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Child sponsorship programs follow the biblical call to care for children “in distress” (James 1:27) by providing financial and spiritual support to those in poverty across the globe. Key child sponsorship organizations, including Compassion and World Vision, count Christian witness as a primary motivation for their programming. After a series of news stories in the late 1990s exposed administrative flaws in some organizations, charities increased their financial accountability. With the added visibility lent by Christian music artists’ support for the cause, child sponsorship has grown to support millions of children around the world.
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Following in the footsteps of South Korea, the most-Christian country in Asia opens its own fundraising office.
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Nine million children are supported by one-to-one funding, but a growing number of Christian groups say that approach is problematic.
While other children’s homes have closed, Mully Children’s Family has continued to care for thousands.
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In the ministry’s first major innovation in seven decades, the children now do the choosing.
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Survey finds one of America’s most popular forms of ministry remains misunderstood.
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‘Frustrated’ CEO explains how shutdown of 589 centers serving 145,000 children will affect staff, sponsors, and churches.
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Attendees at 50,000-strong conference commit to financially support 7,000 children in developing world.
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Christian charity’s largest country, India, no longer lets it transfer money. And now it’s run out.
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Arrest warrant issued for Ron Luce, reports World magazine.
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Thanks to innovations in accountability, poverty-fighting efforts are flourishing like never before.