Women of Compassion Collective

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Join a world-changing women’s movement!

Women of Compassion is a world-wide women’s movement that is passionate about supporting the mission of One More Child. When you join the Women of Compassion movement to change the lives of children locally and globally, you:

  • Have the opportunity to truly impact vulnerable children and struggling families
  • Have the opportunity to gather annually for an inspiring Women of Compassion Collective
  • Will receive inspiring email, including the Women of Compassion Newsletter
  • Will receive advance notice of exciting global opportunities exclusively for Women of Compassion
  • Will be informed about One More Child special events
Join the Movement

Here’s a glimpse of what we’ve accomplished:

  • Built an orphanage in Uganda and Tanzania
  • Funded Foster Care Support counselor positions so more children can be placed in loving foster homes
  • Given scholarships to families so they could adopt children into their “forever families.” This resulted in more permanent, loving families for children
  • Built 25 homes in Guatemala for children and families in desperate need
  • Provided critical assistance to children “aging out” of the foster care program
  • Funded the Life Program for all children in care at One More Child, allowing them to learn critical life skills
  • Helped survivors of sex trafficking

See the impact of our compassion and commitment.

Our Staff

Meet our passionate and empowering leaders.

Jerry T. Haag, Ph.D., CFP®

President/CEO

Dr. Jerry Haag is the president/CEO of One More Child. During his tenure as president, he has guided the expansion of ministry sites from nine locations in Florida to a global reach of 26 states and 19 countries. Under his presidency, One More Child has launched its Anti-Trafficking, Child Hunger, Single Moms, Family Support (prevention), and Global programs to meet immediate and long-term needs of children and families. Under Dr. Haag’s leadership, One More Child has increased from serving 3,351 children and individuals in 2007 to 250,259 in 2023.

Dr. Haag earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in finance from Baylor University and earned a Ph.D. in finance and real estate in 1995 from the University of Texas at Arlington. He has led and participated in humanitarian aid, emergency relief, childcare, and ministry to children and families in countries around the world.

Dr. Haag was appointed to serve on the Florida Faith-based and Community-based Advisory Council by three governors and served as the chair. He also serves on the board of directors of the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO), where he has chaired its Faith and Foster Care Research Team and served on the President’s Advisory Council.

In addition, Dr. Haag is a member of the Forbes Nonprofit Council as well as the National Foster Care Collaborative – a national collection of organizations that seeks to deliver lasting, systemic change in child welfare. He also serves on the Child Welfare Innovation Working Group through the American Enterprise Institute in Washington D.C.

Because of Dr. Haag’s experience and leadership in launching global, prevention, and anti-trafficking programs, he has been invited on numerous occasions to share our organization’s expertise with national and world leaders – to include the United States Health and Human Services, the White House, the President’s Office of the Dominican Republic (in coordination with President Danilo Medina) and the Office of the First Lady of Guatemala (in coordination with First Lady Patricia Marroquin de Morales).

Dr. Haag is passionate about long-term policy change to impact vulnerable children, and he had the pleasure of participating in a distinguished seminar on Religion and U.S. Foreign Policy, sponsored by the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs at Boston University.

He preaches regularly in churches throughout the nation, and he and his wife, Christi, also enjoy speaking together. Additionally, he has authored, presented, and published academic articles relating to his business expertise and has been honored several times for his business, professional, and civic achievements.

In 2018, Dr. Haag was awarded the 2018 George W. Truett Distinguished Service Award by the Baylor Line Foundation and was honored at its Hall of Fame Gala for his exceptional leadership in meeting the needs of children around the world.

Dr. Haag has served on the faculty and administration of both public and private universities, and he was named Baylor University’s Vice President for University Development in 2011, where he served before returning as president of One More Child.

From 2000-2007, Dr. Haag served as president and CEO of the South Texas Children’s Home in Beeville. He also has corporate work experience with AT&T and is a Certified Financial Planner.

Dr. Haag and Christi have been married for more than 3 decades and live in Lakeland, Florida. Christi is a renowned speaker, thought influencer, and spokesperson for One More Child. They have two sons, Ben and Brady, and daughters in law, Maddie and Katie.

Christi Haag

Advocate/National Speaker

A passionate leader and advocate for the needs and care of children and women around the world, Christi Haag is a renowned speaker, thought influencer and spokeswoman for One More Child, a faith-based non-profit. Christi is a trailblazer in Christian orphan care, anti child sex trafficking, humanitarian aid, and global ministry.  She is also a self-proclaimed sugarholic boasting her ability to eat a whole French silk pie in one 24-hour period.

Christi has been happily married to her best friend, Jerry, for 36 years! Jerry is President/CEO of One More Child. They have two awesome sons, Ben and Brady, and two phenomenal daughters in law, Maddie and Katie and three grand dogs.

A graduate of Baylor University, Christi has led missions and traveled to countries around the world. She has eaten scorpions in China, fed children in Africa and ministered to sex trafficked children in leper colonies in Southeast Asia. She is passionate about spreading the Gospel and sharing inspiring stories of triumph. Christi has been a guest on Christian television, radio, blogs and podcasts. A survivor of breast cancer (and double mastectomy), Christi is also an encourager to women who have experienced trauma and hardships. Christi is a very humble and genuine person who will make you belly laugh, bring you to tears and help you desire to know and love Jesus more.

Speaking Topics

Stepping Out of Comfortable:
10 Ways to Love God and Others Well

Pray Big:
7 Ways to Pray to a God Who Hears

Healthy & Fresh:
How to Keep a Godly Marriage Thriving

Friendships Matter:
How to Make and Keep Healthy Friendships

Lasting Legacy:
Living a Life that Matters

Wise Girls:
How to Live and Grow in Wisdom

Door #3:
Things I Have Learned Through
My Breast Cancer Journey with Jesus

Christi Haag
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Phone: 863.687.8811

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Pam Fuller

Senior Director of National Development and Planned Giving 

Pam Fuller serves as Director of Annual Gifts. She is responsible for cultivating donor relationships and leading Women of Compassion, a world-changing giving society of women who are passionate about helping innocent children in need. Adopted as an infant through a children’s home in another state, Pam has enthusiastically supported the mission of One More Child for many years.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of South Florida and spent the first 24+ years of her professional career working for elected officials at the state and federal levels. Pam is honored by the God-sized opportunity to help One More Child provide hope and security to children in need.

Pam and her husband Michael have been married for 26 years. They are parents of an adult son, Alec, and attend Lakes Church in Lakeland where Pam serves in the preschool ministry and attends the Divine By Design Connect Group. Pam is also a published author, a cancer survivor and college football enthusiast.

Contact Pam

P.O. Box 8190
Lakeland, FL 33802

1015 Sikes Blvd.
Lakeland, FL 33815

Phone: 863.687.8811

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