El Salvador Stories

A Gate to Another World

By Roberto Medrano in El Salvador, with Brandy Campbell — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:00:00 PDT

As a child, Edwin had a dream to be a worship pastor. But his single mother without a steady job couldn't envision her son being anything other than a day laborer. However, thanks to the support and encouragement of his sponsor, his dreams were realized.

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Mentor, Family, Friend

By Roberto Medrano in El Salvador, with Brandy Campbell — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Flor was painfully shy and cried often. The one thing that stopped her tears was the support and love of her sponsor. Their relationship lead to Flor being inspired to pursue missions.

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Compassion Aids Community After Hurricane Stan

Gary Nowinski — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:00:00 PDT

Single mom Jenny and other families from the Chilama community in El Salvador receive an unexpected blessing after a hurricane ravages their village. Read how God provided new homes for the families, thanks to a unique partnership between Compassion and the city's mayor.

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Ripe for the Harvest

Roberto Medrano in El Salvador, with Brandy Campbell — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:00:00 PST

Compassion youth in El Salvador spread the message of holistic care through to their peers. These ambitious teenagers have created their own student center where they can teach other children in poverty the lessons they have learned from Compassion.

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Compassion Helps Children Survive Hurricane Stan's Aftermath

Tue, 16 May 2006 11:00:00 PDT

José and his family were among 100,000 people in southern Mexico who were displaced by Hurricane Stan last October. But thanks to your help, José and his family were not left alone to struggle with the tragedy. Thanks to generous donors like you, José and hundreds of other Compassion-assisted children and their families in Mexico received assistance.

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Compassion Nurtures Seeds of Good Hope

Roberto Medrano, Compassion in El Salvador — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:00:00 PDT

Growing up in a large, poor family in El Salvador, Adalid Toledo's future was bleak. But all that changed when he was enrolled in a local Compassion project. Today, Adalid serves as the project's accountant while attending college. The nurturing care that helped grow big dreams in a young boy's heart is now multiplied a hundredfold throughout the children Adalid serves in El Salvador.

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Teenager Becomes Platinum Witness for Christ

By Roberto Medrano, Compassion El Salvador Communications Specialist — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 10:00:00 PST

Like many Salvadoran youth, Wendy Salazar, age 13, has experienced rejection, loneliness and family abuse. Read how Wendy, as the lead singer for her album-producing worship team at her Compassion project, is overcoming her past.

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Breaking the Circle of Hate

By Roberto Medrano, El Salvador Communications Specialist — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:00:00 PDT

A victim of gang violence discovers the healing powers of forgiveness, and the knowledge that God has a purpose for everything.

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Sowing Forgiveness and Hope in a Child's Heart

By Roberto Medrano, Compassion El Salvador Communication Specialist — Tue, 17 May 2005 11:00:00 PDT

As a young child Dennis Abel's only connection with his father was the violence and abuse he witnessed and endured. But when he enrolled in a Compassion-assisted project, Dennis discovered a different kind of familial bond, one born out of agape love. Dennis, now 13, strives for a life dedicated to love and forgiveness, two pillars of emotion he hopes to use when he grows up to become a pastor. Read about Dennis' remarkable transformation.

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Hungry for Truth

By Sean Sheridan, contributing writer — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:00:00 PDT

In El Salvador, nearly half the population lives below the poverty line. Spiritual hunger is just as prevalent as the hunger in their stomachs. But thanks to the Partners of Compassion (POC) Fund, that is changing: Over 3,500 Bibles were distributed to 29 Compassion projects across El Salvador in the spring of 2004.

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Like Tending a Garden

By Toni Morse — Tue, 13 May 2003 11:00:00 PDT

One sponsor's compassion planted the seeds of hope that are leading this young Salvadoran girl to her God-given potential.

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