Children In Crisis (Briefings) [Paperback]

Glenn Myers (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1850782709 | ISBN-13: 978-1850782704 | Publication Date: January 5, 2006 | Edition: 1

Completely revised and updated, this book offers a transparent view of the world's children in crisis and outlines some Christian responses.

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This book looks at the harrowing world of street children, child soldiers, children trapped in the global sex industry and child laborers.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Authentic; 1 edition (January 5, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1850782709
• ISBN-13: 978-1850782704
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,282,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Glenn Myers was born in Yorkshire, England in 1962. He has degrees from Kings College (University of London) and Fuller Theological Seminary, and currently resides in Cambridge, UK. As journalist for the Christan NGO WEC International Glenn wrote more than a dozen books about the Christian movement around the world. More recently he's returned to his first love in writing, humorous fiction.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Staggering Statistics of Children in Crisis, April 16, 2008

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Richard R. Blake (Bridgman, Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Children In Crisis (Briefings) (Paperback)

"Children in Crisis" was written in 1998. Staggering statistics reported by Glenn Myers in his book continue to reflect conditions today. The spiraling crisis faced by children in underdeveloped nations continues to rise.

Malnutrition and the resultant crippling, retardation, and to other debilitating diseases have in part been replaced with a new plight, a new crisis. Child labor and forms of slavery are commonplace. Extreme poverty, lack of education, and abuse add to the nightmares experienced by these children.

Modern warfare and recruitment of adolescent children to take part in and witness the atrocities of violence and death have created trauma in the minds and lives of these "child soldiers." These children in crisis are exploited and now make up a big part of the sex industry's workforce. Myers details the problems, reports on the failure of the governments, the church, and the community by neglecting the urgency faced by children in crisis.

I was encouraged by the positive steps that can and are being taken to renew the role of the church in helping minister healing and reform in this complex arena of need. UNICEF and the Christian community are making inroads in intervention providing education, training, and a holistic approach to meeting the physical and spiritual needs, by providing street workers, drop-in centers, and night shelters.

Photographs included throughout the book depict children in various circumstances and stages of needs that clearly illustrate the crisis they face.

The reader is encouraged to become active in intercession, networking, and church planting. "Children in Crisis" is an eye opening experience, a call to action, and provides excellent resources for getting involved. Timely, important, compelling.

4.0 out of 5 stars Packed with information!, October 22, 2003

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Jennifer Herron (Birmingham, AL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Children In Crisis (Briefings) (Paperback)

This small booklet is packed with information. Myers discusses children of labor, on the streets, of war, of the sex trade and in crisis. While offering statistical facts, it is also chock full of God's heart for hurting children. This book was helpful in fueling specific prayers for children at risk.