Were I on the other end of the phone, Id be asking the same things. This is actually a letter Ive been waiting on (hopefully its the one) regarding a family $ gift I sent last October. Letter writing is a difficult concept for the child that we work with. I received a letter from the project director in the Dominican Republic, several years ago, telling me that one of my girls was away from the project for a few months, because of problems in the family. Then, Leos response letter will take about 2-3 months to be received by you. Thats extremely hard on the kids. In order to develop quality staff at Compassion while at the same time managing our financial resources with great care and wisdom, we seek to offer competitive salaries for the various positions necessary to successfully execute Compassions mission statement. Not only did we receive the highest rating of four starslast year, but we received it for the previous seven years as well. Our policy also does not require that a thank you letter be sent for the final graduation gift. Their pages under My Sponsorships are often several years out of date. Also, we received another picture in January of this year of him where he looks younger than 10 and more like the age we thought he was. I called again today to inquire about my little Lydias letter, which has said in translation to me since 6-2. In Sarwans case, when he was registered, they estimated his birth date as being in 2010. He landed in Istanbul just one week after the earthquakes began. Well, I was thinking, did YOU get MY letter about my husband almost dying and my concerns???? When needed, part of the $38 for sponsorship may go toward paying for the childs school fees such as books or uniforms. Hi this is Trace. Thank you for blessing Leos family with a gift so they could purchase a chicken! Our own kids are of similar age which makes it great for them too to see the letters. Several from the Philippines in fact. It is common for a younger child to believe that their correspondent is their sponsor, but as they grow up, they can understand the difference. Now, other than the photo updates, I get grade reports on my girls in TZ, and from none of the other countries where we sponsor, or have sponsored children. Of course, there are so many factors that could explain why your letters seem impersonal and we couldnt possibly include every scenario in that blog post. ? If you donate money at Christmas time, typically this goes into our Christmas fund. Any detailed questions you have about visiting your child can be directed towards our Tours and Visits team by email at [emailprotected]. Also, when I started sponsoring her, she was 9 and 1/2 years old. I am praying for everyone who decides to become a sponsor, as well as your sponsored child(ren)- YES, it does take trust, but remain hopeful and firm in your belief that you were called to this ministry. I made the decision when I started that nobody was going to talk me out of it and I was planning to sponsor until my kid turned 18. I would even encourage you to ask your child if they are able to write on their own. I have heard questions like Is my child even real, and How do I know that the funds are actually getting to the child?. 3-stars on Resource Allocation Efficiency I miss them, love them, and pray for them. From the booklet we picked up when we decided to sponsor, to the info we received in the Welcome Package, to the info it had on the CI app, we believed our sponsor child was born in 2010. When children are registered into our program, the parents often times dont know the exact birth date of their child as birthdays are not as important in other cultures as they are here in the US. I have received two, maybe three pastor letters, over the years, from different pastors and, I think, different countries. Compassion International is the world's leading authority in holistic child development through sponsorship. The letters are already sent, so I cant undo this; I dont want to cause him grief when the purpose of the sponsorship is to help and support. However, for your monthly donations (the $38 you send for your child), 80-85% goes towards programs that directly benefit your child. All true. Hoping things improve for every sponsor soon. The date on the letter is 3/09/16! Also, Im with all the other people that are tired of all the junk mail that comes every week. Most if the time children cant make it into these programs and are left out completely.but lets go ahead and waste money sending bulk mail and thick and pretty pamphlets to sponsors to get more money out of them. Its $300,000 something! I have been sponsoring my child since January 2016. Here at Compassion, we are very passionate about ensuring we are. I just received a letter from her and it looks very much like all the letters from the past 10 years (the same very generic details anyone could write) but it said she is currently in grade 5. Thank you so much for your interest in sponsoring a child with Compassion! Compassions2015-2016 990 form shows our CEO, Santiago Jimmy Mellados reportable compensation from theministry as $330,313 which is actually well below other ministrieswithin this same field. All of the proof I could ever need is in the letters and photographs of my little girl, Ludis. Internal and independent audits are regularly conducted for our offices in the field and here in Colorado Springs. My sense is that the Executives are all reaping from the giving revenue and they are all benefitting, so no one to push back. I am very sorry for any concerns that the salary of our CEOs has caused you. We care deeply about each child and want every child to feel seen, loved, and cared for at least once a year if not all year round. I dont like the idea of speaking with someone on the phone n them telling me that if I send more than the recommended amount that it will still go to my child at Christmas, but I read on a paper that it will be devided among others. It is an honor and blessing to be used in the lives of these children. We updated our system in April and have seen a slow down of letters as we work through the kinks in the new system. Hope that helps yours and anyone else who is having trust issues regarding misuse of a pronoun in relation to their childs gender. Hi Miller. I personally have been working in one of the field Offices in Uganda and do attest that Compassion International is highly credible, transparent and 99% genuine. Karen, we have run across more issues with the new letter translation and processing system than we had anticipated. If compassion International really cared that much for the kids there are enough volunteers available to replace many of their employees. Instead of June 2010, it had September 2006!!! d.Sectors/Functions On Off . Clean water is in the category of what we would call a Complimentary Intervention. This will speed up the time it takes to send and receive letters between you and your child to weeks instead of months. Ive been a child sponsor for 30 years. Just remember that letter writing is a pretty foreign concept for most of the children in our program. I told her in one of my responses that for her to get the best education would open up a very difficult world for her to be and do anything that God led her to do. Unfortunately, criminals sometimes prey on that generosity. Then one day i started getting drawings and long letters from him. Hello. Oh my gosh, what else is there in life? Share it with her friends, etc. Sadly, Ill be giving up sponsorship to Compassion UK in February 2014. There are 8 jobs at Compassion International Explore them all Browse jobs by location Remote 8 jobs See all available jobs Salaries Salary estimated from 315 employees, users, and past and present job advertisements on Indeed. Heres the financials chart used by Ministry Watch so you can see how Compassions numbers line up with other organizations: Industry average vs. Compassion: You can visit our website at https://www.compassion.com/about/financial.htm and view our tax documents that lists the specific information on our Upper management and Board of Directors salaries. Hi Mindy, Ive been a sponsor for three years and it is the best decision I have made. Ive been happily sponsoring children through Compassion and I can attest to the positive changes I have seen in my children. This is why after 20y of sponsoring with you, you were not able to follow-up nor contact me on my concerns regarding the child I sponsored (the letter translations became very brief, one of his letters informed me you do know I am disabled dont you? after 10years of sponsoring him)? Youve been a faithful sponsor with us over over 12 years now according to our records (wow!) They are real and at least they are working hard todo as much as possible for that $38/month. Graduated in 2013 actually with a degree in Communication. Oh hey! You do not just pop in anywhere with a video camera or (regular camera) in these communitites! There is much going back and forth about the integrity of the organization and looking for proof that one should sponsor a child through Compassion or not. -Shannon. Compassion International has grown from those initial roots in South Korea into a global nonprofit with nearly 7,000 international church partners and over 1.7 million sponsored children around the world. Mrs. Johnston, I am deeply sorry to hear of your concerns about receiving the same letter twice from one of your sweet children :(. Compassion is a wonderful organization. Can I give Edith a financial gift? We sincerely look forward to earning your trust and proving our hearts for serving our sponsors and children with excellence. I would continue my sponsorship until he ages out. 21 years that Compassion has partnered with that Church I was the first sponsor to visit that site. I was kinda sad upon hearing this, but I proceeded to ask my neighbor the birthdays of her two boys and she didnt know! Thank you so much for choosing to bless her with your love and support! What did you expect Compassion to say or do when you threatened to quit them? I am confused too. We usually compare our CEOs compensation to World Visions President, who has a reportable compensation from that organizationas $466,685, because they are an organization of comparable size and mission. They were at once the lay face of the church, the spiritual heart of civic government, and the social kin who claimed the allegiance of peers and the obedience of subordinates. Sometimes they are vague and sometimes they are very informative. Typically, letters to and from the children take about 2-3 months to be delivered each way. Im so sorry we couldnt send your bookmarks last year :(. Yes its true. I miss Gadiel. If finances is the primary reason they are attracted to Compassion, Im not sure youre attracting the right people. I can say it has been a wonderful experience. I ask because I have saved every letter since the beginning, however this past week Ive received two letters written two weeks apart. The phone representative put me on hold for awhile to try and help me and said that hopefully I will have access to that letter sometime next week. You are probably the only person Kayivi and Inoussa have ever written to. That was before I went to Peru and discovered first hand that Compassion is as honest as they say they arealthough by that time, concerns for that was out the window with me. I am so sorry to hear that you are feeling disappointed in the letters you have been receiving from your kiddo, and that they are making you question if he is receiving your letters. a relationship with him.Its working ok for me it will be fore you it needs time patients and prayer peter. I am very sorry that you did not receive a thank you letter for the gifts that you sent to Marcela. . Here are two that cover charity organizations in the USA; Is that more than is taken from the normal monthly amount? I do apologize for this as our intention is not to deceive you or make you hesitant in the integrity of our ministry. Although children may have had multiple sponsors throughout their time in the program as circumstances arise and some sponsors need to cancel their support before their child completes the program; Compassion only has one sponsor per child. For security and privacy reasons, obtaining your childs personal address and communicating with them outside of Compassion is not allowed. Now with our new system, they are translated through very advanced, intelligent software that learns words as it goes so that letters get translated even quicker! Thank you so much for choosing to not only sponsor a child, but for also choosing to be an engaged sponsor. Colorado Springs, CO 80997. We take financial integrity very seriously, knowing that every dollar we receive is actually the Lords money and should be stewarded wisely.The watchdog organization, Charity Navigators, has given us a 4-star rating for over 14 years in a row. Im really sorry to hear that you felt misled and hassled by Compassion. I also get quotes from the Bible that are not accurate such as this example: Joel 6:8 There are only 3 chapters in Joel. I understand that it can become discouraging to receive similar letters repeatedly. Prior to this change you could get letters every few months. The House passed a finalized version of the $768 billion defense authorization bill late Tuesday night with overwhelming bipartisan support, moving legislation hamstrung by delays, amendment fights. Im saddened to see that youre so disappointed and frustrated with us so soon into your sponsorship. I am deeply sorry for the time it is taking to place Lilibeth on your account. We value the relationship that you want to build with your child and I apologize for how confusing that letter must have been to receive. These are the only things Ive been struggling with. Thank you so much for sponsoring your little girl! Also, with 1.7 million children in our program, we dont have the capabilities to do video chat with our sponsors, I pray that God blesses the relationship you build with your child through letters and that you enjoy investing in his life and watching him grow. I do know that some sponsors receive a lot of information in their childs letters and they have a wonderful correspondent relationship with their child. Tag: compassion international fake letters. Hi Lindsay! He just wasnt getting the help he needed to write them at the time and the issue was fixed. Our reasoning for this is that we want every child to have the joy of receiving a gift and participating in our special Christmas celebration each year. Did you ever write to this child? To some people 38 dollars is not a small amount. I was so excited to be sponsoring children through compassion but over a few years began to wonder if the letters were coming from the children I sponsored. I am a beneficiary of Compassion International and I categorically believe its not a sham as my sponsor paid for my education right from secondary school through college.I am now working and am preparing to sponsor a child myself to give back to the society. -And much more! Please be encouraged that in the next couple of years, when we roll out our new software and processes, we are looking to give sponsors more opportunities to connect with their children that are quicker and improved! it is hard to imagine how you can justify for yourself this type of salary in a Christian mission organization (which unfortunately became a business enterprise). Please know that it costs us very, very little to print most of our mailings because they are done in house. For those that are thinking of dropping the sponsorship please, please reconsider and dont drop it. I just checked the site. If he is that wealthy why is he even taking a salary. I sponsored through Compassion for 7 1/2-8 years (2012-2019). Its directly taking from the poor which is sad to me. While I understand it takes time to do this, that is what they are suppose to be doing; one on one work with the child and the thoughts coming from the child. Our wonderfully hardworking processing team will ensure that Lilibeth is placed on your account as soon as possible. My heart was convicted and changed, and I will support the work of Compassion for as long as I am able, as I know it pleases our Heavenly Father. We would love to speak with you further and offer additional information and assistance. I am also starting to mistrust this organization. I have personally traveled to Sonsonate, El Salvador and met my sponsor child! I send a package with every single letter I send which is about every 6 weeks and tell her that she can share the things with her brother(s) and sister(s) (I dont really know what her family consists of). Most worrying, it has not work for THEM. While Josiane is indeed writing her own letters to you, she may still feel timid or have a lack of confidence when it comes to writing. Although not long, I can truly say that I am VERY pleased with my decision to partner with Compassion. Here is a link to all of our alumni blogs, and the interview titled What if I dont write to my sponsored child? Since this is a very generous gift we want sponsors to be able to see how the gift was spent. I got more Compassion mail today! Ive contacted CI via email and phone but didnt get a satisfying enough answer. I hear from each child regularly, and the letters are always personal and genuine. If you received letters in February, I can send inquiries for you this month to check on both of them. Some leave after high school and begin working, helping their families, or go onto reach other goals they have. Compassion International received a 4 star rating from Charity Navigator, 10 years in a row. Our records do indicate that your boy is living with his mother but its possible that she went away for work and so he is staying with his grandmother or that his situation has changed and he is there permanently. We know sponsors are eager to hear from their children when they begin sponsoring and so a pre-written introduction letter from your child is waiting to be sent once they hear they have a sponsor. The center staff in Alanaels area know him personally and are visiting him on a regular basis. Charity Streaming: A New Way To Help Children in Poverty. It arrived at the country office on January 1, which means he probably wrote it before Christmas. The compensation for Compassion Internationals President & Chief Executive Officer is established by Compassions independent Board of Directors. I also want to sincerely apologize as it sounds like this sponsorship and our mailings have increased the burden. I am hoping that as we are able to clear up the issues with this system and get back on track with processing the letters, you will continue to hear from Gadiel as often as you used to. Please accept my personal thanks for your wonderful correspondence to Leo. I called Compassion International for three days straight asking question after question, spending hours on the internet trying to find some wrong doing with Compassion International and counldnt find anything only being a person who had only been saved for 5 months. f.Red Flag Issues Gods love is Extravagant Compassion International is know doubt !! Do the greetings sometimes seemed coached? 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