By Chuck (Sharing Compassion)
Did you know that every day over 26,000 children under the age of five die from mainly preventable causes? This is a staggering figure. We are talking about causes that we take for granted. Things such as hygiene, dehydration, and malnutrition are things that we think nothing about. However in Third World countries these things are often fatal to children. Children get diarrhea and die from dehydration because they don't have access to fresh water or the parents do not understand what to do.
Compassion International realizes that this is not acceptable and has a program to help overcome some of these obstacles. This is actually the beginning program for all of its other programs to launch from. Obviously if children do not survive they are not going to be available for sponsorship. The way that the program works is for $20/month you can become a partner with a Child Survival Project. Your partnership is not a one on one sponsorship but rather you are partnering with others to fund the CSP. It takes about 105 sponsorship units (of $20 each) to fully fund a project. Each program is run by a local Christian church that partners with compassion. The program provides prenatal care, nutritious food supplement, immunizations and ongoing health care. Those infants most at risk now have a better chance for survival. Also the mother or primary caregiver gets health care training, nutrional training and parental skills training. The best part is that most of this takes place right in the home and is through the loving embrace of a local church. What a great way to also introduce Jesus into their lives.
If this is something you feel you would be interested in partnering with then I invite you to follow this link. There you can find several available projects and more information about this program. I invite you to make the investment and make a difference.