The 40 Day Fast: My Cause and My Organization

Posted on 06.21.07 in The 40 Day Fast and there are

Child Hunger

My cause is child hunger and my organization is Compassion International.

Did You Know?

Almost 6.5 million children under five die every year from hunger-related diseases. In fact, hunger-related illnesses kill 12 children every minute of every day.

Did you know that the Western world has all the resources needed to defeat child hunger? Consider this:

The basic nutritional needs of the world’s poorest children could be met for $19 billion a year.

• We spend $18 billion annually on makeup alone.
• We spend $17 billion on pet food.
• We spend $11 billion on ice cream.
• We spend $35 billion on bottled water.

Compassion International

My husband and I sponsor three children through Compassion - Sathish (14-India), Sayriel (12-Mexico) and Sophanie (6-Haiti).

We exchange letters and pictures...Sayriel just told us he has a girlfriend now (aaaaargh!), Sathish dreams of becoming a doctor and Sophanie always draws a pretty picture for us.

It’s been such a joy to get to know each of our kids.

How To Get Involved

Sponsoring a child costs just $32 per month. So, for $32 per month you could free a child from poverty and hunger or you could:

• Go out to dinner with your spouse...once.
• Enjoy those extra 300 minutes on your cell plan that you never use anyway.
• Spend hours watching the additional 250 channels that you have since you upgraded to premium cable service.
• Make two extra impulse purchases this month.

How crazy is it that for the cost of one restaurant meal for a family we can completely transform a child’s life?

How To Be A Superhero

Here are some of the kids awaiting sponsorship:

If you ever wanted to be someone’s hero...here’s your chance.

Already a Compassion sponsor? Tell us about your child.

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