Compassion International is a Christian non-profit organization dedicated to “releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name” by employing a “holistic approach to child development”…
Compassion International is a Christian non-profit organization dedicated to “releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name” by employing a “holistic approach to child development” through a combination of “physical, social, economic, and spiritual care.” For ten years, the former president sponsored a boy named Timothy.
The money paid for Timothy’s “education, extracurricular activities and some of his meals,” according to a CNN report. The late president also expressed his affection for the child through regular letters. His first one was as simple as it was sweet:
Bush began his sponsorship in 2001 at a Christmas concert in Washington. The Christian musicians performing were supporters of Compassion and “would tell the audience about us, and ask them if they would like to sponsor a child,” according to former organization president Wess Stafford.
