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By Elaine Gan, VIC

09 Feb 2011

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Been having fun tweeting in response to STOPTHETRAFFIK's post:

Let's hear your Valentines messages or poems to @Nestle! #haveaheart

This is one creative way you can be a voice for trafficked kids and publically encourage Nestle to commit to more of their products being fairtrade.

emailed tony abbott about proposed cuts to foreign aid

I used the sample letter from http://www.childadvocatenetwork.com.au/newsitem.php?intid=705

Encouragement of sponsors in my Church

I have done two presentations of the Story of One DVD at my church. Once to the whole church and once at my church’s Girls Club (primary age girls)It was well received both times.I used it to encourage the congregation to keep up their sponsorships.

children sponsored

I was asked to speak at church a couple of weeks ago about my advocates trip to India. God has been speaking to people and 2 children were sponsored. Heaps of interest in my trip!

updated display at Church

I have been using a notice board at church for a Compassion display for around 6 months and recently rejuvenated it with posters, brochures etc supplied by Compassion office staff (thank you!. People notice change...so praying for people to notice and respond!

Children sponsored on the weekend

As part of my personal advocacy, I love seeing children sponsored by my friends. Sometimes though, there can be patches of time where this is hard to come by. That's why it was a pleasant surprise when two friends said they would like to sponsor a child, one saw my facebook status about sponsorsh...

Haiti action

On January 12th, the ‎1 year anniversary of the devastating Haiti earthquake I posted a message on facebook which ended up seeing a little Haitian girl who had been waiting for 286 days sponsored!! It made me so happy to think this mournful day could now be remembered as a happy day for...

Cans and car batteries for C.S.P..

People dont stop drinking and car batteries dont stop dying.$125 sent to C.S.P.so far this year.$1525 so far.3 cheers for aluminium cans and 3 cheers for dead car batteries.3 cheers for anyone doing the same-plus anything aluminium.

Photos at work

I have photos of my 4 sponsored kids up on my desk at work. Last week one of our new employees asked about them and I gave him some info...and he has sponsored a priority child from Ghana! It's sooooo easy!!

Occupational Therapy with children in Cambodia

training a local worker to implement Occupational Therapy with disabled children in a Cambodian orphanage.
It was an encouraging and humbling experience. Now I hope to gain further expertise in this field in Australia and then return to Cambodia or another developing country to be involved in s...
Thank you

Thank you for your feedback. One of our team will respond to you within 2 working days. Thank you for your patience and for partnering with Compassion to release children from poverty in Jesus name.

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