COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL’S DEC 2 BENEFIT
AT MERCY LOUNGE A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
Carter’s Chord, Julie Roberts, Bryan White, Blaine Larsen, Rob
Blackledge, Tammy Cochran, Regie Hamm, Mica Roberts, Trailer
Choir, Canaan Smith, Charmaine, Natalie Hemby, Buck Johnson
and Russ Roberts raise both funds and awareness for
Compassion International and the organization’s Global Food
Crisis Fund.
With the goal of raising funds and awareness for the Global Food
Crisis Fund, an initiative of Compassion International, a leading
Christian child advocacy ministry, many of Nashville’s country and
pop artists came together at the Mercy Lounge on Dec. 2 for a night
of performances, testimonials and outreach. All proceeds from the
benefit went specifically towards assisting children and families
affected by the global crisis, particularly in the most needed areas of
the world where Compassion serves.
Hosted by radio veterans Tony Randall and Kris Rochester from the
new national syndicated morning show “Tony and Kris in the
Morning,” the Dec. 2 benefit featured a number of artists who
sponsor a child through Compassion International. This allowed
many of the performers, between songs, to deliver heart-felt pleas
on behalf of children at need, as well as share stories about their
travels with Compassion to visit children that are helped through the
child advocacy group.
Nashville music industry consultant Mike Severson, who does Artist
and Radio Relations for Compassion International, said, “We were
all blown away by the phenomenal quality of artists and music, and
also by the giving spirit demonstrated during the course of the
evening. Critical funds were raised, children were sponsored, and
priceless awareness was created about the desperate need that
exists for those who suffer from hunger. As a result, children and
families will be fed and rescued from poverty because people
responded. This is only the beginning.”
Compassion International exists as a Christian child advocacy
ministry that releases children from economic, social, spiritual, and
physical poverty and enables them to become responsible, fulfilled
adults. Founded by the Rev. Everett Swanson in 1952, Compassion
began providing Korean War orphans with food, shelter, education
and health care. Today, Compassion helps more than 1 million
children in 26 countries. Go to www.compassion.com for more
information.
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