Nurturing a child’s sense of personal worth and therefore hope and dreams for a wonderful future is perhaps the most important responsibility of every grownup in a child’s life.

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

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?

Every child you encounter is a divine appointment.

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.

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.

Joy is a decision, a really brave one, about how you are going to respond to life.