By: Tami Snowden. Let All the Children Come: A Handbook for Holistic Ministry to Children with Disabilities, edited by Phyllis Kilbourn with 15 additional contributors. Let All the Children Come is a must-read for teachers, church leaders, friends, or parents of children with disabilities. Having worked in a developing country with children with disabilities, adopting my … Read more

By, Divine Inheritance.org. A counselor from our DI Australia team was able to interview a few girls in Southeast Asia that had escaped from the army.  Here is one of the stories she recorded: “Please excuse my tears…they must fall because there are many things I cannot say.  My tears must speak for me.” My parents … Read more

By Mary Beth Young, MSW LCSW. Most children have experienced some type of loss in their lives. There are many types of loss; some are more devastating than others. Children in crisis have experienced multiple losses, yet they may not have gone through the grieving process. Young people need a good trusted adult who can … Read more

By Heidi Fabian. The teenage boys gathered around their teacher, Sarita Ma’am. Their faces were serious, some were angry. They had called for this meeting. A few shared that they no longer wanted to come to the school. “You are too strict, you do not love us.” They said. “If you did, you would not … Read more

“Office for Victims of Crime” has released “Through Our Eyes: Children, Violence and Trauma” an online video series to address the needs of children exposed to violence and victimization. The series includes a public awareness video in which victims discuss the effects of the violence and trauma they experienced; and three topic-specific videos detailing evidence-based treatment, … Read more

There are 27 million slaves in the world today—men, women and children forced to work and living in fear. Your voice can help bring them freedom. The Freedom Commons helps you gather with others and take action to pass anti-slavery legislation in the U.S. and support U.S. leaders in the fight to end slavery. Click … Read more

By Diane Langberg, Ph.D. In interacting with Christians involved in crisis work, I find many are feeling the powerful impact of evil and suffering on their lives. They are hungry to know how to withstand such an impact without being misshapen by it. What happens to us as we sit day after day with sin … Read more

Pastor Tess Chua organized the training attended by 28 child workers. Many of them had been sponsored by Compassion as children and are now involved in ministry. [AFG_gallery id=’10’]

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She was malnourished, weak, and ever so sick. Her mother was cold, disengaged, and unfeeling. She left her with me with no emotion. We couldn’t track down the father. From the moment of intake, she was in someone’s arms. At first, it was John’s arms. The arms of a father, strong, and sure. Then Phillip … Read more

180 Degrees Alliance is no longer in operation and the network has migrated over to Consortium of Street Children (CSC).  CSC focuses on advocacy, research, shared learning and capacity building.  As a network with over 70 members operating in over 130 countries, CSC works toward the realization of street children’s rights by encouraging all sectors … Read more

By Dr. Phyllis Kilbourn:  For a large majority of the world’s children, disabilities not associated with birth are acquired through crisis experiences that not only cause children not to function within the expected norms, but also make them vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. Children of war, street children and child laborers are prime examples of … Read more

Maryland USA Emmanuel Church Seminar – Training Caregivers from Missionaries to Church Outreach Team [AFG_gallery id=9]

Haiti 2011 Trauma Recovery Workshop – Healing the Hearts of Adults and Children [AFG_gallery id=’8′]

Philippines 2010 – Kid’s Club – Asia Pacific Theological Seminary reaches out to children in Manila. [AFG_gallery id=’7′]