Corinth United Methodist Church’s Vacation Bible School will partner again this year with Compassion International.  Last year we were able to raise $1500 to purchase Malaria Nets to aid in saving many lives through Compassion’s Bite Back Program.  BRAND NEW this year is Compassion’s Water for Life program.  

According to UNICEF, more than 4,000 children die from water related diseases every day.  Most babies, children and students enrolled in Compassion’s child development programs have no easy access to safe water.  While wells and reverse osmosis are among possible solutions, Compassion’s holistic approach seeks to help ensure in-home prevention of waterborne illnesses.

“Water of Life” is Compassion’s new safe water system that requires no electricity or running water.  This simple system uses filtration technology based on that of kidney dialysis machines, removing contaminants and bacteria such as cholera, E. coli, dysentery and typhoid. It takes 5 minutes or less to set up and is very easy to maintain.

Amy Tumpes, Compassion’s Southwest Ministry Manager was able to recently visit Water of Life’s pilot program in Rwanda.  Amy reported that the unsafe water was murky brown with thick clay sediment, but after this water was run through the safe water system it was clear and tasted like typical drinking water. 

Each Water of Life system provides over 1 million gallons of safe water.  If the average person drinks their “required” 64 ounces of water a day and lives to age 80, they will consume 14,600 gallons of water in their lifetime.   This system is proven and tested by doctors and the United Nations.

For a one time donation of $55.00 you can purchase a filtration unit for a home and provide clean water for a whole family plus neighbors, or a school or a compassion project etc.  To learn more about this amazing new program go to http://water.compassion.com  or come check it out at this year’s VBS program.

Patti Rollins

Compassion Advocate & Christian Education Director

Leadership Development Program

Development through higher education and leadership training

There's nothing like seeing a young person emerge from poverty, go to college, and return home as a true leader. That's what Compassion's Leadership Development Program (LDP) does — it identifies young Compassion-assisted men and women who have shown potential to become Christian leaders who can, in turn, influence their own families, churches, communities and nations.

Through the provision of the Leadership Development Program, Christian young men and women will have the opportunity to get an undergraduate degree and develop and enhance Christian leadership skills and abilities, all while promoting and modeling world citizenship. To get into the program, each candidate must meet the following requirements:

·         Demonstrate strong evidence of Christian character and testify to God's leading in his or her life

·         Contribute significantly in secondary school, church, Compassion project and community

·         Maintain outstanding academic performance, along with extracurricular activities

·         Be endorsed and recommended by both school and church

·         Contribute to school and community needs

·         Graduate from secondary school

·         Graduate from Compassion's sponsorship program

My thoughts :  In light of all of focus and attention right now to education and graduation.  Won’t you consider becoming a part of this amazing ministry and helping children who normally would have little to no hope for survival  let alone education.  Please visit www.compassion.com and sponsor a child or donate to one of many funds available to help stamp out poverty.  It is what we are called to do as a child of God.   Patti Rollins, Compassion advocate.