Infant Mortality

Originally posted at http://www.justinlong.org/2010/07/infant-mortality/ During the early years of the church, one of the factors contributing to its survival was charity. Rodney Stark in “Cities of God: the real story of how Christianity became an urban movement and conquered Rome”Read more…

Radio Series -children & youth -Children at risk 1

In this episode of the radio series “Down to Earth” we focus on “children at risk”.  Using the radio networks in Africa, we as a number of partner ministries engage leaders into the Global Conversation through radio. Please listen toRead more…

Es Gibt Keine Unerreichten Kinder

Anmerkung der Redaktion: Dieser Vorabbericht zu Kapstadt 2010 wurde vom Kinder-Team geschrieben und stellt eine Übersicht dar zum Thema „Neue Stimmen für eine neue Welt: Kinder”, welches bei der Multiplex-Sitzung diskutiert wird. Stellungnahmen zu diesem Bericht durch die Lausanner globalenRead more…

Global Trafficking of Women & Children

                                                                                                                                                                                                    June 23, 2010   People in Slavery — Global Trafficking of Women and Children By Doug Nichols, Action International Ministries Founder & International Director Emeritus (Compiled, revised, and updated from an article by Dr. Diane Landberg andRead more…

CHILDREN OUR EVER READY DISCIPLES

Children are very prescious in the eyes of God that is why our Master Jesus said in the book of Matthew 19:14 “Let the little Children come to me and do not hinder them for the kingdom of heaven belongs toRead more…

The Children’s Church

     It was a typical Sunday morning.  I was greeting members of our church family as they were leaving the worship service.  On any given Sunday, as I spoke with departing worshippers, it was not unusual for someone to expressRead more…

Grace is a Gift from God

     It was a hot, blustery day in August.  We had just received news that a sibling group of five would be joining our family in the near future.  The summer months were overflowing with activities involving our four recently-adoptedRead more…

Lost and Found

Forty-three years ago today my life was changed FOREVER!  On June 4, 1967, I walked down the aisle of my childhood church and accepted Christ as my Savior and Lord!  I was nine years old. On that Sunday around 12Read more…