tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378836476893900834.post569275702423419083..comments2023-08-28T11:01:29.721-04:00Comments on Love is an Action: Moms and Babies - CSPAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17367222701763446459noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378836476893900834.post-80305566582032261862014-04-20T17:01:09.948-04:002014-04-20T17:01:09.948-04:00Oh wow! That is so great that the CSP graduated a...Oh wow! That is so great that the CSP graduated and that the pastor was able to help start one at another church!! It really is such an amazing program!! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367222701763446459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378836476893900834.post-17608877838822406742014-04-20T13:15:18.024-04:002014-04-20T13:15:18.024-04:00The CSP is such an amazing program!!! We sponsored...The CSP is such an amazing program!!! We sponsored on in Peru and it actually graduated!! The community improved so much via Compassion's work that the pastor decided to help start up a new CSP in a neighboring church. <br /><br />I also loved taking the class on the CSP. It was so informative!! <br /><br />And I agree it's a great program to share with people who want to give but who don't want the relationship side. <br /><br />Great post!! Thanks for promoting this. Hannah H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05634161187881955410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378836476893900834.post-20537540284408932892014-04-19T14:31:59.071-04:002014-04-19T14:31:59.071-04:00Jill, that's a good point! The CSP could idea...Jill, that's a good point! The CSP could ideally release a child from poverty even before they are enrolled in the CDSP.<br /><br />That's so great that you support a CSP in India and that you were able to visit one in Peru. I remember that you visited one in Peru! I am sure it must have been wonderful to see the CSP at work in country! <br /><br />I agree, I think everyone should support a CSP! I so wish I could, but right now can't. I love that it is cheaper but still very effective. <br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing! I loved hearing about your experiences with the CSP!! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367222701763446459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378836476893900834.post-5037444718965694912014-04-19T14:26:09.047-04:002014-04-19T14:26:09.047-04:00Shelley, Irabizi is so cute! I almost forgot he w...Shelley, Irabizi is so cute! I almost forgot he was a CSP kiddo :) It will be so interesting to see what Compassion does with the CSP because I know that they're trialing individual sponsorships. It is so awesome tho that you will be able to watch him grow up from like the very beginning!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367222701763446459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378836476893900834.post-59205001359247616722014-04-19T14:18:10.744-04:002014-04-19T14:18:10.744-04:00Yes, it is an amazing program! I hope you can vis...Yes, it is an amazing program! I hope you can visit one some day. I am surprised that you didn't get to see one in Mexico.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367222701763446459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378836476893900834.post-47659967361670857162014-04-19T14:17:28.230-04:002014-04-19T14:17:28.230-04:00Sure, Marilyn, glad you were able to learn some mo...Sure, Marilyn, glad you were able to learn some more about the CSP too! I know, I love all the CSP photos! They look so happy :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367222701763446459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378836476893900834.post-56345267110978070392014-04-17T08:38:34.032-04:002014-04-17T08:38:34.032-04:00I sponsor a CSP baby in Rwanda (although I say bab...I sponsor a CSP baby in Rwanda (although I say baby...he's turning three next month so will be in a CDP rather than the CSP!). It's been such a joy to really watch him grow and develop over the last two years, and I'm so excited to be able to watch him grow even more as the years go by!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378836476893900834.post-79072812757073215052014-04-17T00:23:48.097-04:002014-04-17T00:23:48.097-04:00Amazing program isn't it! I hope to have the o...Amazing program isn't it! I hope to have the opportunity to visit a CSP in the future on a future Compassion trip :)Yvonne Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02716099241608582308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378836476893900834.post-63508648770498573062014-04-16T19:09:06.710-04:002014-04-16T19:09:06.710-04:00Hey Jessi!
That's so neat that you were abl...Hey Jessi! <br /><br />That's so neat that you were able to visit a CSP in TZ!!! Yeah, isn't that really great - a lot of CSPs are home-based. A lot of new projects are starting out as a CSP and then when the kids are ready to graduate into the CDSP that is added. In Sri Lanka, that is how they started as a country. <br /><br />Wow, that's so great!! What a blessing to those moms and families too. I agree, the learning opportunities for the moms are really great. <br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367222701763446459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378836476893900834.post-19396486909290295202014-04-16T15:27:30.926-04:002014-04-16T15:27:30.926-04:00How interesting and informative! Thanks for sharin...How interesting and informative! Thanks for sharing,I didn't know that much about it either. Beautiful pictures,the mom and baby in that second to last one are gorgeous! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04478556157139405269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378836476893900834.post-2492511132595542162014-04-16T10:50:05.004-04:002014-04-16T10:50:05.004-04:00I love, love, love CSP! I think of it as "spo...I love, love, love CSP! I think of it as "sponsorship prevention"....ideally, if CSP is 100% successful, the children enrolled will be released from poverty before they are old enough for sponsorship. I know this doesn't happen often, but the fact that there is a program in place to release infants from poverty is amazing.<br /><br />Our CSP that we sponsor is in India and the letters we've gotten from moms in that program are so encouraging. <br /><br />I also saw CSP at work in Peru - both at the local church and through home visits. I think what is so amazing is what it offers the mother....we bought handmade crafts that the mothers had made as a result of their training in CSP. And the home visits are pricless!<br /><br />As a mother, I cannot imagine not having had the resources I had during my pregnancies and births. I had great doctors, classes, books, community and support.... mothers living in poverty don't have this. I learned so much from my doctors, classes and books I read...how to eat properly, how to exercise, etc. This is what CSP is doing for these mothers.<br /><br />And the financial investment is so little compared to the results. I think every advocate should also sponsor a CSP for a couple reasons... 1. it's effective 2. you will know more about this important part of Compassion's ministry 3. babies (I mean who doesn't love babies) 4. it's affordable!!!<br /><br />Sometimes I find people who have the money to sponsor a child, but really don't want to write the letters (sad but true)....so I suggest CSP to them. <br /><br />Ok...I'm stopping now. : )Jill Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15919221814694982320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378836476893900834.post-38839174896569771642014-04-16T10:17:23.330-04:002014-04-16T10:17:23.330-04:00I visited a CSP in Tanzania! It was really neat. I...I visited a CSP in Tanzania! It was really neat. I hadn't realized before the trip that the CSPs are like an add-on program to an already existing CDC. The curriculum in Tanzania is actually home based- the moms will come to the center sometimes for classes, check ups, and something like a playgroup, but the majority of what they do is in their home. They're visited about three times a month by someone from the project. <br />Another amazing thing is the economic impact of the CSPs. The one I visited had a lot of learning opportunities and resources- more than the other centers. They grow fruits and vegetables, have started a tree nursery, have a chicken house as big (if not bigger) as most of the classrooms at the other centers....all of this brings in income for the center and teaches skills to the moms, who are able to turn those into livelihoods. If mom is earning some income, she can feed and take care of her family!Jessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476329539093288552noreply@blogger.com