Jon Hull (VP of Operations of KSBJ-FM in Houston, TX) took a similar trip with Compassion to Africa in July.
“As a father of two daughters, it broke my heart to listen to 8 and 9 year olds warning their friends about HIV/AIDS, things that are way too grown-up for little hearts like theirs. Yet, in a culture where practically everyone they know is either infected with or affected by this disease, it was necessary. I realized that if young boys and girls had to know about the realities of this issue, I’d rather them learn about it from someone who was committed to teaching them how to avoid infection from a standpoint that covers the spiritual and emotional as well as the physical. That someone is Compassion International.”
“The week I spent in Kenya I was surrounded by the reality of HIV and AIDS. Many of the men, women, boys, and girls I interacted with may not be alive today if it were not for the efforts of Compassion International. Compassion’s commitment to do more than just throw a few dollars and a program at the situation was evident at every project I visited. To witness the strength and empowerment that was part of the work of Compassion gave me hope that with God, all things are possible – even in situations that seem hopeless.”
“We’ve all recently witnessed the media hoopla surrounding large financial commitments by some of our nation’s most wealthy individuals, intended to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in our world. But I recently witnessed what can happen when thousands of average men and women make a commitment to change the world through Compassion International. While they may not change the whole world, they’re changing the world for one child today! The millions of dollars being committed by some may dwarf the $32 a month being given by Compassion sponsors, but I doubt those millions will make the kind of eternal difference that I saw in the slums of Nairobi. While most in media may not get too excited about what I witnessed, I can’t help but wonder if all of heaven isn’t rejoicing at the lives being touched and the souls being saved through the consistently excellent work of Compassion.”
