International Child Advocate Speaks at ACEH Tonight
Jeremy Vance of Compassion International will speak at the general meeting of the Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony (ACEH) Friday, October 12.
The meeting, which is open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. at the Center for Women in Transition, 411 Butternut.
Founded in 1952, Compassion International is a U.S.-based child advocacy ministry focusing on the spiritual, physical, economic, and social needs of some 800,000 children in 24 countries.
Vance, 31, who lives in Wyoming, MI, became involved with the organization 10 years ago. He now sponsors four children and corresponds with six others. He will share his overseas experiences and information about the organization that, he says, "changes the lives of children and has changed my life forever." He is a graduate of Grand Valley State University with a degree in criminal justice.
For more information, call (616) 405-6761 or the website www.harmonyalliance.org
