First Baptist Church Allen, thank you for your generous support of the church plant, Baptist Bethel Church of Bondeaux / Lorquette. We are pleased to present to you the latest report on construction progress and church activities in the community. Currently, 42 adults and 75 children attend the church. Please continue to pray for God’s work in this community. Construction Progress As a result of sociopolitical unrest throughout Haiti, all construction work has been postponed. Despite this ... Read More
An Update From Your Church Plant in Peru
First Baptist Church, we are thrilled to share with you the latest report from your church plant, Iglesia Evangélica Bautista del Nuevo Horizonte, in Piura, Peru. Construction continues on the church building while the pastor and congregation are actively sharing the Gospel in the community. Currently, 30 adults and 35 children attend the church. Thank you for your continued prayers. Construction Progress Construction progress is consistent with the building of walls and rooms according to the ... Read More
Haiti Church Plant Update – December 2019
First Baptist Church, we are pleased to share with you the latest field report from your church plant, the Baptist Church of Lorquette, in Bondeaux-Lorquette, Haiti. As you can see, the progress has been slowed by the political unrest in Haiti, but that has not dampened the church’s efforts to reach this community which desperately needs so many resources. Construction Progress The activities are ongoing – albeit slowly due to the sociopolitical situation of the country. The community members ... Read More
An Update From Your Church Plant in Peru – December 2019
First Baptist Church, we are pleased to share with you this initial field report from your church plant, Iglesia Evangélica Bautista del Nuevo Horizonte, in Piura, Peru. As you will see below, the church building is progressing quickly as are the efforts to build the church body by reaching out to the community. Thank you for your support! Construction Progress The foundation forms and concrete support pillars have been set. Most of the outer walls have been completed by bricklayers. ... Read More
Greetings From Peru – A Letter From the Country Director
Brothers and Sisters, I send you warm greetings. Receive our gratitude for partnering with us to ensure more children and teenagers will have the opportunity to know the love of our heavenly Father. We are convinced that your support will not only open doors of opportunity to a visible transformation in children, their families and community, but also you will be tools to release them from poverty in the name of Jesus! I am Cristina Zavala, the Country Director for Compassion Peru. ... Read More
An Update From Your Church Plant in Haiti – October 2019
Thank you, First Baptist Church Allen, for your investment in planting a church and child development center in Bondeaux-Lorquette, Haiti. Because churches in Haiti often double as schools, the Baptist Church of Lorquette will make additional contributions to a community that desperately needs the support you have so graciously provided. Thank you for your prayers for this project as it progresses. We hope this initial report from the field inspires you as much as you have inspired a ... Read More
Partnering with Compassion International
Thank you for partnering with Compassion International to reach more people with the gospel and bring the hope of Jesus to children and families living in extreme poverty in Haiti. By partnering with us to plant a new church in Bondeaux-Lorquette you are helping a local church create a deeper presence of ministry in their community. By constructing a new church building you are giving them capacity to offer Compassion’s holistic child development program to children in Bondeaux-Lorquette, ... Read More
Greetings from Haiti — A Letter From the National Director
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We are happy to count you among our committed partners who work alongside us to share the love of Jesus Christ with the Haitian communities through the church planting strategy. I am Guilbaud Saint-Cyr, the Haiti Country Director. I have been fulfilling this role since 2002. I have been blessed to witness first-hand through the work of our devoted church partners what difference it makes to serve the precious children of Haiti. Sharing the love of ... Read More
Welcome! We are so glad you are here
We are so glad you have joined us in planting churches with Compassion International. This site is set up especially to keep you informed and engaged with all that your support is doing. We will alert you of newly added content, but feel free to visit often as you think of and pray for this new church and the community you are impacting. Here are the communications, sharing the processes and progress of planting this church, that you can expect to be posted on this site*: June ... Read More
Secular Research Affirms Faith-Based Approach for Children in Poverty
Everything we do at Compassion International is in partnership with the local church. We are convinced that this is the most effective approach in releasing children from poverty. We thought you would appreciate the following article as it is a third-party perspective that affirms that strategy. Since it was established in 1946, UNICEF has been a leader in researching the needs of children living in poverty and identifying effective solutions to those needs. Today, UNICEF’s research is used to ... Read More