"The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." James 5:16
Seven Ways to Pray
Originally printed in World Vision Magazine, Winter 2006
Originally printed in World Vision Magazine, Winter 2006
#1 Bathtime: Think Clean Water
Nearly 3.3 billion people are without access to clean water – that’s more than the combined populations of N. America and the European Union. Without access to clean drinking water, children are at a much higher risk for life-threatening diseases.
Nearly 3.3 billion people are without access to clean water – that’s more than the combined populations of N. America and the European Union. Without access to clean drinking water, children are at a much higher risk for life-threatening diseases.
#2 Off to Work: Think Child Labor The U.S. national minimum wage is $5.85 per hour. Many children worldwide earn less than $1 a day, if they are even paid at all. Around 176 million children work in ways that are likely to harm their health, safety or moral development.
#3 Lunchtime: Think Hungry Kids
McDonald’s serves nearly 50 million people worldwide each day. Three times that number of children go hungry everyday, leaving them undernourished, vulnerable to disease, and prone to stunted growth.
McDonald’s serves nearly 50 million people worldwide each day. Three times that number of children go hungry everyday, leaving them undernourished, vulnerable to disease, and prone to stunted growth.
#4 News Break: Think Education
There are twice as many children worldwide – 117 million – who do not receive a primary level education as Americans who receive a newspaper each day. Without education, these children are condemned to carry out menial jobs and will struggle to provide for themselves and their families
There are twice as many children worldwide – 117 million – who do not receive a primary level education as Americans who receive a newspaper each day. Without education, these children are condemned to carry out menial jobs and will struggle to provide for themselves and their families
#5 Heading Home: Think Displaced Children The number of displaced people in the world has steadily decreased over the last five years, but there are still an estimated 9.25 million children who have been forced by violence or disaster to leave their homes-that’s 2.5 times more children than there are homeless people in the U.S.
#6 Take a Vitamin: Think Medical Access Every year, 15 times more children die of readily preventable diseases than Americans who are killed by heart disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S. Many children lack access to health care simply because they are poor.
#7 Bed Time: Think Orphans There is more than twice the number of orphans in the world than children under age 15 in America. Africa is the only area of the world where the orphan prevalence rate is increasing, largely due to the AIDS pandemic.