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Subscribe to this bloggerMark Hanlon is Sr. Vice President for Compassion International’s USA Group. Compassion is a global holistic child development ministry that is Christ centered, child focused, church based and committed to integrity.
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'Normalcy' for Haiti's Children Begins in the Classroom
March 16th, 201006:09 PM ETBy Mark HanlonFor thousands of Haitian children, the new norm of life is being played out in crowded tent cities or even worse - the streets - with no focused activity and no hope of schools opening any time soon. Even as the beleaguered government of a devastated nation scrambles to make the April 1 goal of reopening schools - the second such goal since the ear... -
One Million Small and Growing
June 10th, 200902:09 PM ETBy Mark HanlonIt feels like yesterday. I was in a meeting at Compassion International for one of those regularly occurring leadership gatherings and noticed a rare feeling of excitement in the room. The buzz was about a major milestone we had reached - 500,000 sponsored children - and everyone was already envisioning the next big goal - 1 million sponsored child... -
Spiritual Rebuilding in Rwanda - Life from the Ashes
April 07th, 200901:58 PM ETBy Mark HanlonIt's hard to imagine just 15 years ago, on April 7, 1994, the small, African country of Rwanda fell victim to one of the worst genocides in modern times. In the space of 100 days, an estimated 800,000 people were killed - roughly 10% of the general population. It is staggering when one realizes the carnage of 8,000 killed every single day. This rel... -
Mergers, Bailouts and Food
February 25th, 200906:32 PM ETBy Mark HanlonEveryday, we open the newspaper, turn on the TV and listen to the radio only to hear the same discouraging news about the state of our economy. Plummeting stocks, bailouts, unemployment, and stimulus plans are constant reminders of the amounts of monetary wealth that people throughout our country have lost. However, while Americans stay focused on ...
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