Here's a copy of the recent 180 Degrees Alliance newsletter. The letter primarily focuses on our work in the Philippines and Brazil. The strategy is focused around working through these hubs to increase an impact in the lives of street-living and working children. To read more about 180 Degrees go to 180 Degrees Alliance. Click … Continue reading 180 Degrees Alliance – United Global Action with Street Children
Barnabas Letter
Hey folks, Phyllis Kilbourn and others at Crisis Care International just sent out the latest Barnabas Letter on care for children in crisis. Andy Sexton and I have a section included in this one on the importance of strategic impact. Here's a copy: click barnabas Letter for access to the newsletter (click on document)
Crisis Care Training
In need of training to care for children? Check out: http://www.crisiscaretraining.org/
Holistic Child Development (web site)
I just received an e-mail from Dan Brewster (HCD coordinator) that the Holistic Child Development (HCD) website is now on-line in English and Español. You might remember this is one of the outcomes from several conferences I have participated in over the past couple of years going back to Thailand in May, 2007 (See HCD … Continue reading Holistic Child Development (web site)
Strategic Impact: Multiplying our Effectiveness Among Children at Risk
We are now in Sunriver, Oregon with Christina's parents at the OASIS RETREAT CENTER - see http://www.lifeimpactoregon.org/for more info on the retreat center and their ministries. Given it is O degrees (f) outside and snowing I found some time to write a little. Andy Sexton of Oasis international was nice enough to let me piggy … Continue reading Strategic Impact: Multiplying our Effectiveness Among Children at Risk
Short-term Missions and Children at Risk
A new book has just been released by William Carey Library called Effective Engagement in Short-term Missions: Doing it Right. William Carey Library calls it, "the single most ambitious effort to date to understand and improve upon patterns of ministry in STM." If you or your church/org. plans on taking a short-term mission or conducting … Continue reading Short-term Missions and Children at Risk
YWAM CAR school
This is a school worth checking out if you want to be trained in ministry to children at risk. I and others involved in the CAR movement will be teaching in it. Looks to be very promising! Children at Risk School Introducing... For the first time in Central America, University of the Nation's "Children at … Continue reading YWAM CAR school
Toybox – Fountains of Dust Book Tour
If you just happen to be lucky enough to be in the UK this fall, you might want to check out the following tour that includes a focus on a cause that is precious to me: Street living and working children of Bolivia and South America. Angela Murray, who I work with at 180 degrees … Continue reading Toybox – Fountains of Dust Book Tour
The Devil’s Miner
We finished off the missions week at ESEPA watching a documentary called the Devil's Miner. I highly recommend this documentary. It focuses on two brothers aged 14 and 12 who work in a silver mine on the mountain Cerro Rico. Cerro Rico is located just outside of Potosi, Bolivia. I did not have the opportunity … Continue reading The Devil’s Miner
Street-living children in pre-independent Quito?
Upon finishing up the consultation at SEMISUD, Steve Bartell and I went treasure hunting. We visited the national archive of history here in Quito. I was tipped off by a journal article describing the possibility that children lived on the streets of the city. This was indeed confirmed! Several historical court cases focus on defending … Continue reading Street-living children in pre-independent Quito?
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