Children are more than we think they are; they can do more than we think they can do. All they need is a vote of confidence from grownups, whom they will ultimately replace anyway. Their dream today will become the realities of tomorrow.

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.

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

...while God has done his part in creating a world capable of providing what we need, we have not done our part in the stewardship of it, in seeing that it gets to the end of the line, to the poorest and neediest--the children.

So why is a third of our world battling obesity and spending huge sums to burn off excess calories, while the other two-thirds yearn to get more of them?

If we nurture the dreams of children, the world will be blessed. If we destroy them, the world is doomed!

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.