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By Wendy Dezan, ROH International Director

Welcome to the Rainbows of Hope (ROH) and Crisis Care Training International (CCTI) headquarters. We are so glad you can spend some time with us! Please join us as we worship the Lord, share newsletters from WEC fields, praise the Lord for His faithfulness and pray for many needs of children at risk and in crisis and those special people who minister to them.

Coffee time now. Oh, you want to know what we are all about? Well, both ROH and CCTI are WEC ministries with a focus on children in crisis. ROH serves WEC fields desiring to impact the lives of children in crisis for our Lord Jesus Christ. CCTI helps children in crisis through training caregivers to effectively meet their needs.

Close your eyes and picture this: children in crisis–children experiencing loss, exploitation, and trauma. They may be street children, or little ones who are caught in the evils of the sex trade, children affected or infected by HIV/AIDS, young people traumatized by the brutality of war, children incarcerated for petty crimes in overcrowded filthy prisons, little ones forced to work long hours in debt bondage, children vulnerable because they are poor or because they are orphans and have no one to speak up for them. Children without hope. I see by your face that the images are causing you pain.

Now imagine these same children becoming children in Christ, knowing they are loved by the Lord, their losses restored, their exploitation stopped, their trauma healed, integrated into healthy communities of faith that nurture and disciple them. Do you see unbelievers realizing that this hope and healing in Jesus’ name is real and powerful? Do you see vibrant, Spirit-filled churches growing and multiplying in country after country? Wow! You are sharing the vision of ROH and CCTI!

Want to join us in making it a reality? Come and see what our team members are doing. Julia is putting together the prayer bulletin. You could receive it by email and pray on your own or with a group for the precious children and the WEC teams. Tom is answering letters from those who are interested in spending their summer working alongside workers who are reaching out in love and compassion to children at risk and children in crisis. Yes, he can give you an application form. Richard is processing financial gifts and Dorothy is writing thank you notes. Oh, that’s so kind of you to want to bless the children!

Here’s Phyllis’ office. She is showing us the beautiful cover, just received from the printer, of her latest book, Shaping the Future–Girls and Our Destiny. As you read you will be shocked by the issues of gender discrimination. Yes, we have all of Phyllis’ books here. Rosemary is putting together the next issue of “The Barnabas Letter” full of articles that encourage, enrich and equip those caring for children in crisis. You can be on her email list, too. This beautiful office is also CCTI’s resource room. Take a minute to browse through the books, curriculum, DVDs, and journals. You can utilize them if you are doing research for courses. Speaking of which, here is a brochure for an upcoming CCTI seminar. Sign up; these seminars are open to WEC workers and the public!

Oh, and this is my office. I’m planning a trip to one of our WEC fields to give input and training as they develop ministry to children in crisis. Yes, there could be lots of travel ahead; WEC workers are busy planting and multiplying indigenous churches among 90 unreached people groups.

Now, tell us about yourself and how we can help you….

For more information about Rainbows of Hope and Crisis Care Training International, check out our Web sites at www.rainbowsofhope.org and www.crisiscaretraining.org or email: RainbowsofHopeInt@gmail.com or phone:803-548 2811

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