A few months ago, I saw an advertisement that the Compassion Experience was going to be setting up in our area for residents to tour. It was actually the first I have heard of this group, though over the years, I have sponsored children through other organizations, so the concept itself is not foreign to me.
So on a Sunday afternoon, I scheduled an appointment online and the kids and I headed over to the church where the exhibits were set up. Appointments are not required, but as we queued up, there were lines for those who had them, and those who didn’t, so we saved a few minutes.
The exhibit tours all over the country, setting up in church parking lots so people can visit and understand what the Compassion Experience is all about. A group designed to assist children and families in poverty-stricken countries, the exhibit is set up through a few different trailers. When we went, there were three different “countries” that you could “visit.” You can do however many you want, and we ended up doing two out of the three. …