Too Small to Ignore
Dean Merrill, Wess StaffordPaperback 2007-05-15
Children are too important and too intensely loved by God to be left behind or left to chance. Raised in a West African village, President of Compassion International Dr Wess Stafford experienced the reality of "it takes a village to raise a child". In this captivating book, he issues an urgent call for communities and individuals to invest holistically in the future of their children, to "be that loving village for children everywhere."
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The time has come, argues Dr. Wess Stafford, for a major paradigm shift: Children are too important and too intensely loved by God to be left behind or left to chance. Children belong to all of us and we are compelled to intervene on their behalf. We must invest in children-all across the world. ??There are strategic, persuasive reasons - beyond love and kindness - to invest in children. Today they may snuggle into your lap, if you let them. But tomorrow you may not have access to them in the corridors of power they might occupy. Now is the time to shape the future.??Dr. Stafford issues an urgent call for change. His adventures as a boy raised in a West African village provide an often-humorous and always-captivating backdrop to his profound and inspiring challenges. Wess lived the reality of "it takes a village to raise a child" and calls us to "be that loving village for children everywhere."?This book will encourage you to turn your good, loving intentions into strategic actions.
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Children are too important and too intensely loved by God to be left behind or left to chance. Raised in a West African village, President of Compassion International Dr Wess Stafford experienced the reality of "it takes a village to raise a child". In this captivating book, he issues an urgent call for communities and individuals to invest holistically in the future of their children, to "be that loving village for children everywhere."
Publisher Description
The time has come, argues Dr. Wess Stafford, for a major paradigm shift: Children are too important and too intensely loved by God to be left behind or left to chance. Children belong to all of us and we are compelled to intervene on their behalf. We must invest in children-all across the world. ??There are strategic, persuasive reasons - beyond love and kindness - to invest in children. Today they may snuggle into your lap, if you let them. But tomorrow you may not have access to them in the corridors of power they might occupy. Now is the time to shape the future.??Dr. Stafford issues an urgent call for change. His adventures as a boy raised in a West African village provide an often-humorous and always-captivating backdrop to his profound and inspiring challenges. Wess lived the reality of "it takes a village to raise a child" and calls us to "be that loving village for children everywhere."?This book will encourage you to turn your good, loving intentions into strategic actions.