What a day it’s been so far.
It’s Compassion Day across Australia. 42 Radio stations across the nation are encouraging listeners to sacrifice $44 a month to change the world one child at a time.
I had such a wonderful time during my morning radio programme on 98.5 Sonshine FM today as I told listeners about my recent trip to Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Many listeners have taken up the challenge to sponsor children through Compassion Australia and I’m hoping that many more will make that decision before the day is over.
Haiti, in the Caribbean, is the most impoverished nation in the western world where one child in fourteen never reaches their first birthday and one in five never reaches the age of four. Haiti is a nation of people locked in shocking poverty. I travelled with Compassion Australia to see the work that they are doing and to see the hope that people like you and me can give through child sponsorship.
Can you imagine being in the situation where you have to decide whether your child will go to school or whether you need them to go out to work? Or even which of your children will be given the opportunity of an education. Compassion’s Vice President for Latin America, Edoaurd Lasegge, was with us on our journey and he explained a little of the situation while we were there.
Can I encourage you to listen to a little of my story? Just click the play button of the audio player at the bottom of this post. I’d love to hear your thoughts on what you hear.
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