Book Discussion: The Global

 

The Vulnerable Children’s Ministry

 

Invites you to

 

A Book Discussion

January 22, 2014, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Willow Creek Community Church

67 E. Algonquin Road, South Barrington, IL 60010

 

God calls His people to care for the orphaned and vulnerable children of the world. Many hearts around the world are stirred by this calling, and yet it is hard to know what to do without understanding the issues surrounding the global orphan crisis and without knowing exactly how to get involved.

In Diane Lynn Elliot’s book, The Global Orphan Crisis, she takes her readers on a journey of understanding and a call to action. The book discusses the factors that are contributing to the orphan crisis, the dangers that orphaned children face, and what this crisis looks like in different parts of the world.

Diane then talks about what it looks like to redeem orphaned and vulnerable children. She calls her readers to transformation so that they can then transform the lives of orphaned children around the world. The book contains many practical and real ways to get involved and how to invite others along that journey.

To enhance discussion, please come prepared by writing down your answers in advance to the questions at the end of each chapter.

 

Diane Lynn Elliot

 

Diane is an author, professional photographer, and business administrator.  She has a heart for people and a passion for ministry, specifically with women and children.  She has co-written two youth management books, and has spent many years in the not-for-profit and corporate settings.  Diane and her husband are fellow members of Willow Creek Community Church.

Prayer Night for Child Trafficking in India

The Moody Church is hosting a Chicago-area prayer night for As Our Own, a ministry that rescues girls from certain enslavement and exploitation in India's red light districts. We'll hear testimonies of children rescued, worship, get a ministry update from the founder, and pray together for children trafficked in India.

Wednesday, April 11 from 6:45 - 8:00 p.m. in room 108 at The Moody Church (1635 N. LaSalle, Chicago, IL 60614).

http://asourown.org/our-events/prayer-meeting-at-the-moody-church/

End Child Sex Trafficking at Wyndam Hotels

From 2006 to 2011, Crips gang members in San Diego ran a child sex trafficking ring out of area hotels that destroyed the lives at least 16 girls.

An 18-month FBI investigation discovered that the gang was able to use two Wyndham-owned hotels (Travelodge and Howard Johnson) regularly for child prostitution with the knowledge and even assistance of staff.

After hearing about these cases, San Diego native Tim Rosner started a petition urging the Wyndham Hotel Group to sign an international child protection agreement for travel and tourism companies, which could have saved those 16 girls from sexual exploitation.

In California, the staff at a Howard Johnson in Escondido, CA, refused to stop sex trafficking -- and at the San Diego Travelodge, staff actively facilitated and profited from the sexual exploitation of children.

Travelodge staff knowingly rented rooms to Crips gang members for use in child prostitution -- and demanded higher rates for these rooms in exchange for cooperation. They even set aside specific areas in the hotel for sex trafficking.

Members of the staff also allowed the gang members to use the hotel computer to post online ads advertising sex with minors and agreed to warn the Crips if police were nearby.

Although Wyndham has a child protection policy, it has failed at least 16 children -- with more cases emerging.

Just last week in Alexandria, Virginia, a grand jury indicted a MS-13 gang member for selling sex with girls as young as 15 on another Wyndham property, a Super 8.

Two major American hotel chains -- Hilton Worldwide and Carlson Companies, an entity that includes Radisson Hotels and other chains -- have already signed the international child protection policy, as have 945 other companies across 37 countries.

Click here to make sure Wyndham is next to sign the Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children and call on the company to implement this stricter child protection policy in order to prevent future instances of child sex trafficking:

http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-wyndham-hotel-staff-from-supporting-child-sex-trafficking-in-wyndham-hotels

You Can Help Stop Human Trafficking

State of Illinois Department of Human Services

Monday, January 17th, 2011
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
1130 W. Adams, Chicago, IL

Enjoy a free wine and chocolate tasting while bidding on pieces of art from local artists who have created work about human trafficking. The silent art auction will be followed by a presentation featuring: Author Julian Sher, an award-winning investigative journalist, TV writer and director, and the author of six books, who will present his book entitled: “Somebody’s Daughter: The Hidden Story of America’s Prostituted Children” (For more information, please visit http://www.juliansher.com/)

Q & A with our panel of speakers: Rachel Durchslag from the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE), Frank Massolini from the Salvation Army PROMISE program, Lisa Fedina from Rescue and Restore, National Runaway Switchboard, and a survivor of sexual exploitation. All proceeds will benefit work to help victims of sexual exploitation in Chicago.

Sponsored by: CAASE, PROMISE, Dreamcatcher Foundation, Traffick Free, Chicago NOW, Illinois Rescue and Restore Human Trafficking Silent Art Auction (N-12-10) Printed by the Authority of the State of Illinois.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said that, “we all have to decide whether we will walk in the light of creative altruism or the darkness of destructive selfishness. Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'" Dr. King believed in the power of an altruistic society, one where social problems are resolved through nonviolent action and the selfless concern for the well-being of others. Together, we can take action to help those who need it most. We can speak out on behalf of those who have no voice. His teachings empowered citizens to take a stand against injustice, to have their voices heard, and to enact change through community action and service.

January 17th, 2011 marks the 25th year anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday. In honor of Martin Luther King’s commitment to equal rights, social justice, and nonviolence, we ask that you join us to help fight sex trafficking and sexual exploitation here in Chicago. You can help in the effort to have Dr. King’s vision realized by taking action to end the sexual exploitation, violence, and enslavement of millions of women and girls across the globe. YOU can help stop human trafficking.

Alliance Webinar Series

The Christian Alliance for Orphans Webinar Series is designed to help individuals like you create and grow effective adoption, foster care and global orphan ministry in local churches.


You're Invited...

Help Wanted: Protecting Orphans from Human Trafficking


As part National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, gain an overview of the global human trafficking problem, its impact on orphans, and what orphan care ministries, churches, and motivated individuals can do to make a difference.


Host Church: Woodmen Valley Chapel


Presenters: Dave Wayman, Woodmen Valley Chapel
Tom Davis, Children's HopeChest


Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 Time: 1:00 PM Central Time

To register, click here:https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/563821696


Each 60-minute webinar in this series will give local advocates access to the knowledge and experience of top Alliance member churches and organizations nationwide, covering key topics on adoption, foster care and/or global orphan care. Every webinar will be hosted by a local church orphan ministry and co-presented by one or more national experts on the subject matter. This pairing will deliver a combination of specialist information and resources alongside a “here’s how it works in a real church” perspective.

Rescuing Trafficked Girls in India

Trafficking into forced prostitution victimizes more children in India than anywhere else in the world. Learn from the Mumbai director of International Justice Mission (IJM) how girls are being rescued.


Date: Sunday, November 21
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Location: Baumgartner home, 1703 E. Prairie Ave., Wheaton (located on a street that backs to World Relief/Church of the Resurrection Ministry Center).

Please RSVP to Dawn Jewell at dawn_herzog@yahoo.com.

Hosted by Church of the Resurrection

For day-of directions, call Marcia Baumgartner at (630) 653-4777

For more information about the work of IJM, visit www.ijm.org.