The news in Haiti is horrible. Simply awful. I have avoided news about it. I don’t click on those yahoo links as [...]
Tag Archives: Compassion International
Compassion, Calcutta and Kids
This post was written by guest contributor, Robin from Pensieve, who is in India this week with Compassion Bloggers. Compassion, Calcutta and [...]
Half Empty or Half Full?
I’m an optimist by nature, so instead of dwelling on a dark ominous cloud, I often try to find the silver lining. [...]
Chino, My Sponsored Child
Brian pulled me away from the hand-clapping game I was playing with the children. “Jennifer, now we’re going to meet the child [...]
No Le Importa
In addition to the heat and humidity that we’ve battled here in the Dominican Republic, on the first day we also encountered [...]
Thirty-two dollars AND . . . .
My sponsor has one son and two daughters. She loves me. She writes me many letters. I love her very much. –Evry, [...]
Wordless Wednesday – A Shot from Dominican Republic
Jennifer Donovan is representing 5 Minutes for Mom in the Dominican Republic with Compassion Bloggers. Click here for a list of all [...]
Making New Friends
Our visit today was incredible. Sitting here looking through the pictures I took today, I can’t stop smiling. There’s the girl who [...]
Safety Nets
On my Compassion Bloggers trip to the Dominican Republic this week, it sometimes feels like we are traveling “like a rock star” [...]
Poverty is not just physical
When we think of poverty, we think of the physical side: poor water quality, inadequate healthcare, malnutrition, substandard housing. Yes, people living [...]
The Trip Begins –
Leaving Home and Arriving in the Dominican Republic
Even before I left home on Sunday morning, my four-year-old son Kyle cried about missing me. It wasn’t a contrived or annoying [...]
Shannon from Rocks In My Dryer talks to us about Africa — On Video!
Do you wish your blog would take you to Africa? Shannon sure did NOT. But she went anyway. Apparently, many of you [...]
