Posts Tagged ‘Compassion International’

A Magic Trick For Kristen

Ladies and gentlemen, kids of all ages, prepare to be amazed. Turns out I’m the Chris Angel of the Philippines…without the eyeliner and pectoral muscles. One of our bloggers has asked some outstanding questions about how Compassion handles its finances. So I told this story. On my first trip overseas, way back in 2005, I boarded a… Continue Reading »

What Exactly Is Compassion International?

It woke me up this morning. Do people following this trip know what Compassion International is? Well, here’s the entire ministry explained in as few words as possible for those of you who are hearing about Compassion for the very first time. Compassion International is a ministry that began in the 1950s in Korea to meet… Continue Reading »

In-Between

After more than 30 hours of flying without sleep I skip my usual nightly hot shower and crawl into a hotel bed. Four hours later I wake up, my body in a time zone between home and here. My eyes ache, my nerves hum just under the skin. The familiar discomfort of the first day… Continue Reading »

Compassion Bloggers Trip Support Stuff

Some stuff to help you support the next Compassion blogging trip… Continue Reading »

I’ve Got You (Repost)

I met Kiran a few months ago, but if I live a hundred years I’ll still remember her. Her house is a box six feet wide and four feet deep with a roof made from sheets of plastic held in place with rocks and sticks. There’s not enough room for Kiran’s two brothers and father… Continue Reading »

Send Emilda To The Special Olympics

This month you and I are sending a Compassion sponsored child to the olympics! Emilda is an 18 year-old sponsored child with the mental capacity of a three year-old. She lives in a squatter community in the Philippines. And she’s fast!… Continue Reading »

About Shaun

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.
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