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Wess Stafford

Wess Stafford. “I spend half of my life comforting the afflicted and the other half afflicting the comforted.”. Wess Stafford - Preview. A Life with Humble Beginnings Missionary Parents Growing up in Africa Traveling with Dad A Life with Unfortunate Circumstances

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Wess Stafford

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  1. Wess Stafford “I spend half of my life comforting the afflicted and the other half afflicting the comforted.”

  2. WessStafford - Preview • A Life with Humble Beginnings • Missionary Parents • Growing up in Africa • Traveling with Dad • A Life with Unfortunate Circumstances • Abuse in Bundulo Christian Academy • Breaking the silence • Coming to America • A Life with an Outstanding Impact • Experience in Haiti • Compassion International

  3. A Life with Humble Beginnings • Missionary Parents • His Mother’s Prayer • Nielle, Ivory Coast, West Africa • Growing up in Nielle, Africa • Slingshots & Baboons • Elevated Church Door • Traveling with Dad • His role within his father’s ministry

  4. A Life with Unfortunate Circumstances • Abuse at Bundulo Christian Academy • 750 Miles Away • 17 times a week • Breaking the Silence • The Broken Vow • Satan’s Tool • Coming to America • English skills • American Surplus

  5. A Life with an Outstanding Impact • Experience in Haiti • Poor People in Tahiti? • Learning from the poor • Representing Compassion • Compassion International • “If you want to help me, help my child.” • 30 years of service = 1.2 million children in 26 countries • Economic, Social, Health, Educational, Environmental, Spiritual

  6. WessStafford - Summary • A Life with Humble Beginnings • Missionary Parents • Growing up in Africa • Traveling with Dad • A Life with Unfortunate Circumstances • Abuse in Bundulo Christian Academy • Breaking the silence • Coming to America • A Life with an Outstanding Impact • Experience in Haiti • Compassion International

  7. Wess Stafford “To this day, when I think of the poor, even in a tiny way, I don't think downward toward the poor; I think upward toward the poor.”

  8. Sources • Boer, K. (n.d.). Dr. wessstafford, making a huge difference in the lives of children! . Retrieved from http://www.positiveentertainment.c om/interview s/drwess stafford.htm • Stafford, W. (2012, May 22). Interview by Courtney Sheets [Personal Interview] • Stafford, W. (2010, May 7). A candle in the darkness. Christianity Today, May-2010. Retrieved from http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/201 0/may/9.23.html?paging=off. • Stafford, W. (2007). Too small to ignore: Why the least of these matters most. Colorado Springs: WaterBook Press • Stafford., W. (n.d.). Retrieved fromhttp://www.compassion.com/ executives/wess-stafford-executive-bio.htm • Wessstafford slide show. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.compassion.com/poverty/wess-stafford- slideshow.htm

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