Foreword xvii
Acknowledgments xix
Preface xxi
List of Abbreviations xxiii
1 Created in Dignity 1
GLOBAL CRITICAL ISSUE*.
Getting to the Root of the Problem 3
Jan Grobbelaar - South African BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL RESPONSE:
Affirming Childrens Dignity as a Theological Vision
and Mandate 13
Jessy Jaison - Indian CASE STUDY:
Restoring Dignity to Children in Bonded Labor 25
Adrian Azhar Sandhu - Pakistani
2 Placed in Families 35
GLOBAL CRITICAL ISSUE*.
Children Outside the Door 37
Rosalind Tan - Malaysian BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL RESPONSE:
Kinsman-Redeemer: Welcoming Children Outside the Door 46
Nativity A. Petallar - Filipino CASE STUDY:
A City without Orphans 59
Faith Kembabazi and Patrick Byekwaso - Ugandan
3 Cared for in Community 67
GLOBAL CRITICAL ISSUE:
It Still Takes a Village to Raise a Child 69
Amberbir Tamire Habtemariam - Ethiopian
Ubuntu: Conceptualizing Community for Children in the
African Context 75
Roseline Olumbe - Kenyan CASE STUDY:
Church and Village as Community 87
Saw Law Eh Htoo - Myanmarese
4 Advocated by Society 95
GLOBAL CRITICAL ISSUE:
Hubs of Light 97
Menchit Wong - Filipino BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL RESPONSE:
Children, Advocacy, and the Kingdom of God 108
Bradley Thompson - Indian CASE STUDY:
I Exist, I Am a Citizen 117
Carmen Alvarez Gonzalez - Costa Rican
5 Secured in Hope 125
GLOBAL CRITICAL ISSUE:
Spirituality and Hope: The Extraordinary Hidden within
the Ordinary 127
Maria Alejandra Andrade Vinueza - Ecuadorian BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL RESPONSE:
Love, Faith, and Hope 147
Shake' Geotcherian - Armenian-Syrian CASE STUDY:
Child Friendly Spaces: Spaces of Hope 157
Kezia M’Clelland - British with Subhi Nadhaf- Syrian
6 Affirmed in God’s Church 165
GLOBAL CRITICAL ISSUE:
Children on the Move 167
Enrique Pinedo - Peruvian American BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL RESPONSE:
Beyond Welcoming to Engaging Children for Gods Kingdom ... .176
Shantelle Weber - South African
CASE STUDY:
The Lion Is Furious When He Doesn’t Know How to Get Back to His Home 187
Clenir Xavier dos Santos - Brazilian
7 Included in God’s Mission 195
GLOBAL CRITICAL ISSUE!
Redeeming Children Is Integral Missions 197
Sublimé Nyundu Mabiala - Congolese (DRC)
BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL RESPONSE:
Children as Full Members of the Priesthood of All Believers: A Pastoral Paradigm for Including Children in
the Mission of God 206
Harold Segura - Costa Rican CASE STUDY:
The Cost for Children Witnessing to Christ in Nigeria 215
Nathan Hussaini Chiroma - Nigerian
8 Engaged in Creation Care 223
GLOBAL CRITICAL ISSUE:
Children and the Global Climate Emergency 225
Athena Peralta - Filipino BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL RESPONSE:
Our Beautiful Dwelling Place 236
Rei Lemuel Crizaldo - Filipino CASE STUDY:
Children and Nature: A Pilot Program of the United Church
of Zambia 248
Jane Travis - British and Damon Mkandawire - Zambian
Epilogue: Two Prayers in Response to Gods Heart for Children .... 259
About the Editors 261
About the Authors 263
Special Tribute 271
Subject Index 273
Scripture Index 281