Happy Hour #341: Jonathan Almonte Compassion Story

The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey

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🗓️ 25 November 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

My guest for The Happy Hour #341 is Jonathan Almonte. Jonathan was registered in Compassion’s Child Sponsorship Program when he was seven years old. Today, he is a manager of Supporter Engagement for Compassion Dominican Republic, serving donors and sponsors of Dominican children. In today’s episode, Jonathan talks about his childhood growing up in deep poverty with a single mother, and how he got connected with a sponsorship program through the local church. He also dives into how sponsorships provide more than basic needs, but also provide a way for children to be introduced to the Gospel. I love when he says, “It’s more than just the $38. It’s making a child a disciple of Christ.” To learn more about how to sponsor a child, click the link below! Connect with Jamie Facebook // Twitter // Instagram // YouTube GET ALL THE LINKS FROM THE SHOW HERE

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0:00.0	Hey friends and welcome to the happy hour with Jamie Ivy Podcasts.
0:03.8	I'm your host Jamie and I'm so glad you're here.
0:06.4	Each week on this show, I invite a friend to join me and we chat about the big things in life,
0:10.8	the little things in life and everything in between.
0:22.9	Friends, happy Thanksgiving week for those of you that are listening here in America.
0:27.5	I hope actually no matter where you are, that you're finding things to be thankful for in a season
0:32.5	that can fill a little bit crazy, a little bit out of control, but there are still so much to be
0:36.8	thankful for. So if you're gathering with family, whatever that might look like this week,
0:40.1	I hope that you enjoy each other. Guys, we have a phenomenal show for you today.
0:45.1	My guest today is Jonathan El Monte. His story is so incredibly powerful and one that I am
0:51.6	extremely honored to bring to you today. John that lives in the Dominican Republic and works for
0:57.2	Compassion International and if you've been following me for a while, you've certainly heard me talk
1:02.1	about compassion and how much my husband Aaron and our entire family are for the work that they're
1:07.6	doing around the world. Jonathan was actually registered in their child sponsorship program when he
1:12.4	was seven years old. He tells the story today about growing up in poverty, what his life looked like
1:18.2	before compassion and then what his life and his mom's life looked like after compassion.
1:23.2	Today, he is manager of supporter engagement for compassion, Dominican Republic, serving donors
1:29.4	and sponsors of Dominican sponsored children. Jonathan and his wife, Carrie, have a three-year-old
1:34.5	son, JD. And this is a story that I hope you listen to with your whole family. Bring your kids in
1:40.1	and let them listen to this as well. I hope also that you hear and understand the need that is
1:44.7	currently happening right now around the world and specifically in the DR, with children needing
1:49.7	sponsors and what that can do to change their lives. In fact, there are currently over a thousand
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