We began giving toward starting a new church in Haiti back in mid-March 2019. Thanks for being a wonderfully generous church with a heart for the world. In mid-April, we met our goal of $77,000 for the first new church, and now, we have been able to fund a second church plant in Peru! Praise the Lord!
In response to the Great Commission, Compassion International 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 — all for God’s glory. We also speak out for the needs of children in poverty to compel Christians worldwide to respond to God’s call to “look after orphans and widows” through advocating for children (James 1:27).
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” (John 10:10, NIV). True life and hope are found only in the redeeming gospel of Jesus Christ. Fighting poverty is more than providing economic resources — it is defeating the fatalistic lie that we are unworthy of God’s love. At the heart of all, Compassion’s work is our commitment to releasing children from spiritual poverty. We pursue this commitment with as much fervor as we approach any other type of poverty.
More than 2,104,835
More than 2,104,835 children currently participate in Compassion's programs in 25 countries around the world.
Planting a New Church Partner
Compassion’s church-based efforts are key to its effectiveness. We invest a great deal of time and money, ensuring each new church we partner with is like-minded in ministering to children and evangelizing biblically-based Scripture. Building relationships with more local church partners allow Compassion to open more Child Development Centers in more extreme poverty pockets and reach more children who otherwise would have no exposure to Jesus’ love and mercy.
Compassion International is seeking committed US churches passionate about planting new churches in Latin America and providing needed funds for the construction of a suitable facility for the new church plant. These new churches will be identified and mentored by a local, established "mother" church and extend the gospel's reach into new, unreached communities by planting a "daughter" church where they already have a ministry presence.
Child Development Through Sponsorship
Once planted, a new Compassion Child Development Center will be among the new church's first outreaches. Experience shows that, as the local Compassion staff members minister to approximately 200 children in need, visit their homes, and host community events, many parents and other family members become involved in the new church. This unique collaboration of ministry helps new churches grow even faster and stronger as they meet real needs.
Members of your church may wish to expand their individual ministry to children in Haiti by personally sponsoring some or all of the children who will be registered in the new Compassion student center.
Identify established churches successfully operating Compassion's programs and working with children in an extended community as potential church planters.
Thoroughly investigate and vet the capacity of the established church (mother) to plant and mentor a new church (daughter) in the proposed community.
Partner with like-minded churches that can provide financial resources for the church plant's infrastructure needs and potentially interested in sponsoring children
Construct a new facility, register up to 200 children in Compassion's sponsorship program, and communicate the daughter church's impact on the supporting church partner.
Three distinct foundations of how Compassion works:
We focus exclusively on children — “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these” (Luke 18:16, NIV). All programs are aligned with developing children holistically (prenatal through young adulthood) by addressing physical, spiritual, socio-emotional, economic, and educational needs.
We work exclusively with the local church — Compassion believes that the Church is God’s agent for change in a broken world, which is why our programs are only offered through a partnership with churches in the developing world that have the same passion for prioritizing and ministering to children.
We keep Jesus at the center of all we do — Children and families are not required to profess Jesus as their Savior to participate in our programs, but we want children to hear the gospel, see living faith, and be discipled in the ways of Jesus. To this end, every mother and child registered in our programs receive age-appropriate Bibles, which are replaced as children mature and develop.
Thank you for your faithful support of church planting in Haiti. The church you planted, Bethel Baptist Church, is now fully built and ready for use! Currently, over 246 children and 35 adults are coming to know the love of Christ because of your generous gift.
