CCIH 2012 Conference Breakout 1, Wendy Bovard, Value Transformation: Protecting OVC: Making a Difference in the Darkness

Children are created in God’s ImageTo be valuedTo be lovedTo be cared forTo be NurturedTo be taughtTo be heardTo be happyTo smileTo laughTo reach their God given potential

“There can be no keenerrevelation of a society’s soulthan the way in which it treatsits children.” Nelson Mandela

 27,000,000 slaves globally Street Children in Nairobi Terrorist Bombing of the US Embassy Post-Genocide in Rwanda (Trauma – 90% of the children saw dead bodies and or body parts) Formerly Abducted Child mothers and soldiers in Kitgum, Northern Uganda Child Slavery in Haiti

The question is not, “Where wasGod”, the question is “Wherewere God’s people.” Gary Haugen, IJM

Our Mission is to end child slavery inHaiti by advocating for restavekchildren, mobilizing church communitiesand influencing families to promoteeducation and social justice

COMPASSION AND COURAGEChurches responding to Restavek in every community of Haiti

He listened to the report 1:4 –Open your ears, eyes and heartHe prayed for God’s wisdom 1:5-11 –Ask God’s Wisdom for your response.He went to assess the situation 2:12 – 16Learn everything you can! Research, survey, literature reviewHe prepared and planned – 2 &3, He created awareness and made itpersonal - Participatory Development of the Response.He built a team and gave them work based on their ability(performance based.)He participated in the work as a Servant Leader, 6:1 – 9

He dealt with the people who wasted his time 6:19. Manage your time and resources, develop sustainability in your teamand model your goals.He monitored the progress well, Develop good Monitoring and Evaluation toolsBecause he prayed, they prayed, he lived his vision – 9 Don’t be overwhelmed with the masses and lose sight of the one.They all praised God for the victory 8:5&6 Bless the Lord at all timesHe took responsibility for the results and mistakes 13:14

Lamentations 2:19,“Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of thewatches pour out your heart like water before theface of the Lord: lift up your hands toward him forthe life of your young children, that faint for hungerin the top of every street.”

 Genesis 21:17

CCIH 2012 Conference Breakout 1, Wendy Bovard, Value Transformation: Protecting OVC: Making a Difference in the Darkness

by Christian Connections for International Health on Jul 04, 2012

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