I’m convinced that one of the most powerful forces on earth is the prayer of a child.

We absolutely must battle with every bit of determination we can muster to root out the harm that would warp the souls and spirits of children in our world.

To be compassionate in this hurting world means it will cost you something.

I have become convinced that the more wealth a country accumulates, the more isolated and lonely its people become. The loneliest are usually the children and the elderly. Children learn what they live, and isolation in the ‘village’ is one of the most destructive messages we daily write on the tablets of their hearts.

Just know this: What you will do among children is as close to the heart of God and central to his kingdom as anything we could mention.

The ritual sacrifice of children has been taboo for thousands of years. Yet tragically it is practiced every day across our world. We sacrifice children on the altars of our most destructive sins. When the sickness of pornography has run to its most evil and destructive end, it takes the form of child pornography. When prostitution reaches its sickest, most depraved form, it becomes child prostitution.

There is nothing to be intimidated about - it's just another long run where a few more people show up and they happen to wear numbers.