Compassion Day Sunday
MAY 1
COMPASSION SUNDAY
start small / THINK BIG!
A child's meager meal feeds five thousand. A shepherd boy defeats a giant. Throughout the Bible, God uses what seems small and insignificant in the world's eyes and transforms it into something big with lasting impact. Costing little more than a dollar a day, sponsoring a child is something that Jesus can use to impact not only a child in need, but also his or her family, church and community. The big effect of sponsoring one child is truly a "loaves and fishes" kind of miracle! As we await Compassion Sunday, please prayerfully consider sponsoring a child in need. Contact Anita Foley at anitafoley63@gmail.com or 288-2613 for more information, or visit www.compassion.com.
THE COMPASSION SUNDAY QUIZ
1. In billions, how many people are there in the world? A. 5.6, B. 6.7, C. 6.1
2. How many people in the world are unable to read or write? A. 1 in 6, B. 1 in 10, C. 1 in 20
3. In gallons, how much water does the average American use per day? A. 82, B. 176, C. 120
4. The average number of gallons of water a person in Africa uses per day?
A. 5, B. 28, C. 49
5. What percentage of people in America has internet use? A. 74%, B. 66%, C. 98%
6. The percentage of people in Uganda with internet? A. 7%, B. 33%, C. 16%
7. Out of a hundred, how many Americans have a cell phone? A. 92, B. 76, C. 67
8. Our of a hundred, people with cell phones in the Philippines?
A. 67, B. 75, C. 84
9. In poor nations, how many children of primary school age are not in school?
A. 72 million, B. 36 million, C. 15 million
10. What is the average distance that women and children in Africa and Asia have to walk to collect water? A. 1 mile, B. 3 miles, C. 4 miles
11. Of every thousand people in America, on average, how many own a TV?
A. 650, B. 500, C. 740
12. How many people in a thousand have a TV set in Kenya? A. 375, B. 22, C. 104
13. Every day, how many of the world’s population live on less than $1.00 a day?
A. 1 in 7, B. 1 in 6, C. 1 in 3
(Answers below)
COMPASSION LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
LETTER FROM EZHUMALAI, WRITTEN IN DECEMBER, 2010:
Dear Hillsboro Methodist Church, Greeting you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. Hope this letter finds everyone there good, I am very happy to write this letter, I am fine and thank you very much for your valuable gifts, I got new jean and shirt from the money which you sent to me and Christmas card was very nice and that got nice scenery too. Hope you all enjoyed Christmas celebrations in grand manner in church; write me those good times in next letter. Here in my college we celebrated Christmas in nice way. We had lots of programs like dances, skits in every batch and I participated in skit as one of the king, who gives gift to baby Jesus. Then we LDP students in Bangalore celebrated Christmas with CDC children’s in Bangalore and we did nice skit there with a moral that we have to share things to others, who are not able to afford and I hope that moral has been good. Is it? And one good news that I passed my second year too, I got 64% of marks. I got highest marks in community health nursing, I really thank you all for your prayers and thank God for giving me such a nice friends in a very long distance. Then how is the climate there? Here in India its winter season so very cool climate. Now I am 3rd year, I have 3 subjects, hope this year also goes well for me, I thank you all once again for your gifts and belated Christmas and New Year wishes from me and my family closing with prayer and love. Thanking you. Your friend, K. Ezhumalai
ANSWERS TO THE
COMPASSION SUNDAY QUIZ
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. A
7. A 8. B 9. A 10. C 11. C 12. B
13. B (Sources: unicef.com, water.org, cia.gov