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What do ECM workers do when they find a child in a life-threatening situation? Sometimes a relatively small amount, even under $100, can save the child’s life, but the family does not have it. The child’s need is urgent, but there seems to be no way for the family to meet the need.

 

ECM works hard to help children in these life-threatening situations. We begin by removing the child, whenever possible, from the difficult situation. We provide medical help and offer the family assistance as needed. We don’t run away once the immediate need is met, either. We stay involved as long as is needed, and as long as the family wants us to help. And all we do is openly given in the name of Jesus Christ. We don’t force anyone (as if such a thing were possible), but when love is shown in Jesus’ name, many families do take notice. When people ask why we care, it leads to opportunities to share the Good News that can bring eternal hope.

 

Your gift today allows ECM to continue to bring hope to children through programs like Child Rescue.

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Biriwa Hope Center

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Just to the west of Accra along the coast, the Central Region boasts some well-known tourist attractions such as Cape Coast and Elmina, major one-time slaving castles, Kakum canopy walkway, fabulous beaches and picturesque fishing villages along the Gulf of Guinea. It is also a place of abject poverty, especially in the Gomoa District, reported by the World Bank to be the poorest area of Ghana in 2002. Although there have been improvements since then, the Central Region continues to be a major source of kids landing in desperate situations.

 

God has brought us awareness of situations in which children are being trafficked, along with key contacts to help us to tackle the problem. ECM has developed a sponsorship program in one of the poorest communities in the area, and an office from which we coordinate programs including an initiative to fight child trafficking directly through documentation and intervention. Perhaps more importantly, we are fighting the root causes in key areas. A sponsored child is extremely unlikely to be trafficked or to end up on the street, because that child’s education is assured and loving mentors are watching over his or her welfare. And while we can sponsor only a small number of children at the present time, the mere existence of a sponsorship program in the area creates hope for all the others as well.

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