So I met this guy
So today was kinda cool. I met the President of Compassion International. If there are real heroes in the world he would be considered that. So I got to each lunch with him today and a bunch others. A couple of things that make this guy cool. He loves kids. A bunch of adults walk into the room and who does he talk to the kids in the room. Then when we choose where to sit he finds the smallest table and heads straight to it. Then after dinner we sit in a circle in the living room. We all take our soft plush chairs and this guy grabs the folding chair. Now don’t get me wrong he isn’t Jesus. What he is, is a guy who tries to be as humble as possible. I asked him what its like when he visits a compassion project. He told me that he sometimes doesn’t tell them he’s coming so they don’t make a big deal about it. He describe his company as an up side down triangle with him at the bottom. That’s pretty cool. Also told him we became facebook friends the other day. His look told me he didnt know what I was talking about. I will continue to think that we are facebook friends.
edit: Wes is my friend. Confirmed that today.
Dr. Wesley K. Stafford, President and CEO
Wesley K. Stafford was born in Chicago, Illinois. Wess has served on Compassion International’s Board of Directors since 1993, when he became Compassion’s president. His educational background includes a diploma from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois, a BA in Communications (magna cum laude) from Biola University in La Mirada, California, a MA in Communications from Wheaton College Graduate School in Wheaton, Illinois, and a Ph.D. in Education from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. Wess has served the ministry of Compassion International since 1977, when he was first employed as a field worker in the country of Haiti. He and his wife, Donna, reside in Black Forest, Colorado. They have two children, Jenny and Katie.
