After mass yesterday we took the littles to The Compassion Experience. Through the stories of two real children, we were immersed in other cultures, deeply saddened by the realities of growing up in poverty, and inspired to help. The audio tour guides your family through the sights and scenes of daily life in three different impoverished countries. The experience is free and travels to cities all over the country. Today is its last day in Roswell, GA, but it will be back in the metro area in the coming months.
The experience is so well done, and you will be moved to tears as you hear the stories of up to three different children.
We started with Carlos, in his meager home in the Philippines. We heard about how he lost his alcoholic father at age 7 and began working to help put food on his family’s table. His story was hard to hear as I stood there watching my own 7 year old with tears in my eyes.
We also spent time living in Olive’s tumultuous world in Uganda, and learned how she slept in forests to avoid being taken by soldiers, lost her mother to aids and survived tuberculosis herself.
Both were fortunate enough to be sponsored in a Compassion Center and both stories have uplifting and inspiring endings.
The experience is appropriate for kids, but I personally believe that Whit (almost 8) is the youngest I would take.
We were so humbled and so inspired on leaving the experience. As a family, we decided on a very specific way that we will help.
If you’ve attended, I’d love to hear your thoughts. If you haven’t, I really do recommend going.
Let your life change the world…
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