A few years ago a consultant advised Compassion International brass to change their organization’s tagline: “Releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name.”
Why?
Because Jesus may be God to some, but to others he’s fictional or offensive.
Because removing Jesus’ name would make Compassion appealing to a broader audience.
Because more people would sponsor children.
And isn’t more better?
But Compassion… 
Series Archive: ‘My Trip To Tanzania’
In Defense Of Jesus
How Does Tanzania Compare?
Some of you have asked in different ways how Tanzania compares to the other countries I’ve visited with Compassion International.
How bad is the poverty in Tanzania compared to other places I’ve visited?
Yesterday, I was in a solid concrete home with walls painted blue, a solid metal roof overhead, concrete floors under my feet, a door…
Because I Know When To Keep My Mouth Shut
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I know when to keep my mouth shut.
When Kelli writes us down dusty roads to a sponsored child’s home and I feel and smell every step of the journey all over again…
We walked around the corner, feet covered in red dirt. The squared off section of houses surrounded an…
Snapshot
We sing songs, learn new words like “holistic child development“, eat fish heads and potatoes, run relay races, cry and laugh a lot. And at the end of the day we’re full – of information and emotion and inspiration. Where do we begin to write?
So, as the bus pulls up to the hotel, I ask…
Thanks Of The Few
“There will just be a few families at the church who want to meet you,” Mary said. She’s the cherub-faced woman with an easy smile who is our wise gude all week, on loan from Compassion’s Tanzania office. And she lies. “A few families,” she said.
After two days of delayed flights, missed flights, and reroutes…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a husband, father, singer and communicator connecting the first world with the third world for the benefit of both.
