Wess Stafford quotes

Wess Stafford is a renowned advocate for children's rights and the former President and CEO of Compassion International, a leading Christian child development organization. With over four decades of experience in empowering children in poverty, Wess has dedicated his life to creating positive change in the lives of vulnerable children around the world. Through his leadership, Compassion International has impacted the lives of millions of children, providing them with education, healthcare, and spiritual support. Wess Stafford's passion for helping children has made him a respected figure in the nonprofit sector, and his legacy continues to inspire others to make a difference in the lives of children in need.

If God places a child before you, and you are too busy to wield either a positive or negative influence... you just did the latter! You communicated that the child doesn't matter and isn't important.

- Wess Stafford

Children are more than we think they are; they can do more than we think they can do. All they need is a vote of confidence from grownups, whom they will ultimately replace anyway. Their dream today will become the realities of tomorrow.

- Wess Stafford

Every child you encounter is a divine appointment.

- Wess Stafford

I have become convinced that the more wealth a country accumulates, the more isolated and lonely its people become. The loneliest are usually the children and the elderly. Children learn what they live, and isolation in the village is one of the most destructive messages we daily write on the tablets of their hearts.

- Wess Stafford

I spend half my time comforting the afflicated, and the other half afflicting the comfortable.

- Wess Stafford

If we nurture the dreams of children, the world will be blessed. If we destroy them, the world is doomed!

- Wess Stafford