Anyway, today we're going to chat about the Compassion Experience. I had been meaning to write about it before now, but you know how that goes. My church, Victory Apostolic Church, hosted the Compassion Experience at the end of August and it was truly an experience. I only had time to see one of the exhibits, but it was very moving and made one very thankful for even the basic conveniences here in America.
Basically, it an immersion exhibit that allows you to experience other cultures, global poverty and how you can make a difference. It was something to see. You can learn more about it here. It is sponsored by Compassion International, and you have the opportunity to sponsor a child.
The one at my church featured two stories, and it took about 20 minutes to go through the whole exhibit. While you go through, you are listening to the children tell their stories through headphones, as they guide you through the different settings that framed their lives. The story I listed to was Julian's and she grew up in Africa. Each photo depicts a scene from her home or school. The audio was her narrating her story and how Compassion International changed her story.
As you can see, she grew up in serious poverty, the likes of which most of America doesn't know, even our poor (of course there are always exceptions). I encourage you to take a visit to their site and if the exhibit is coming to your area, take your children so that they can see how other children live in other parts of the world. And if you are able, consider sponsoring a child.
That's it, that's all for today - have a great weekend. Be blessed.
xoxoxo ~ Darvi
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