Leaving Some Behind but Gaining So Much More

by Kelli May 23, 2012 1 comment
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Today’s guest post is written by Kelli. Kelli just returned from a trip to Tanzania.     Someone told me not too long ago that Africa has a way of getting under your skin. “Once [...]

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10 Things I’ve Learned About the Ways Child Sponsorship Benefits a Whole Community

by DebW August 5, 2011 4 comments

Today has been like a breath of fresh air, and not just because the weather has been ideal. We spent the day with the people of Viloma. This ADP has been operating for thirteen  years. [...]
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Half Empty or Half Full?

by Jennifer Donovan November 9, 2008 11 comments

I’m an optimist by nature, so instead of dwelling on a dark ominous cloud, I often try to find the silver lining. On our last day in the Dominican Republic, I spent a couple of [...]
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No Le Importa

by Jennifer Donovan November 6, 2008 5 comments

In addition to the heat and humidity that we’ve battled here in the Dominican Republic, on the first day we also encountered mud and puddles. As a woman invited us into her home, we each [...]
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Thirty-two dollars AND . . . .

by Jennifer Donovan November 5, 2008 3 comments

My sponsor has one son and two daughters. She loves me. She writes me many letters. I love her very much. –Evry, a twelve-year-old girl, in answer to the question “What can you tell us [...]
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Making New Friends

by Jennifer Donovan November 4, 2008 2 comments

Our visit today was incredible. Sitting here looking through the pictures I took today, I can’t stop smiling. There’s the girl who finally taught this “americana” to do the hand-clapping game reasonably fast without messing [...]
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Safety Nets

by Jennifer Donovan November 4, 2008 3 comments

On my Compassion Bloggers trip to the Dominican Republic this week, it sometimes feels like we are traveling “like a rock star” (well of course we ARE traveling with a rock star). We have a [...]
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