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Ciudad Juarez, Mexic

Burkemperson the Border

This past summer we began t wrk with Prmesa deVida (Prmise Lie) Presbyterian Church in Ciudad Juarez,Mexic. We have learned that ver 10,000 childrenhave lst at least ne parent thrugh vilence; many weremurdered, while thers just vanished.

There are many pprtunities arund the church t reachut t these children. We are planning a meal prgram tiedt a study time r rphaned children and r thse beingraised by single mthers. A ministry t pregnant teenagegirls is needed as well, especially since the teen pregnancy

rate has dramatically increased in recent years.

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MTW missionaries Jamie and JenniferBurkemper are currently raising sup-

port and serving with Border Evange-

lism and Mercy Ministries (BEAMM) inCiudad Juarez. They previously served

for two years with the StreetChild

Sobre el Puente (Over the Bridge)ministry in Acapulco, Mexico. They

have two children, John and Jossi.

Learn more about BEAMM and the Burkempers by visitingbeamm.org. Contact Jamie and Jennifer at

[email protected] to receive their newsletter.

The Burkempers plan a eeding prgram rchildren rphaned by vilence n the brder.


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Kate deFuniak is heading sn t La Ceiba, Hnduras, t jin theMTW team there and direct the new street childrens prgram. Theministry will start with a eeding prgram in a rental huse, latermving t the childrens drp-in center which is under cnstructin.Kate believes Gd will raise up natinal vlunteers rm the churchshe will attend in La Ceiba. Althugh the church membership islargely middle class, Kate says they have a heart r the pr. I willnt wrk alne r lng!

Gito, a by abut 10 years ld, and Jeffrey, 14, are typical thechildren Kate will be wrking with. Git lives in a garbage dump.

Jerey is ne eight children and his amily livesin a squatters shack by the river. He desnt attend

schl and spends hisdays cllecting bttles andding dd jbs. Kates desireis t see Git and Jereyand many ther children likethemwelcmed int the

amily Christ.

Follow Kate deFuniak and her ministry to street children through herblog at http://avoiceinthestreets.wordpress.com.

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La Ceiba, Hnduras La Ceiba, Hnduras

Shannn Innes and Erica

Jerey

Git (L) and a riend.

Bere Shannon Innes ever arrived inLa Ceiba, Hnduras, Gd was pre-paring her r the ministry Puerta de Esperanza (Dr Hpe).Fr mre than tw mnths, in her wnhme, Shannn cared r the child ateenage mther while waiting r thechilds adptin. When Shannn jinedthe MTW team in La Ceiba earlier this

year she discvered the desperate situatins teenage mthers in

Hnduras, the secnd prest cuntry in the western hemisphere.Adptin is virtually unknwn in Hnduras, s the yung mtherseither abandn their children r ace enrmus struggles t carer them.

Shannns visin r Puerta de Esperanza,a Christian hme r pregnant teenagersand their babies, is quickly taking shape.A huse has been rented and urnishedand the frst expectant girl may arrive asearly as late this year.

Follow the progress of Shannon andPuerta de Esperanza through her blog athttp://shannoninhonduras.blogspot.com.

Bienvenids! Peurta de Esperanza(Dr Hpe)

will be hme r pregnant teenmthers and their inants.

Kate cares

for the kids

of Honduras

The Door of Hope opensnew life for teen mothers

Smiles rm Hnduras, (L t R) back rw: Kate deFuniak,

intern Bethany Russell, Jerey, Shannn Innes; rnt rw:Kevin, Ever, and Christper hlding their Bible str y bks.


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StreetChild is the newsletterof Street-Child MissionInternational, a ministryof Missionto the

World.Pleaseaddressallcorrespondenceto:ThomasW.

Stewart,Jr.,M.D.,Editor,1600North BrownRoad,Law-

renceville, Georgia 30043; Tel: (678) 823-0004, ext.

2452;FAX(678)823-0027;E-mail:[email protected]

www.streetchildinternational.org.

For to us a child is born,to us a son is given,

and the government

will be on his shoulders.And he will be called

Wonderful Counselor,Mighty God,

Everlasting Father,Prince of Peace.Of the greatness of his

government and peacethere will be no end.

He will reign on Davidsthrone

and over his kingdom,

establishing and upholding it

with justice andrighteousnessfrom that time on and

forever.The zeal of the LORD

Almightywill accomplish this.

Isaiah 9: 9-7

Tnk yu yu faihul supr o theStreetChildmini.

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WORRIED ABOUT MEI was so worried about being cold. And hungry. And

not having a cozy sleeping arrangement. About beingdirty, and messy, and just plain uncomortable.

The car was ull as we headed to the hills o Tennessee or a weeko Disaster Training. Good boots, warm socks, comy sleeping bag,hand-warmers, any-sort-o-anything rom REI I was good to go. Mycollection included everything I would ever need to be as comortableas possible in the middle o nowherepreparing to go where people

have nothing.Then it hit me: How many children go to bed every night cold?

And hungry? Without a cozy sleeping arrangement? And dirty,messy, and uncomortable to boot? Whose well-being am I moreconcerned aboutmine or theirs? My very temporary loss or theiroten permanent state?

David Platt, in his bookRadical, states that we aregood at ignoring otherpeoples children. I would add

that we are good at ignoringother people, period. Maybethats why Jesus spoke so muchabout loving other peoplemore than ourselves, aboutputting their needs beore ourown, about loving selfesslyand responding generously tothose in need.

Maybe I do need to worry

more about me. About the methat will stand in ront o myLord as He asks: Did you eed the hungry? Did you look ater the orphans

and the sick? Did you help the widow? Did you visit those in prison?

May my lie and actions assure

that I will have the right answer.

Kay BurklinDirector of Mercy Ministry

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