Month Ten

Child Survival Program through Compassion is live58 focus this month. I have seen this program first hand when I went to Ecuador in 2011. This program is focused on mothers who are pregnant up to children 3 years of age. We spent an after noon with a young mother. I asked her what she liked most about the program. She told me that she loves the weekly visits by mentors. She loves the fact that someone is taking an interest in her life and the life of her 2 year old. She does not attend church but what an opening for the church to show love to this young woman and speak love and Christ into her life.I fully believe that with this continued work that she will come to know the Lord.

Compassion’s Child Survival Programprovides education for mothers or primary caregivers to ensure that children survive the early years. They are taught critical child development skills and how to administer them when children are most vulnerable to disease and malnutrition.

Compassion’s Child Survival Program educates mothers on how to provide a safe home environment and age-appropriate developmental opportunities so that their babies and toddlers have better opportunities for healthy growth. Mothers and caregivers are taught literacy and numeracy skills and many receive support for vocational training and income-generating activities to help improve the long-term economic capacity of their families. Mothers, caregivers and children also receive spiritual nurturing so that they can develop a dynamic lifelong relationship with Christ.

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