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Easy World Change

Published
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Todd
on Monday, February 18, 2008
in Compassion
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NestorAbout a year ago, I helped rescue Nestor Arley Quinchia Valencia, a six-year-old child from Colombia.

I got connected with Nestor after a Shaun Groves concert. I thought it would be a good idea to have my protégé, RJ, and I sponsor a Compassion child together. Unfortunately, I haven’t been very diligent in including RJ, so the sponsorship has pretty much become my own.

Nestor and I have written twice. He isn’t old enough to write the letters himself, but he dictates them to a translator. Each time, he concludes by sending me and my family “love and hugs.” Oh, and he always includes a hand-drawn picture.

Nestor is a precious child; a precious child who has been rescued from the poverty in which many of his friends and family live. And I have a hand in that.

I know, I know, we’re not supposed to brag about the good things that we do. I’m not sharing my rescuing-story to brag, but merely to highlight a simple fact: I, Todd Ramsey, a high-powered (in my own mind) advertising account executive in Wichita, Kan., have helped rescue a child I’ve never met in a country which I have never visited.

And it’s easy.

I signed a form, gave my credit card information (allowing Compassion to deduct $32 a month) and I was done. Aside from writing two letters, I have done nothing else to rescue a small child in need.

How awesome is that?

I don’t know what your monthly finances look like. I don’t know how easily you can carve out a $32-a-month donation, but I encourage you to explore the possibility. It is the easiest way to make a profound, global difference.

Sign up today.

Already a sponsor? Head over to Shaun’s blog and tell YOUR story.
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P.S. If you do sign up online, can you please include my name in the referral box? I’m an advocate for Compassion and they need to keep track of referrals to ensure that they’re being good stewards.

Compassion Speaker

Published
by
Todd
on Friday, February 1, 2008
in Compassion
. 3 Comments

Help rescue this childSo my speaker information page hasn’t garnered a lot of interest. That’s ok, I haven’t really been trying to promote myself as a speaker too much (at all), so I suppose I can’t just expect people to come here, click the link and sign me up (aside from W.).

However, I do want to start promoting the fact that I am a Compassion Advocate and I am available to speak at churches, civic groups and farm co-op gatherings on behalf of the organization.

While it would be fun to travel around the country speaking at youth rallies about dating or being branded by God, it is important to me that I at least travel around the city, county and region sharing the work and power of Compassion.

If you know of any opportunities for me to speak on behalf of Compassion, please let me know.
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Visual, tangible result of Compassion

Published
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Todd
on Wednesday, December 5, 2007
in Compassion
. 2 Comments

Want to be a part of a similar story? Don’t wait.

[h/t:SG]

A View from Ethiopia

Published
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Todd
on Friday, November 16, 2007
in Compassion
. 0 Comments

Shaun Groves is in Ethiopia learning more about Compassion. Check out his account of the visit.

I love what he says at the end of day three:

I told them [Compassion's Ethiopian staff, I believe] I wanted to change Compassion’s motto. The motto on everything Compassion prints is “Rescuing children from poverty in Jesus’ name.” I told them I wanted to add a line. I think under the usual motto it should say “And saving the rest of us from wealth in Jesus name.” I thanked them for rescuing not only children but grown ups like me too. I explained that when someone at my concert is convinced to give $32 a month to save a child in Ethiopia that person is also being saved by that child. Saved from selfish ambition, consumerism, self-obsession, and the belief that what they have is theirs. I thanked them for teaching my children the difference between want and need, between hungry and starving.

Without Compassion's helpWith Compassion’s helpI don’t know the financial status of my blog-readers—your cookies don’t tell me that. I don’t know how many of you already sponsor a child. But I pray that some of you who stop by this blog will take the time to check out Compassion’s site and make the commitment—$32-$40 a month—to sponsor a child. Your small sacrifice is a huge blessing in the life of a very real child.

Do you already sponsor? Tell us how you’ve been blessed.
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