When I was on my last Compassion sponsor trip in March of 2019, I noticed that one of the translators with us had on a bracelet with four symbols. The four symbols were a heart, a division sign, a cross, and a question mark. I asked him to share with me what the symbols meant. He told me he got the bracelet from a ministry called Cru. The bracelet is one thing they use to give people an easy way to talk about Jesus.
Basically, the heart means that God loves us, the division sign means that we live apart from God, the cross means that Jesus gave everything for us, and the question mark asks ‘will I choose to follow Jesus?’.
Have you ever shared the Gospel in a letter to your Compassion sponsored child?
This might be the best time to share the Gospel with your sponsored child, especially if you know they have not decided to follow Jesus yet.
I love that Compassion’s mission is to ‘release children from poverty in Jesus’ name’.
There is no guarantee that this life is going to be easy and without struggles and challenges. Our Compassion children and their families have to overcome struggles and challenges that we may never experience living here in the United States.
When they realize the eternal hope that Jesus provides, they are filled with so much joy like I have never seen on the faces of Christians living here in the United States.
As we prepare to celebrate the birth of our Savior this Christmas, consider taking the opportunity to share the Gospel with your Compassion sponsored child in your next letter.