Compassion Suisse is a Christian child sponsorship organisation dedicated to the long-term development of children living in poverty around the world. Compassion Suisse is the Swiss branch of Compassion International whose headquarters are in Colorado Springs. Compassion was founded in 1952 by Reverend Everett Swanson to help children orphaned by war in South Korea. Compassion International's programs operate in over 26 developing countries and currently help more than 1.2 million children around the world.
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“The wounded surgeon plies the steel
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The sharp compassion of the healer’s art
Resolving the enigma of the fever chart.”
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