Money for food
I would like to know when i send my child or family a financial " gift" #A- what exactly do they get? And #B- can i help decide that. Im ...
Andrea Watt
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Parents passed away
I got a letter from one of my children & found out that his mom passed away. His dad passed a few years ago. I’m conserend because he is ...
One of my sponsored children will turn 22 in May 2019. At what point do individuals "age out" of sponsorship?
One of my children I sponsor (in Ethiopia) will turn 22 in May 2019. I noticed that 22 is the maximum age for children in programs in Afr...
Questionable letter
I just received a letter from my sponsor child who we’ve had for many years. Today when I opened a new letter our child had written with ...
How long does it take for my letters to reach my sponsored child?
When I write my sponsored child, how long does it take for them to receive my letter? Is it faster when I write on the website?
can I pull back a submitted letter?
Just hit send on a letter that I wrote a wrong date it. It's a minor fix but if I could pull back the letter I wrote today to BF045000009...
Topics have me questioning if this is the same child I’ve been sponsoring
The last two letters from my sponsor child have me questioning if this is the same child? For example, he is now asking if we have childr...
Letter authenticity
Hello, I wrote one letter and received one back which was terrific ... yet all correspondence is in colorful brochures with pictures of t...
How to connect with other Child Sponsors
Does anyone have any recommendation of ways to connect with other sponsor (Compassion sponsors and / or sponsors from other organizations...
Sponsoring children
Good morning, I sponsor two children to which I've sent letters, Christmas and birthday presents but I only received 1 correspondence fr...
Sponsoring a child of a very young age
Hello. I just chose a child that 1 year old. It spoke to me to choose him. However I was wondering how writing him works. Are they read t...
Writing to Sri Lanka and Bandladesh
I received a letter advising what is OK to write to children in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and what is not OK. I would like a little more ...
Do sponsors not receive children's original letters anymore?
We noticed that there is no longer an option to get our sponsored children's original letters. Is there no way to receive originals anymore?
Suggestion for a Compassion Advocates New Sponsorship Webpage.
I recently found two new sponsors for some children I was advocating for. I have an idea that I'd like to forward to the appropriate dep...
Is my sponsor child the same? Has he received my gifts?
Hi there, I have of course read horror stories about sponsor kids being fake and etc. So I need to ask ha. I have only one picture of El...
Same letter almost word for word.
My family has been sponsoring a girl in Kenya for a few years now. We recently received a letter from her, but we noticed that it sounde...
Wondering where cards are there were supposed to be sent at Christmas?
I sent an email but never received a response after after several weeks. As part of our Christmas gifts to out children and grandchild, ...
Musical cards
I recently sent a musical greeting card to my child because those were listed as one of the items that are actually delivered to the chil...
Picture captions?
Just a suggestion for something to add to the online letter writing/photo sending app. I usually write my kids online. I often send two ...
Child development centers in Nairobi?
My husband and kids and I visited one of the Compassion Experience trucks this past weekend. It was phenomenal! It really opened my kids ...