There is Hope for Me

This FREE Facilitator’s Guide and Children’s Workbook: 

  • Is an effective tool to help children work through the feelings and hurts stemming from traumatic experiences.
  • Is relevant for all situations of trauma.
  • Can be used one-on-one or in groups.
  • Can be duplicated as needed.
  • Includes the children’s booklet and is accompanied by a Facilitator’s Guide with step-by-step instructions for each of the child-focused pages (To be effective, the child workbook must be used in combination with the Facilitator’s Guide).
  • Available in multiple languages (click the book image to see what languages are available)

CCTI Prayer Initiative for Children in Crisis

Of the 2.2 billion children in the world, clearly 2/3, 1.5 billion, are hurting. They are children at risk and children in crisis. Prayer is one of the most powerful tools that can help these hurting children. Click each one of the prayer cards below to learn about the challenges these children face and how to pray for them.

Children in Crisis

Street Children
Children of War
Children in Labor

Girl Child
Children with Disabilities
Children Afflicted with HIV/AIDS

Barnabas Letters Archive

The Barnabas Newsletter is a publication to “encourage, enrich and equip” those caring for children in crisis. Each issue

  • addresses a specific area of need
  • contains news items
  • lists new resources and training opportunities
  • gives a word of encouragement for caregivers.

2025

Volume 22.4 Caring for Gen Z
Volume 22.3 Men of Gen Z
Volume 22.2 Women of Gen Z
Volume 22.1 Foster Care

2024

Volume 21.4 Children by the Numbers
Volume 21.3 Screen Danger
Volume 21.2 Online Predators
Volume 21.1 Reconciliation

2023

Volume 20.4 The Call to Us All
Volume 20.3 Trauma and Its Effects on the Brain
Volume 20.2 Social Media and Mental Health
Volume 20.1 There is Hope For Me

2022

Volume 19.6 Identity
Volume 19.5 Play Therapy
Volume 19.4 Orphans
Volume 19.3 Foster Care Awareness Month
Volume 19.2 Sex Trafficking
Volume 19.1 Refugees

2021

Volume 18.6 Domestic Violence Pt. 3
Volume 18.5 Domestic Violence Pt. 2
Volume 18.4 Domestic Violence
Volume 18.3 Foster Care
Volume 18.2 Caregivers
Volume 18.1 Refugees

2020

Volume 17.6 Special Edition: Reflection on Celebration
Volume 17.5 Internet Safety
Volume 17.4 COVID’s Affects on Those with Disabilities
Volume 17.3 Challenges to Blessings
Volume 17.2 Special Edition: COVID 19 Response
Volume 17.1 Update On Kids Around The World

2019

Volume 16.2  Foster Care
Volume 16.1 Human Trafficking

2018

Volume 15.4 Compassionate Response to the Transgender Movement
Volume 15.3 The Beautiful Face of Trauma
Volume 15.2 Cycle of Violence
Volume 15.1 Disabilities

2017

Volume 14.4 Children’s Prayers
Volume 14.3 Refugees
Volume 14.2 Children of Divorce
Volume 14.1 Foster Children

2016

Volume 13.4 Trauma’s Impact on A Child’s Spirituality
Volume 13.3 Focusing on Children with Disabilities
Volume 13.2 The Unwanted Child
Volume 13.1 Refugee Crisis and the Children

2015

Volume 12.4 P= Parental Support
Volume 12.3 Organized Play: A Trauma Intervention
Volume 12.2 Talking and Time
Volume 12.1 Structure for Children

2014

Volume 11.4 Reconciliation
Volume 11.3 Church Planting and Children in Crisis
Volume 11.2 Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking
Volume 11.1 Creating Health Family Life: A God Story

2013

Volume 10.3 Children in Crisis and Church Planting
Volume 10.2 Child Protection Policies and Resources

2012

Volume 9.3 Effects of Trauma on Children and Caregivers
Volume 9.2 Disabilities: An Introduction
Volume 9.1 Adoption

2011

Volume 8.2&3 Children and Addiction
Volume 8.1 Children and Poverty

2010

Volume 7.4 Forgiveness and Children in Crisis
Volume 7.3 Holistic Child Development
Volume 7.1 Barnabas – Grief and Loss

2009

Volume 6.4 Child Participation
Volume 6.3 Issue 6-3 Orphan Care
Volume 6.2 Project development
Volume 6.1 Street Children

2008

Volume 5.4 Child Soldiers
Volume 5.3 Children in Prison
Volume 5.2 Girl Child
Volume 5.1 Biblical Justice

2007

Volume 4.4 Children with Disabilities
Volume 4.3 Spiritual Nurture
Volume 4.2 Poverty
Volume 4.1 Refugees

2006

Volume 3.4 Immigrant Children
Volume 3.3 Imaginative Play
Volume 3.2 Fostering/Adoption
Volume 3.1 Spiritual Healing

2005

Volume 2.4 Attachment & Bonding
Volume 2.3 CCTI News
Volume 2.2 Suffering Children
Volume 2.1 Project Development

2004

Volume 1.4 HIV/AIDS
Volume 1.3 Candidate Training
Volume 1.2 Counseling Children
Volume 1.1 Nurturing/Family

1997-1999

May/June ’99 Peace
Dec ’98 Jan/Feb ’99 Training News and Updates Summer Team
Aug/Sept ’98 Street Children
June/July ’98 Disabled Children
April/May ’98 Disabilities
Jan/Feb ’98 Reconciliation
Nov/Dec ’97 Spiritual Nurture
Sept/Oct ’97 Counseling Children
May/June ’97 Urban Ministry
March/April ’97 Christian Fatherhood & Family
Jan/Feb ’97 Community Involvement