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 Abuse in Bundulo Christian Academy Breaking the silence Coming to America

A Life with an Outstanding Impact Experience in Haiti Compassion International

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

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

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

Wess Stafford - 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

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.”

Sources

Boer, K. (n.d.). Dr. wess stafford, making a huge difference in the lives of children! . Retrieved from http://www.positiveentertainment.com/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

Wess stafford slide show. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.compassion.com/poverty/wess-stafford- slideshow.htm