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At-Risk Children Are Abandoned, Yet Loved and Loving
September 8th, 2010
One of the most poignant moments of the many ministry trips I have made to India during the past decade occurred earlier this year. The sun was shining, the weather was hot, and our spirits were high as our team drove north from Bangalore to the home where we serve children who are orphaned, destitute, or abandoned.
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How Do You Rescue a Child Out of Poverty?
September 1st, 2010
During a Junior church in Canada, children focused on a story about Fatima, a girl whose parents sent her to the market with a note that she could not read. The note said, “Fatima is available to work for anyone who will hire her.” The Junior church children discussed problems Fatima might face . . . and they prayed for her and others like her.
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Why Character Training? Our Mission and Mooring
August 15th, 2010
A longtime Mission to Children supporter recently wrote and asked an important question about our teaching of character and values in schools and other public, non-Christian settings: “It disturbs me that you are teaching values without teaching Christ. I know this has given you opportunities to present Christ, but . . . how does it advance the cause of Christ?” Great question.
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At-Risk Children: Courage to Reach Out, Part II
August 9th, 2010
How does a person sustain the steadfast courage needed for ministry? In a word: prayer. Millennia ago God chose to work through the prayers of His people. His Word is filled with examples (Jesus) and exhortations (Paul). I cannot explain it well, but there are times when I feel transported through the day on the prayers of God’s people . . .
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At-Risk Children: The Courage to Reach Out, Part I
August 9th, 2010
One day early this year I was sitting in a van and roasting in the tropical noontime heat of downtown Monrovia, Liberia. I was tired and frustrated, and then a young impoverished teen reminded me why I was there in the first place.
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Haiti, Humility, and Hosanna
July 20th, 2010
Mission to Children is not a crisis-chaser, using calamities to raise money or become famous. We need funds, and fame is fine. However, our mission is to change hearts and lives in Christ’s name and for God’s glory.
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Supporting Evangelistic Camps for Children
May 1st, 2010
Outreaches to Children How many of you made a life-changing decision for God at a Christian camp? Will you consider giving that same opportunity to an at-risk child this summer? “But Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven
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Showing Kindness in Africa
January 2nd, 2010
One of the ways Mission to Children “walks its talk” in this matter of Christlike character is through our long-term kindness toward crippled children in Kenya. Kenyans who survive birth live an average of only 55 years.
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