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Today we spent time at a project that I was privileged to visit when I was last in the Philippines in 2008. It is the largest Compassion project in the world with almost 700 students (at one time they had 840, but have since planted a few other projects out of theirs.) It was a blessing to meet with the project director Susan again. She has an amazing story that I can’t do justice in a brief post.
She was very successful in the banking industry with 52 associates working under her. But while there, the Lord began working in her life and moving her away from that as she “submitted her plans to Him.” She began volunteering at a Compassion project and went to school to get some Bible training and became the director of the project at Capitol City Foursquare Church, an amazing church that has a great focus on ministering in their community. I really believe that Susan is a hero of the faith. The kind that like when Stephen was being stoned that Jesus stands up for in agreement with their faith and obedience.
During our time together she shared with us that if Compassion does not use the funds that they receive from sponsors well is it like “throwing pearls to pigs.” So because of that she works hard to make sure that they are excellent and efficient in all that they have and all that they do. Just another moment in my journey with Compassion that reaffirms my trust of them.
I wish I could bring all of my friends and people that I know that have any influence (which we all have) to a place like this so they could see, smell and touch poverty…and know that the cycle can be broken. It is possible. We meet many kids that are now adults today that are proof of that.
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