50,338 children and teens are currently served through World Relief’s ministries. Children and fami-

lies are embracing new life in Christ, new habits for health and new standards for attending school.

As we celebrate these stories of transformation with you and look forward to the New Year our goal

is clear– in 2011 we want to strengthen these children and reach as many more!

Please consider these examples of how your gift will bless children:

$6,880: A gift of $6,880 will provide 10 Christian primary school teachers with

increased skills through 200 hours of training.

$17,500: A gift of $17,500 will empower 5,000 care group volunteers to reach

10-15 households with health messages.

$23,312 : A gift of $23,312 will reach 6,000 children (aged 3 to 5 years) with feed-

ing services through childcare centers.

$49,997: A gift of $49,997 will support 1,733 volunteers reaching children with Bibli-

cal life lessons focused on health, school promotion and anti-trafficking.

To give a life changing gift to children please use the enclosed

response card or visit us online at www.worldrelief.org.

MAKE A STAND

COUNTRY SPOTLIGHTS

SudanIN SOUTH E R N SU DAN G IR L S AR E TH R E E TIM E S

more likely to die during childbirth than to receive a high

school education. Since 2001, World Relief has been

working hard to improve health and recover education-

al opportunities lost to war. Partnering with the largest

Christian denomination in Sudan, we currently operate a

Child Development program that trains schoolteachers

and administrators to better serve children.

MalawiCHILDR E N IN MAL AWI FACE MALN UTRITION AT

alarming rates—more than 60% of children under five are

chronically malnourished. World Relief uses the effective

‘care group’ model to teach mothers about disease preven-

tion, nutrition and hygiene. As mothers learn these lessons,

they repeat them in the homes of their neighbors, dramati-

cally improving health in families and communities.

MozambiqueW I T H 4 O U T O F 1 0 M O Z A M B I C A N S L I V I N G O N

less than $1.00 a day, medications for treatable ill-

nesses like diarrhea, pneumonia and tuberculosis are

sadly out of reach. Designed to prevent the spread of

disease, our Maternal and Child health programs train

volunteer health promoters to ensure households learn

the truth about hygiene, nutrition, immunizations and

disease prevention.

CambodiaIN A COUNTRY WITH A CHRISTIAN POPULATION

of only 2%, World Relief is integrating child development

with emerging cell churches. Thanks to the powerful tes-

timony and perseverance of the minority church, children

and parents throughout Cambodia are receiving life sav-

ing training and Bible lessons.

FOR CHILDREN

4:00 amWAKE UP to fetch

water from the river 3

miles away

6:00 amRETURN HOME with 35gl

jug of water and prepare

breakfast with grandmother

6:15 amSERVE HOT tea to sick

mother in bed

7:00 amCLEAN UP cooking area

and head to the fields to

find work for the day

7:30 amSKIP SCHOOL to find

work planting seeds

12:30 pmWORK THROUGH lunch

because there is nothing

to eat

6:00 pmCOLLECT $1.00 for the

full days work

6:45 pmBEGIN COOKING dinner with grand-

mother for six brothers and sisters

8:00 pmFINISH CLEANING up

cooking area and make

bed on floor

8:30 pmFALL ASLEEP praying

mother will be healed in

the night

6:15 pmSTOP AT the local mar-

ket to purchase rice and

onion for dinner

4:15 amSTOP TO use the one

and only non-flushing

community toilet

among youth. World Relief’s church-centered Mobi-

lizing Youth for Life program trains local ‘animators’

to promote the Biblical values of abstinence and

marital fidelity among children in churches, schools

and youth groups.

Child DevelopmentWorld Relief trains team members to build healthy

relationships with vulnerable children. In small

group settings, children learn about health, hygiene,

clean water and basic life skills—including respect-

ing others and conflict resolution. In certain small

groups, children receive nutritious meals. In others,

older children are empowered with small animals

like rabbits and chicks to generate income.

Maternal and Child HealthWorld Relief works with the church to tackle

the complex issues affecting children’s health.

Through our innovative care group model,

we empower the church to train groups of 10

to 15 community health volunteers to share

information about clean water, sanitation and

hygiene with their neighbors. In a short time,

this community health model saturates entire

regions with hope filled, life-saving messages.

Mobilizing for LifeWe believe the combination of pre-marital

abstinence and marital fidelity is the best way

—God’s way—to prevent the spread of AIDS

From the rice fields of Cambodia to the lava-rock roads of Congo and from the resettled homes of refugees

to the classrooms of Haiti, all the voices of World Relief thank you for your commitment to STAND/for the

Vulnerable. Over the course of the past year, your generosity has empowered local churches to faithfully

serve their communities.

As we look back on the closing year, our prayer is that no child goes forgotten. For too many children around

the world the innocence of childhood is briefly known. Often times the pressures of poverty fracture families and

force children to bear the burden of heavy responsibility long before they grow up. To bless these vulnerable

children with immunizations, education and much-needed encouragement, we would like to invite you to make a

STAND/FOR CHILDREN.

It is our honor to serve alongside you and express the love of Christ. We are grateful to have you join us this season with

a gift that helps children heal, grow, learn and flourish.

For the 600 million children living in severe poverty around the world every day is

difficult. Essential items such as water, sanitation, food, medicine and education are a

luxury. Follow along below to see what an average day looks like for an average child

living in poverty.

AN AVERAGE DAY

NO CHILD GOES FORGOTTEN

Obstacles Facing Children:

• WATER: Every 20 seconds a child dies from a water related illness

• SANITATION: Every year 60 million children are born into households with no sanitation

• FOOD: 15,000 children die every day from hunger related causes

• HEALTH: 9 million children die every year from preventable and treatable causes

• EDUCATION: 46 million children in Sub-Sahara Africa have no access to education

• ECONOMIC: Every day, approximately 240 million children miss school to work

MINISTRIES TO CHILDREN