This offensive question must be asked every time a natural disaster like the Christchurch earthquake, strikes and some thoughtless Christian states that God is punishing the city. A sweet little Christian girl happily claimed on the internet that the calamities in Japan were an answer to her prayers against Japanese atheists. Can she not see that if she were right, she would be an accessory to mass murder and her God – a baby killing [...]

Frank interviews Steve Tollestrup about Compassion Day, the current tours and child sponsorship particularly in Haiti

Sarah Jeffries, TEAR Fund’s National Events Manager, talks to Drew about the upcoming Compassion Day radiothon and tours.

Drew interviews Armin Chermue about her experiences growing up as a Compassion sponsored child in a remote, impoverished hill village in Thailand.

The second part of Frank’s interview with Grant Norsworthy where he relates his deeply moving experiences in Rwanda…

If you’ve followed this blog recently, you will know I spent some time at a Compassion project in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Compassion is a TEAR Fund partner. They are the organisation we do child sponsorship through. I thought I would share a slideshow of my favourite photos that I took while at the project. The kids were wonderful and the experience will be etched in my memory as a highlight forever. Hopefully [...]

To read the post that provides the context to the following writing, click here. This trip that has me in Nairobi, Kenya, is one that I am doing on my own. Here at the Micah Network conference I have been forming some good acquaintances very quickly, some that I hope will turn into good global friendships, but there is no-one that I am very familiar with to the point where I can offload my experiences [...]

Our child sponsorship programme around the world is run by our partner organisation Compassion International. Today, I thought I would offer you a video that explains Compassion International a little. If you would like to sponsor a child through TEAR Fund NZ and our partner, Compassion, call us on 0800 800 777 or click here.

Driving to work recently I was stuck behind a utility truck. Below the panel of lights on the back of the vehicle was a sign “Pass with Care”. Only a few moments later I passed a rubbish truck and again observed on the bumper the sign “Pass with Care”. Of course the meaning‘s obvious – pass this vehicle carefully – exercise due caution as you pull out and go past. But being something of a [...]

New Zealand audiences will be the first outside of Africa to experience the joyful and rhythmic sounds of the talented East African gospel group; The Sowers. The Sowers will play three free concerts highlighting child poverty on behalf of aid agency TEAR Fund. The opening concert will be in Auckland on March 5, followed by concerts in Tauranga and Hamilton on March 6 and 7. Having fled the Congo and Rwanda, the band members have [...]