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Make a profound and lasting impact on an entire community.

By sponsoring a child, you’re not just giving them a better life; you’re empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and build a brighter future for themselves and their loved ones.

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Not ready to apply for a Global trip yet? Join our Interest List to stay in the loop. Or stop by the Compassion counter this weekend and hear firsthand from someone who’s been. 

Communicate With Your Sponsored child

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The MOHI App lets you communicate with your sponsored child.

✨ Send and receive messages

✨ Send birthday gifts

✨ Keep up to date on your sponsored child’s schooling, special projects, and events.

hear stories from around the world

Traveling With My Sister

Napuu School in kenya Kenya will always hold a special place in my heart. This trip—my third—became even more meaningful because it was a shared mission with my sister. My sister Stacy and I set a goal to fundraise and provide Days for Girls kits for every 5th–9th grade girl ...
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Found Freedom In Ecuador

Found Freedom in Ecuador Kathy’s Story |  Ecuador Global Trip A Health Scare I’m still basking in the afterglow of our wonderful, life-impacting trip to Ecuador. My laundry is tumbling, my duffle bag sits nearly empty, but my heart is overflowing. This trip was a gift I almost didn’t get ...
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Celebrating Summer of Serve

Celebrating Summer of Serve 18,555 Acts of Compassion This summer, something incredible happened at Eastside. Whether you’re considering visiting or have been part of our church family for years, you’re invited to celebrate what God did through an initiative we called Summer of Serving. Together, our church set out with ...
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Baja Trip Baptism Story

Baja Trip Baptism Story

Baja Ocean Baptism. Liz’s Baptism Story Sometimes, the most life-changing moments begin with a simple “yes.” For Liz Turner, it started with a connection to Eastside Church—one rooted in her husband’s childhood memories of attending Eastside Christian School in Fullerton. That connection planted a seed of curiosity, one that would ...
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Students Unleash Compassion in Baja

Students unleash compassion in baja high school students serve in baja, mexico Make life-changing plans this summer! You, your friends, and family will come home feeling inspired, more grateful, and with new friends! Parents, looking for a creative way for your kids to have more empathy and gratitude? Experience firsthand ...
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Global Trips A Journey of Transformation

Global Trips A Journey Of Transformation

Global Trips A Journey of Transformation Hope Has A Name “Don’t go on a mission trip unless you’re ready for your life to change. These words echoed in Rebecca’s mind as she stood at a crossroads four years ago. It was the height of the pandemic, and her world had ...
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Global Trips Changed My Life

Global Trips Changed My Life By Shannon Teague In 2016, I walked into Eastside carrying the invisible weight of PTSD from my service in the Marine Corps. Eight years and seven global compassion trips later, I’m not just a different person – I’m a healed one. As a single mother ...
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One Hundred Year Family Legacy

One Hundred Year Family Legacy

Joni and Nangsar Morse share their story learn more about global trips The Morse family is the stuff of legends, starting with one young couple answering God’s call to join the mission field in Tibet in 1921. It all started with J. Russell Morse his wife and sons Robert and ...
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Crossing the border to meet our sponsored child

Eastside is taking three trips to Baja, Mexico, this July, where Eastsiders will help with work projects and get to know kids at Tijuana Christian Mission. Keep reading to learn how the Quines family has been impacted by Eastside’s Baja partnership and Unprecedented Hope has been spread by so many ...
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Helping Ukraine Refugees

Helping Ukraine Refugees Eastside Partners With Samaritan’s Purse The world is shocked and horrified by the images of death and destruction coming out of Ukraine, a catastrophe we have not witnessed in Europe since the Second World War. We’ve also seen the images of the strollers left by Polish mothers ...
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A Place To Call Home

A place to call home Most likely you have never met or heard of Pancho, Griselda, and their two young children, Angel and Michelle. Yet, they know you. They know that you are generous, loving and compassionate. They have prayed for you for many years. Pancho and Griselda live in ...
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Outreach In Thailand A Ripple Effect

Outreach in Thailand a ripple effect learn more about global trips For nearly a decade, Eastside has been sending teams on global outreach trips to Thailand.  Over the years we’ve had the opportunity to assist missionary partners at an orphanage and have witnessed some pretty amazing ripple effects.  Nabwe is ...
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Follow The Meals To Baja Mexico

Eastside Christian Church packed and delivered 500,000 meals delivered locally and to an orphanage just across the border. Follow the meals to Baja Mexico https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9juN7rW2IA Seven-year-old Pamela lives in an orphanage in Rosarito, Mexico. She and her siblings were dropped off by their mom because her husband had left them, ...
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Isabel’s Story

Isabela’s Story VICTORY Child sponsorship saved this seven year old girl from an arranged marriage. The artist, Isabel Chavez, went on a mission trip to Kenya in 2017. This was one of her favorite moments from the trip. Isabel and a small group of Eastsiders had been visiting homes in ...
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ripple effect in thailand

Child Sponsorship Get The App Now

For nearly a decade, Eastside has sent volunteer teams to assist missionary partners at an orphanage in Thailand. That’s how the church first came in contact with Nabwe. Nabwe is a young village girl who lives near the orphanage. Over the course of two trips, team leaders learned she was ...
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join the compassion crew

Do you want to help mobilize other Eastsiders to serve? Want to join a group of Change Makers to facilitate compassion activity on your campus? Join the Compassion Crew! Projects vary depending on the season, your skillset, and campus. Ways you can serve while on the Crew include things like shopping or delivering partner supplies, helping support compassion projects, prepping compassion experiences for other Eastside groups, helping promote upcoming compassion opportunities at your campus, and more.

Get in touch with the compassion team