A Reminder of the CSP's Impact

I was watching this video the other day and really enjoyed it!

This video actually reminds me of the impact the CSP has.  The CSP intervenes when the child is still super young.  And I am sure many stories like the one in the video have happened in the CSP as well!  

Moms and Babies - CSP

I've always loved little kids.  So, of course, it seemed natural to like the idea of Compassion CSPs.  Honestly though, I didn't know much about them.  However when I took the Compassion Advocates CSP call the other day, I got super excited!  All the info about CSPs was just so inspiring and amazing and encouraging and exciting!

So in the 1990s, Compassion realized that they need to reach children at a younger age than what they allowed into their sponsorship program.  About three-point-three million children die before the age of 5 each year from preventable or treatable causes.  Diarrhea, malaria, and and pneumonia are some of the causes of early childhood death.

Compassion realized this and started to initiate early childhood development programs.  They tested different prototypes to see what was successful and why.  Finally in 2003, fourteen CSPs were launched.

The CSPs were ideal.  Pregnant mothers were able to come to the project (or a skilled worker may visit them instead).  That is huge because studies have shown that if the mom is healthy and stable, the child is more likely to be healthy too.  The skilled workers (either professional nurses, social workers, or specially trained persons) check to make sure that the mom is healthy and doing well, physically and emotionally.  The mom also takes part in a Bible study and is encouraged to follow Jesus.

Compassion registers moms and babies from the time of conception to the age of two years.  This is really important because 44% of early childhood deaths occur during the neonatal period (during the first 28 days of life).  Brain development is almost wholly completed by age two and malnutrition peaks at that point as well.  If Compassion can intervene during that period, the child is more likely to grow and develop into an independent adult.

When Compassion saw the success rate of the CSPs, they switched all of the trial early childhood development programs over to CSPs in 2007.  And I am so excited to share that in January 2014, every one of the 26 countries that Compassion works in has a CSP!

Currently, the CSPs are ministering to over 28,500 babies and caregivers!  One thousand and twenty-seven professions of faith in Jesus were reported in the first quarter of fiscal year 2013.  Just think about it.  Now that these moms/caregivers are trusting in Jesus, their child(ren) are learning about Jesus at home and at the project.  What an amazing thing!

There is so much more I could say about the CSP.  But instead of rambling on, I want to ask you: Do you support or have you visited a CSP?  What impact have you seen the CSP have in the lives of the moms and babies?

(all photos courtesy of: Compassion International)

Child Survival Program

Compassion's Child Survival Program shows God's love to moms and babies in poverty.



Now you can sponsor some children from the CSPs in Bolivia, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Uganda, and El Salvador!  Their caregivers will likely write to you for the first couple years.  Wouldn't it be great to get to know the mom and the child?  You can see the young children waiting for a sponsor HERE.

Meet Joo, a Child Survival Program mom

"As a young girl in Thailand, Joo lived in a refugee camp with her family. The conditions were dire and the young girl worked as a day laborer to help her family. Instead of carrying a school bag, Joo hoisted a woven basket on her shoulder while she sprinkled soya bean seeds in a Thai farmer’s field.

"In 2005, Joo married a man and moved away to live in his hometown, located on the border between Thailand and Burma. When Joo’s firstborn son, Krisada, came into this world, the girl was rattled."

continue reading Joo's story HERE.

In three months, nine hundred and nine moms and caregivers gave their lives to Jesus because of the Child Survival Program.  That is just plain awesome!!  

If you would like to make a life-changing gift to a CSP, please visit HERE.  There you can read stories of how the CSPs have changed lives and how the CSP provides for moms and babies in poverty.  I really encourage you to head on over there.  It is so encouraging to see lives being changed by the Gospel.

Save a life!
Lizzie :)

New Beginnings- Compassion's Child Survival Program

It is a new year.  It is like a new beginning, a fresh start.  We want to start the year right.  That is why this month I am blogging about Compassion's Child Survival Program.

Nine millions children die before they turn five every year.  Compassion's Child Survival Program helps babies not only survive but also thrive.  How's that for a beginning?

Start the New Year right, Save a life!
Lizzie :)