As CCTI teaches through our STOP Model in Module 1, Organized Play is a crucial piece to helping children heal from trauma. Please read through this article to better understand the philosophy behind play therapy. Play therapy offers a variety of benefits for children who have not yet developed the verbal skills needed to express and process their feelings, … Read more

Creative ways of providing for children’s needs are a necessity as more children are separated from their families. Read more on two approaches in this edition of the Barnabas Letter, as well as learn ways you can help through training opportunities. Please CLICK on the image below to read the entire July 2022 Barnabas Newsletter. Thank you for downloading … Read more

What is the World Without Orphans (WWO)? Read on in this informative article and learn how this organization makes a difference, too. Our God, from your sacred home you take care of orphans and protect widows. You find families for those who are lonely. (Psa 68:5-6a) How I Became an Orphan I was fourteen years … Read more

It was through a community immersion of five sociology students at Light and Life Bible College that this ministry was born. The ministry first responded to the street children of Butuan city, and after a few years of operation, children expressed leaving the street life, thus this home for boys was opened. It was a very … Read more

Please CLICK on the image below to read the entire May 2022 Barnabas Newsletter. Thank you for downloading the May 2022 Barnabas! We appreciate your continued support always. *A Ministry of WEC International.

May is Foster Care Awareness Month. Maybe you have said, “I am so glad there are people out there who are called to foster care, but that is not me.” Prayerfully consider, as you read this article, what your role may be and how you may be able to “Step Up” to the need! How … Read more

UNACCOMPANIED MINORS NEED SAFE AND LOVING FOSTER HOMES NOW. The need for foster care has greatly increased over the last few years. Please read the attached to learn of ways you can pray and potentially serve children in need. What is going on right now at the border? Fleeing violence and extreme poverty in their … Read more

Please CLICK on the image below to read the entire March 2022 Barnabas Newsletter. Thank you for downloading the March 2022 Barnabas! We appreciate your continued support always. *A Ministry of WEC International.

What is a shelter? As we consider what children in trafficking situations have to face, let us use this article to see how we might be able to step into prevention instead of restoration for these children. I have been thinking a lot about shelters. What it takes to build them and what it means … Read more

Victims of sex trafficking often feel undeserving of love, compassion, and grace. Please read the attached to see how vital showing God’s love in this way is to these victims. If you would like to contribute towards CCTI’s work for all children in crisis, please donate here: https://crisiscaretraining.org/donate-now/  Born and raised in a Christian family, I … Read more

Refugees face many obstacles in their lives. Are you looking for ways to help? Read this month’s edition of the Barnabas Letter to learn more. Thank you for downloading the January 2022 Barnabas! We appreciate your continued support always. *A Ministry of WEC International.

Refugees face so many challenges! This article may open your heart and eyes to a new way to pray for them and consider their plight. Where do many new refugees and their children find a home? Greece is the main eastern gate to Europe for refugees. Greece has been a home for tens of thousands of refugees … Read more

Have you been looking for ways to help new refugees who are nearby? Please read these practical examples as a place to start. How did we connect with Afghan Refugees? As ministers to our area’s Arabic and Muslim communities, we recently connected with Afghan families who had just moved to Raleigh, NC, a few weeks ago. When … Read more

Please CLICK on the image below to read the entire November 2021 Barnabas Newsletter. Thank you for downloading the November 2021 Barnabas! We appreciate your continued support always. *A Ministry of WEC International.

How would your church rate in response to Domestic Abuse? Please read the following article to see what you and your church can do to be the best advocate for families of Domestic Violence! How My Relationship with The Church for My Domestic Violence Began             My relationship with the church regarding my domestic abuse began … Read more