I speak on behalf of Compassion International more than a hundred times a year. I feel like I’ve heard a million different questions regarding Compassion and poverty. A handful of them though are in heavy rotation.
I’m in Kenya right now on Compassion International’s fifth blogging trip! And those same few questions are hitting the comment… 
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Frequently Asked Questions About Compassion International
You Will Always Have The Poor
Sometimes it seems like we’re all looking for a good reason to do less good.
“You can’t save everybody.”
“How do I know it’s not a scam?”
“I just gave to Haiti!”
“I’m a poor college student.”
And my favorite “Jesus said we’ll always have poor people.”
Jesus did say this. Sort of. So we deduce that A)it’s futile and silly…
Praying For My Family
In the first year of our relationship Yanci asked me in a letter to pray for her Dad because he needed help. What kind of help? I thought. Is he OK? Is there something more I can do than pray?
On the bus last week I asked Yanci’s mom what that prayer request was all about.…
The Fishermen’s Field
The fishermen and their children planted. But they didn’t plant in well-spaced rows. They didn’t plant deeply enough either. Some expert corn farmers inspected their work and told them they’d have to start over. “We can’t afford to start over. We’ll pray instead.”…
What Happens When…
What happens when a hurricane hits the U.S.?
Telethons. Thousands donated.
FEMA. Thousands housed.
Hospitals. Thousands healed.
Insurance. Thousands rebuild.
What happens when a hurricane hits a house made of mud?
When earth by the ton gives way and slides through a neighborhood?
When beds, clothes, and families are swallowed up by flood waters and mud?
What happens when all this…
Yanci Is Famous
“Did you know that you are famous in America?” I asked.
She shook her head no.
“Do you know what my job is?” I asked.
“You are a writer?” she guessed through a translator.
“Well, yes,” I said, “but mostly I sing and preach.”
Her eyebrows raised.
“After I visited you four years ago I went back home and started traveling…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a communicator who’s known by a lot of titles: Singer/songwriter. Speaker. Blogger. Husband. Daddy. Friend. He feels and thinks deeply and laughs easily. And he’s helping Christians discover what they were saved for, and being a voice for children around the world, desperate to be saved from poverty.
