Compassion International

adults on average spend or charge $114 a day, not including bills and automotive care (“Gallup Daily: U.S. Consumer Spending”). Compassion International has a goal of closing the gap and giving children in poverty-stricken areas the same opportunities and chances that children across the globe receive. With the mission statement of, “In response to the Great Commission compassion exists as an advocate for children to release them from their

obvious that the father did not want her at all by ignoring her knocking on the door, or the way he turned around and ran because he could not even look at her face. This broke Yannely's heart but that was not the end of her journey. Through Compassion International Yannely found a purpose and she was able to heal and feel loved again. Through a sponsor who was like a grandmother to her, Yannely's life changed for good and she then focused on pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor. She held no hate

overseas ministry after being provided satisfactory medical and financial resources. The new ministry became a corporation that was later named Compassion. Compassion grew and by the mid 1970’s had expanded to 17 other developing countries and 180,000 sponsor children. Now over 1 million children in 26 developing countries are sponsored through Compassion. How It Works Reverend Everett Swanson did more than respond individually to the morbid reality of worldwide poverty, he also created a way for

Compassion International is a NGO that works to “release children from poverty in Jesus’ name”. They explain their mission as follows: “In response to the Great Commission, Compassion International exists as an advocate for children, to release them from their spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty and enable them to become responsible and fulfilled Christian adults.” (http://www.compassion.com/mission-statement.htm) They focus their work on behalf of the human rights of children and

unique human beings in complementary roles. In a healthcare context, Sabo (2006) states that empathy and compassion are critical aspects involved in understanding the clients’ needs to create a therapeutic relationship between client and nurse. The integration of the concepts of compassion and empathy could become a negative facilitator of ‘the cost of caring for others’ later described as Compassion Fatigue (CF) (Figley, 1995). The definition is contested, though; the first definition was proposed by

February 2013 Compassion International: Child Sponsorship Introduction (Play video) 1 (Provide two statistics) Did you ever think you could change the life story of the weak and vulnerable? Well, you can! Today, I want to share with you the importance of what you can do to change a child’s story. 2 Today, many children are living in poverty and exploitation. Many of those places are within the 26 poorest countries that Compassion International serves. 3 Compassion is well known

The concept compassion is heart felt and used by many to cover a subjective feeling. Compassion is experienced by people across the world in healthcare and in many aspects of life. It is well known in many disciplines, and has been deemed a quality in which nurses possess in their profession. The idea is one that is familiarized by many, but is not clearly defined in nursing education or practice but has been the foundation regarding the high-quality of care nurses are thought to contribute to the

Famed American author David Foster Wallace gave a commencement speech to Kenyon College’s graduating class of 2005. Most commencement speeches focus on graduates’ accomplishments as well as give general life advice. Wallace’s presentation follows this pattern at first, congratulating the students on getting their diplomas. However, most of his speech is dedicated to the idea of thinking beyond ourselves. Throughout the speech, Wallace argues we should live with empathy through his use of humor and

Compassion Fatigue Cynthia Young University of St. Mary Compassion Fatigue Two hours until shift change and Sally Smith, RN was looking forward to going home and putting her aching legs up on the ottoman and drinking an ice cold Coke. She was thinking to herself that the patients were so needy all the time, she felt she gave them all she had and still all she had was not enough. All Sally heard was “get me this” and “get me that”… “I can’t get out of here soon enough, we never have

Compassion The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate an understanding of compassion, its importance and effects in health care. Compassion is an interesting topic and very important element within nursing (Dietze and Orb 2000). Involving patients, understanding their situation and being close to them rather than seeing them as a medical condition or procedure. Main In all aspects of nursing it is important that nurses are able to provide care with compassion. As it impels and empowers nurses