I have become convinced that if God stands a child before you, for even just a minute, it is a divine appointment.

...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.

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.

I spend half my time comforting the afflicated, and the other half afflicting the comfortable.

What’s your cause? Does it move you to tears? What is it that moves you passionately?

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.

One changed child eventually changes a family. A changed family will influence change in its church. Enough changed churches will transform a community. Changed communities change regions. Changed regions will in time change an entire nation.