Compassion International

Compassion International is a program that exists as an advocate for children, to release them from their spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty and enable them to become responsible and fulfilled Christian adults. Levi and I have been sponsoring a child for the last 2 1/2 years. One of the really fun things about going to Guatemala is that you can meet your kiddo and hang out with them for a day. We got to do this last time we were there. Since then, our kid has graduated from the program and we got a new kid. Pedro is 11 years old and I can't wait to hear how their meeting was. They got to go to the zoo in Guatemala City and have lunch. For the last year we have been writing letters back and forth and getting to know him, so it was such an amazing opportunity that Levi finally got to meet him. That's why we love Compassion, because you actually get to SEE where you money is going and know that it is a legit company. Even if you don't get to meet your kid, you get letters from them regularly. And it's great to here how their whole family really benefits from the program and how drastically their lives are changed. I can't wait to see pictures and hear about their time together.

You should definitely check out the website if you are ever interested in sponsoring a child: http://www.compassion.com/. You can choose from many different countries and you can also choose the age/gender of a child. It has really been a very neat experience.