Greetings, Mission Hills Church! Thank you for your gift to plant Evangelical Church of Pilgrims in Jaén, Peru. Your gift is currently impacting 150 children and their families. Now that the sanctuary, kitchen, classrooms and safe sanitation facilities are finished, the church is well-equipped to deliver Compassion's holistic child development program in Jesus' name. In the photo above, church staff and the mother and daughter church pastors gather to celebrate the opening of the church before ... Read More
Greetings From Ecuador!
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “Upon this rock I will build my church” is one of the powerful statements that Jesus pronounced in Matthew 16:18. Since then, the Lord Jesus has not rested in carrying on his mission. The dynamics the Lord has used for the expansion of his kingdom in Ecuador is amazing. It’s real, and it is happening in areas of the country where poverty and darkness had the control of people, families and communities. In Jesus’ name, children are being released from the ... Read More
An Update on Your Church Plant in Peru
Thank you, Mission Hills Church! Your gift to plant a church in Peru is allowing many children and their families to experience the love of Christ! Staff members at Evangelical Church of Pilgrims want you to know that your support is changing lives. In the photo above, church staff celebrate the opening of the church with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. This report includes updates on construction and church activities, two testimonies from a mother of a child registered with Compassion and the ... Read More
Church Plant Update – January 2021
Greetings, Mission Hills Church! Thank you for your gift to construct a church building for Evangelical Church of Pilgrims of Peru. Your support is making an impact. The town in which the church is located has even decided to create a communal garden next to the church, since many will gather at the church who could benefit from fresh fruits and vegetables. In this report, you will find more updates on construction progress, next steps, a testimony from the mother of a child registered with ... Read More
A Final Update on Your Gift to Provide Relief for 1,444 Vulnerable Families in Peru
In the photo above, volunteers at a church in San Martín assemble food kits for delivery. Mission Hills Church, thank you for your generous support of Compassion's relief efforts in Peru. Your support was significant as Compassion's church partners distributed emergency food and hygiene supplies to 1,444 highly-vulnerable families in Peru. Due to the pandemic, many families experienced a loss of income, illness, or other factors that placed them at risk of food insecurity and ... Read More
Partnering with Compassion International
Mission Hills Church, thank you for partnering with Compassion International to expand the reach of the gospel and bring the hope of Jesus to children and families living in extreme poverty in Peru. The Evangelical Church of the Pilgrims is creating a permanent presence of their ministry by constructing a new church building. They will now have the capacity to offer Compassion’s holistic child development program to the Pucará community. Compassion International highly values our partnerships ... Read More
Welcome! Your Church Plant Reporting Schedule
We are so glad you have joined us in planting churches with Compassion International. This site is set up especially for you 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. Your initial church plant reporting schedule: January 2020 Welcome Post February 2020 Letter From the Country Director March 2020 Church ... 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