must live apart from the family for a year and back home for only a couple of weeks at a time! I am so sorry that you havent heard from Farel in a long time. Its very unlikely that they would ever be able to make that much in the marketplace. 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