Archive for WorldCrafts

Apr
4

Hunger No More

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A 1-Year Devotional Journey Through the Psalms
Dillon Burroughs

Do you hunger for God and the things of God? Do you long to experience a deep relationship with Him each day in your walk? Hunger No More is a 365-day journey through the Psalms, written to help you reflect on the relational aspects of your divine Creator. With fresh insights into God’s love and compassion gleaned from the author’s study of the Book of Psalms, which he has read through 28 times, you will experience the Lord in a new way and hunger no more.

The author has an emphasis on changed lives changing lives. There will be an online learning community to connect readers worldwide daily during 2013. In addition, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit WorldCrafts, a Christian fair-trade organization dedicated to empowering those in developing nations with employment opportunities. So Hunger No More, which includes a topical index, will help readers nourish their own souls and aid impoverished families in putting food on their tables.

Amazon • Barnes & Noble • Christianbook.com • WMUStore.com
Berean • Cokesbury • Family Christian • LifeWay • Mardel

Retail: $16.99
EAN: 9781596693555
ISBN: 159669355X
Item #: N124108

Publisher: New Hope Publishers
Imprint: New Hope Publishers
Pub Date: September 3, 2012

Category: Christian Life, Devotional
Format: Paperback, Trade paperback (US)
Language: English
Size: 4.25 X 6.25 Inches
Page Count: 384
Pack Qty: 36

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Mar
22

Andrea Mullins: Special Delivery, WorldCrafts, and Human Exploitation in Thailand

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Andrea Mullins, director of WorldCrafts and publisher of New Hope Publishers, discusses sexual exploitation in Thailand and ways to combat this worldwide crisis. Last year, she toured Thailand and Cambodia, visiting WorldCrafts artisan groups there. WorldCrafts is working with fair-trade groups in those countries (and many others) to prevent human trafficking and help women leave prostitution/human trafficking.

New Hope Publishers is helping to educate and mobilize the public about human trafficking around the world through a variety of resources (books, articles, podcasts, etc) available on NewHopeDigital.com. A partial list of content can be found here. Special Delivery, the second novel in the “Freedom” series of novels on human trafficking by Kathi Macias, released this month.

WorldCrafts develops sustainable, fair-trade businesses among impoverished people worldwide. The vision is to offer an income with dignity and the hope of everlasting life to every person on earth. More information on artisans, products, and parties can be found at WorldCrafts.org. The WorldCrafts Set1Free campaign specifically focuses on the issue of sexual exploitation.

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Mar
21

Special Delivery: Book Club Discussion Guide

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Special Delivery is the second novel in the 3-novel “Freedom” series from Kathi Macias. Broad in scope and riveting in plot, the series explores the modern-day scourge of human trafficking through the perspectives of a variety of characters—victims, rescuers, traffickers, and more. Available in paperback and in ebook format.

Deliver Me from Evil, book 1 in the “Freedom” series, is also available in paperback and in ebook format. A book club discussion guide is available for Deliver Me from Evil.

The Deliverer, the third and final novel in the “Freedom” series, is scheduled for release later in 2012.

Special Delivery book summary

In book 2 of the “Freedom” series, readers find Mara fighting against her attraction to Bible college student Jonathan Flannery. Mara also wrestles with risking her own precarious safety to become involved in the rescue of another girl who is pregnant and desperately wants to escape her captors and save her own life as well as her child’s.

Halfway around the world in a brothel in Thailand, a young girl is rescued with the promise of being reunited with her younger sister who was adopted by an interracial couple in the States, friends of Jonathan’s family. Meanwhile, Jefe—Mara’s uncle, who held her as a sex slave in his brothel in San Diego for years—seeks revenge for Mara’s testimony that put him behind bars for life.

Will his underworld connections be successful in kidnapping and killing the girl who believes she has finally won her freedom?

These questions, developed by Kathi Macias, are intended to be used as the basis of a book club discussion. Read the novel and then come together to discuss these important issues. (Allow 1 to 2 hours to discuss all the questions and for prayer. You could take extra time to view and/or read the additional resources listed at the bottom of this guide.) 

  1.  Special Delivery is the second book in the Freedom series, picking up 2 years after Deliver Me From Evil, which introduced readers to the sordid topic of human trafficking, as well as to the primary characters in the book/series. Book 2 opens with the main character from book 1, Mara. What differences do you immediately notice in the prologue regarding Mara? How do these differences affect the way you view her as this new episode of her journey begins?
  2. Jonathan and Leah are older now, more mature than in the previous book. How might you expect their maturity to affect their perception and involvement in their fight against human trafficking, and how might that play into their future or ongoing relationship with human trafficking victims?
  3. Another returning character in the series is Lawan, now 10 years old and having lived in the Thai brothel for 2 years. As you read about her struggle between yielding to hopelessness and despair or clinging to her Christian faith and praying for deliverance, how does that affect the way you deal with your own trials?
  4. The Johnsons’ “rainbow” family lends a light spot to an otherwise dark subject. Yet, in the middle of their loving home, they have a serious commitment to Christ, which translates into an outreach that extends across the seas. How does that challenge you in your own home life and ministry?
  5. The moment we see Jefe reintroduced into the story, we know that trouble is coming. What sort of emotions does this man, who so epitomizes evil, stir up in you as you read his ongoing story, now taking place behind bars?
  6. Barbara Whiting is the type of person we’d all like to know, isn’t she? Can you think of someone in your own life who positively influenced you in a similar way? Conversely, has God used you to bless or guide someone else in the way Barbara did for Mara? If not, would you consider asking God to let you be that type of person for someone else?
  7. What were your first impressions of Klahan when you met him? Did those impressions or feelings change as the story went on? If so, in what way and why?
  8. Francesca’s story is a heartbreaking one. She came from a loving family who agonized over her disappearance. The young teen’s entrance into Mara’s life challenges the older girl at the very heart of her tenuous safety and sanity. Describe the emotional wrestling that must have gone on in Mara’s heart from the moment she first saw Francesca and began to suspect what was going on in her life.
  9. Describe the emotions that ran through Jonathan and Mara when they connected again in person after not having seen one another in awhile. Did you find yourself leaning toward a certain outcome for them? Why do you suppose you felt that way?
  10. Alley Cat was nearly as evil as Jefe himself, and he was willing to do most anything for the right price. And yet it wasn’t so much money that motivated him as it was a desire to help his brother. Why do you suppose he had such conflicting personality traits—a willingness to torture or kill someone on the one hand, and yet an overwhelming love and dedication to his brother on the other? How can the 2 be reconciled in the same person?
  11. Though several young sex slaves are liberated in the course of this book, so many are still left behind—not just in the story, but in real life. How does that make you feel? What steps, both practical and spiritual, can you take on a personal level to make a difference for those still enslaved and longing for freedom?

Pray

Close your time together in prayer for those involved in human trafficking.

Markers for prayer include:

    • Physical and spiritual freedom for victims of sex trafficking in the US and abroad
    • Wisdom, courage, and compassion for those working with victims of sex trafficking (law enforcement, social services, Christian nonprofits, churches, shelters, and others)
    • Spiritual awakening around the world to end demand for sexual exploitation (prostitution, pornography, strip clubs, sex tourism)
    • Stricter enforcement of existing laws and the development of new legal protections (politicians, lawyers, police, and citizens worldwide)
    • More Christ followers to become involved in the battles against trafficking and poverty, both physical and spiritual
    • Ask God to change the hearts of traffickers, leading them to repent and turn to Christ

You also may find the  Set1Free Prayer Guide helpful; this is a free resource from  WorldCrafts.

WorldCrafts develops sustainable, fair-trade businesses among impoverished people around the world. Their vision is to offer an income with dignity and the hope of everlasting life to every person on earth. The Set1Free campaign focuses specifically on artisan groups working with those at risk of or leaving sexual exploitation.

The Release and Restore CD includes a prayerwalking experience and other resources.

You may also benefit from free prayer and fasting resources on this topic from The Salvation Army.

Additional resources

“Ideas and Resources to Join the Fight Against Modern Slavery.” Features an extensive list of New Hope Digital articles, podcasts, and a few videos related to the subject of human trafficking. Also includes a list of action steps and other resources. Consider reading Not in My Town: Exposing and Ending Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery, a nonfiction account of these horrors that also includes encouraging stories of hope and change.

Kathi Macias recently interviwed Lisa Thompson, Liaison for the Abolition of Sexual Trafficking, Salvation Army National Headquarters. Read her 2 posts: “Cultural Attitudes Toward Sexual Exploitation” and “Get Educated Then Get Involved in the Fight Against Human Trafficking.”  

“Kathi Macias Discusses Human Trafficking on the Harvest Show.” Video from Kathi’s appearance in October 2011.

“Shining God’s Light in the Darkest Corners of the World.” Article in which Kathi Macias answers the question: “Why do you write about such dark subjects?” Also includes a video from the CNN Freedom Project on slavery inAmerica.

“Chong Kim: A Trafficking Survivor’s Dramatic Story.” A New Hope Digital podcast.

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Jan
9

New Hope Publishers Recognizes Human Trafficking Awareness Day on January 11

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(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.)—January 9, 2011— January 11 is Human Trafficking Awareness Day and New Hope Publishers offers many valuable resources that shed light and give actionable steps to help end modern slavery.

As seen on Fox news, Not in My Town: Exposing and Ending Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery (978-1-59669-301-2, $19.99) answers questions and promotes discussion about the slavery system that crisscrosses Atlanta, Orlando, Las Vegas, New York, California, Texas, North Carolina, Haiti, Amsterdam, India, Cambodia, and beyond. The authors’ gripping journey shocks but also motivates and provides resources to equip new generations of abolitionists from all corners of society and diverse worldviews who share the common call to stop injustice. DVD included with book.

New Hope Publishers also offers the “Freedom” fiction series by award-winning author Kathi Macias. Deliver Me from Evil (978-1-59669-306-7, $14.99) is the first release in the series and Special Delivery (978-1-59669-307-4, $14.99) will be available this March.

Watch for a special article from Kathi Macias scheduled to be posted on January 11 on this site.

The New Hope Publishers Web site offers several podcasts, articles/columns, and videos on human trafficking. You may be especially interested in the article, “Ideas and Resources to Join the Fight Against Modern Slavery,” which, in one place, lists and links to much of the New Hope Digital content.

Please also consider supporting the efforts of WorldCrafts, our ministry partner, and its Set1Free campaign. The Set1Free campaign highlights artisan groups working with women freed from sexual exploitation and/or others at risk of human trafficking.

About New Hope Publishers

Representing more than 80 authors and more than 130 individual works, the mission of New Hope® Publishers is to provide books that challenge readers to understand and be radically involved in the mission of God. New Hope Publishers is the general trade publishing imprint for WMU®, a missions auxiliary to the Southern Baptist Convention. New Hope Publishers is a member of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA).

For more information about New Hope Publishers, visit www.NewHopeDigital.com.

 

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Dec
30

Spending Well: A New Year’s Resolution

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by Mark L. Russell

Even in an economic recession, a massive amount of money is spent within the United States. And Christmastime is always a time of vast expenditures. A recent Gallup poll showed that the average American family planned on spending $764 on gifts this 2011 holiday season, slightly higher than what they planned at the same time for the 2010 holiday season.

That equals a lot of money.

Personal financial stewardship means Christians recognize that everything they have comes from God. We are not the owners of anything. Commonly, this is recognized as an impetus to tithing or giving from our earnings.

We should definitely be givers, no doubt. But as we pass through the holiday season, it is a time we can reflect on our spending. Are we spending too much? Should we be more generous and donate more to our churches or Christian ministries or charities?

These are worthwhile questions, but I’d like to say there is another question we should be asking as well. Is there a way that we can spend better? We intuitively understand we can (and sometimes should) spend less, but when we need to spend, can we spend better?

Responsible Spending

If there is anything that drives the way the world works, it’s money. Money talks and people listen. If the Christians of the world would regularly spend their money on products and at retailers that are consistently socially responsible, then the world would be radically different.

The good news is that there are several ways you can do this in 2012.

  • Do you like chocolate? Who doesn’t? What about coffee and tea? If you buy these products, consider Full Circle Exchange. They verify that everyone in the supply chain of their products is compensated fairly and treated well. Their products are also produced in an environmentally responsible manner. In addition, they give a percentage of their profits to charity.
  • Are you looking for fair-trade, handmade jewelry, accessories, stationery, Christmas decorations, and more? Then order from WorldCrafts, a ministry partner of New Hope Digital. Your purchase will support hardworking entrepreneurs in impoverished places around the world. Artisan groups noted as Set1Free are working with women leaving or at risk of sexual exploitation/trafficking.
  • Most of us wear shoes. If you buy from TOMS Shoes your purchase will lead to the donation of a pair of shoes to a child in need. Your pair of shoes will help protect the feet of one of the millions of children around the world who are at risk of injury, infection, and soil-transmitted diseases.
  • Wear glasses? If you purchase a pair of glasses from Warby Parker then they will give away a pair to one of the millions of people in the world who do not have access to affordable eyeglasses. Furthermore, they use some of their profits to partner with groups that train low-income entrepreneurs on how to sell eyeglasses affordably and profitably.

If you buy from these companies you will receive something for your purchase. It is not like giving to charity. Giving to charity is exactly that, it’s giving. But we also have to spend money. We need things like eyeglasses, shoes, home décor, and we can even enjoy a cup of java with some good chocolate from time to time.

Instead of simply going to the mall and reflexively buying whatever from whomever, let’s think more about our spending and how it can also help to create a more just world.

Mark L. Russell, author of The Missional Entrepreneur, is a widely respected voice in the missional community. He has lived in Russia, Chile, and Germany, and has traveled to more than 70 countries to carry out a variety of business, educational, humanitarian, and religious projects. Contact Mark through www.russell-media.com; www.facebook.com/marklrussell; www.twitter.com/marklrussell.

Editor’s note: In regard to Full Circle Exchange, TOMS Shoes, and Warby Parker, this article does not constitute an endorsement by New Hope Publishers. Nor is it an exhaustive list of socially responsible companies. The opinions expressed are solely those of the author. New Hope does not make any claim regarding the specific work of these 3 companies and cannot vet the charities they may support.

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Nov
14

The Killing Fields of Cambodia

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Morning glories have forever changed their meaning for me. Instead of reminding me of a sunny day, I’ll remember our tour guide in Cambodia. He was a child when Pol Pot liberated Cambodia in 1975. Pol Pot’s regime soon took him from his parents to work in the fields. When the fields were flooded, the soldiers would boat him and other children out into the fields where they would grab a banana leaf with one arm to keep from drowning while they cut morning glories with the other. Our guide ate banana stems that he salted to fill his stomach as he was given almost nothing to eat.

 The story of the Killing Fields began when the Khmer Rouge liberated Cambodia. Two hours after entering Phnom Penh, the new regime under Pol Pot ordered the evacuation of all cities and towns, sending the entire urban population out into the countryside to till the land. Everything the people owned was confiscated—homes, housewares, eating utensils, clothing—everything belonged to the state. Thousands starved or died of disease during the evacuation. The people were allowed to own nothing. Everyone was given a black shirt and pants to wear, ate in a communal kitchen, ate exactly the same thing and same amount, and at the same time. If you didn’t like the food it meant death.

The reign of Pol Pot is described by the U. S. Department of State.

Many of those forced to evacuate the cities were resettled in new villages, which lacked food, agricultural implements, and medical care. Many starved before the first harvest, and hunger and malnutrition–bordering on starvation–were constant during those years. Those who resisted or who questioned orders were immediately executed, as were most military and civilian leaders of the former regime who failed to disguise their pasts.

Agriculture was collectivized, and the surviving part of the industrial base was abandoned or placed under state control. Cambodia had neither a currency nor a banking system. The regime controlled every aspect of life and reduced everyone to the level of abject obedience through terror. Torture centers were established, and detailed records were kept of the thousands murdered there. Public executions of those considered unreliable or with links to the previous government were common. Few succeeded in escaping the military patrols and fleeing the country. Solid estimates of the numbers who died between 1975 and 1979 are not available, but it is likely that hundreds of thousands were brutally executed by the regime. Hundreds of thousands more died from forced labor, starvation, and disease–both under the Khmer Rouge and during the Vietnamese invasion in 1978. Estimates of the dead range from 1.7 million to 3 million, out of a 1975 population estimated at 7.3 million.

Seeing the Killing Fields was difficult but necessary. Grass-covered ditches marked the places where mass graves were found—over 20,000 graves have been uncovered.  Signs throughout the fields insure visitors will know what was found and what was done in this place.

The Genocide Museum is in the prison where people were imprisoned and tortured in rooms smaller than a twin bed, and victims were made to live in their excrement and brought out only to endure the most horrific torture.  The museum has a photo of the day the Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh. The joy of the people is evident as the troops entered the city but soon their joy was replaced with fear as Cambodia became a land of atrocities.

The oppression of Cambodia is a significant reason for the extreme poverty today. With a yearly average income of   $270, there are few options for employment. Children sell silk scarves, journals, bookmarks, purses, throws, photos, and other items of interest to tourists.  Along most roads are makeshift markets where everything and anything is sold to passersby.

Companies like WorldCrafts can make a huge difference in places like this where there is almost no job potential. We can help develop a nation as we partner to bring both physical and spiritual hope to the people of Cambodia.  Be sure to visit the WorldCrafts Web site and join us in bringing dignity to the impoverished.

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Nov
7

Arriving in Bangkok

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After months of planning we boarded our plane to Bangkok, Thailand, twenty-two women and men. I am finally visiting the place where WorldCrafts began and four of our partner artisan guilds in Thailand and Cambodia.

I was reminded during the nearly 24 hour flight to go half way around the world that scripture admonishes God’s people to care for the poor. In regard to trading fairly, the Bible is specific in how the poor are to be treated in the workplace. “You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning” (Leviticus 19:13 ESV). The Hebrew term לֹֽא־תַעֲשֹׁ֥ק, oppress not, emphasizes the desperate nature of poverty—withholding wages from a poor person, even for a night, may result in a night without food, shelter, or warm clothing, or even mean the end of a life.

The reason given in the Bible for being just toward the poor is “I am the Lord your God” (Leviticus 19:11). In other words, the Lord cares deeply for the poor and expects us to share His concern. Isn’t this enough, that the sovereign God of the universe requires us to act in this way? How we treat a poor worker has nothing to do with their worthiness, but rather God’s expectation for how we are to live. If God’s expectations aren’t enough, we must recognize the unmerited favor God has extended to us. So then our motive becomes thankfulness—gratitude to the Lord for lavishing on us immense spiritual treasures and graciousness.

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Sep
26

The Economics of Human Empowerment

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by Mark Russell

This month’s focus on New Hope Digital is modern slavery. From the 1500s through the 1800s, the Atlantic slave trade brought millions of men, women, and children from Africa to the New World. A mind-boggling human tragedy. Yet some commentators legitimately estimate that there are more people held in some form of slavery today than were enslaved during the entire period of the transatlantic trade.

Society, and particularly Christians, must respond to modern slavery in numerous ways. There are many things we can do. Yet instead of simply fighting to free existing slaves (in all the ways we can and should) I believe we need to work toward eliminating future slavery through personal empowerment.

Fishery in Kenya dug by hand

Last month I traveled to Kenya. Through the years, many well-meaning organizations and entities have contributed massive amounts of charity to Africa in the hopes that it would move the continent forward from slavery to prosperity. But, in many cases, the results have been lacking.

One of the main reasons is that charity, in many of its forms, prohibits rather than promotes human empowerment. I have been to Africa numerous times and witnessed the impotence of some of these interventions.

On my latest visit though I was pleased to partner, through my church, with two organizations, Genesis World Mission and MAP International, that are empowering locals for the future. They refer to their model as the “total health village” concept.

The goal is not only to treat people who are sick, but also to provide the infrastructure that prevents people from getting sick in the first place. The intervention in this rural village operates under a set of principles that actually empowers people rather than accidentally indenturing them as many development programs do.

For example, water is obviously a resource that is necessary for humans to survive and thrive. For those of us who have it on a consistent and regular basis in nearly unlimited capacity, it is easy to forget water’s importance. We need it to drink, cook, clean, and more. We also need it to grow our food. This is true whether we are growing plants or raising animals.

In the small Kenyan village I visited, I toured two different fisheries. Both fisheries need water in order to grow fish. But there the similarities end. The contrast will illustrate my definition of empowerment.

The government of Kenya, in an act of charity, dug out the first fishery right next to a river. The owner of the land was not accountable for what he would produce with the fishery. Months later, the fishery is now bone dry with weeds growing in it.

Genesis and MAP, in an act of empowerment, told another man that if he dug a fishery, they would help him line it with plastic, so that it would last longer and keep fish in. The man lives a mile and a half from the river. By hand, he dug a fishery 17 feet deep and 35 feet long.

I was privileged to be there on the day when the plastic liner was placed in the fishery. I spoke with the owner and there was a glimmer in his eye that only comes from the pride of a job well done . . . from being empowered.

I have no doubt that he will overcome the challenge of getting water to his fishery and raising fish. He has already dug his own personal pond. Is he going to let that work go to waste?

On the other hand, the man who has a fishery next to the river will probably never do anything with it. He never worked for it and is not accountable for its production.

As followers of Christ, we should oppose poverty and human enslavement, and we should do so by promoting solutions that really work for the long term. We should encourage interventions that empower men and women to become, with dignity, a part of their own solutions.

—Editor’s note: For further exploration of this topic, you may want to listen to Andrea Mullins discuss the work of WorldCrafts. WorldCrafts works with local artisan groups worldwide to offer men and women sustainable, fair-trade employment, which alleviates long-term poverty.  

Mark Russell, author of The Missional Entrepreneur, is a widely respected voice in the missional community. He has lived in Russia, Chile, and Germany, and has traveled to more than 70 countries to carry out a variety of business, educational, humanitarian, and religious projects. Contact Mark through www.russell-media.com; www.facebook.com/marklrussell; www.twitter.com/marklrussell.

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Sep
20

Kanzi Gives Back to Help Children in Need

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by Katelyn George

Kanzi offers handmade, fair-trade jewelry and crafts, including Nativities, from artisans across East Africa. Not only does Kanzi help develop a market for these artisans, it also donates a portion of sales to support orphans and children at risk in Uganda, enabling them to get much needed food, clothing, shelter, education, and spiritual care. These children are otherwise at risk of being forced into sexual exploitation or child labor.

When you buy Kanzi products from WorldCrafts, you enable Kanzi to expand its work.

Anne’s Story

Anne was an at-risk widow in need of a job skill that she could learn quickly and would enable her to work at night after caring for her family all day. Her creative, bright, and motivated spirit allowed her to become a natural at paper bead jewelry. Her attention to detail makes her beads stand out in the crowd, and her infectious smile does not hurt either.

She now can care for her family better because of the income she receives through Kanzi’s marketing of her jewelry. And there are many more artisans like Anne who find a market for their beautiful work through Kanzi.

Pearl Ministries

As a for-profit business, Kanzi is able to leverage its earnings to benefit communities in East Africa. So not only does Anne’s work benefit her and her family, it provides for others in need as well. Kanzi is an initiative of Pearl Ministries, Inc., a Birmingham, Alabama-based nonprofit working in Uganda with orphaned and vulnerable children and holistic community development. Kanzi contributes back to Pearl Ministries, which then partners with and helps support a local orphanage and affiliated primary school, Ranch on Jesus.

Joan’s Story

Joan lost both her parents to AIDS. Like many young orphan girls in Uganda, Joan’s future looked grim. Poor education, sexual exploitation, and hard manual labor in the fields or in rock quarries were highly probable outcomes for her life.

Wanting a better life for her granddaughter, Joan’s grandmother decided to place her at the Ranch on Jesus school thanks to a scholarship provided by Kanzi’s work. Since moving there, Joan has successfully progressed to the top of her academic class. Joan can now hope for a bright future, free of exploitation.

To see beautiful WorldCrafts products from Kanzi, including Nativities, go to http://www.worldcrafts.org/artisanDetail.asp?id=76.

Kanzi® is a registered trademark of Pearl Ministries, Inc. All rights reserved.

 

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Sep
20

Andrea Mullins: WorldCrafts Changes Lives Through Fair Trade

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Godavari Women: A WorldCrafts group working in India

Andrea Mullins, director of WorldCrafts and publisher of New Hope Publishers, shares how WorldCrafts is changing lives through fair trade.

She discusses the WorldCrafts Set1Free campaign and highlights the work done by the artisan group Connexions to free women from sex trafficking in Calcutta, India. She concludes by offering several ways to get personally involved in the liberating work of WorldCrafts.

The vision of WorldCrafts is to see an income with dignity and the hope of everlasting life offered to every person on earth. WorldCrafts is a fair-trade division of WMU®.

For a free WorldCrafts Fall catalog, call 1-800-968-7301 or view the pdfs at http://www.worldcrafts.org/seasonal.asp.

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