Good morning to all of you who support Children Under the Bridge. Here is a video for you to enjoy. As you know, this wonderful lady and her young son are the real power behind our efforts with the street kids. She is so dedicated to them. She sent me this Christmas wish and I…
Thanks to the efforts of Tim Spoleti, CHILDREN UNDER THE BRIDGE now has a public web site that can be shared with everyone. It’s not the same as the updates we send to those who support the project, but it is a very useful introduction to what we are doing and why. Please check it…
For the last ten days I have been in Jakarta with the “Children Under the Bridge” project. I was joined by two readers from Ohio and two from South Africa. The experience was transforming for all of us. Usually updates about this project are sent only to those who help support it, but today I…
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘You yourselves have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven. Exodus 20:22 NASB Now What? (Simchat Torah) Seen that I have spoken– God speaks to the people at Sinai. They see the lightning and hear the thunder. They are afraid. According to rabbinic…
Most of you know about Children Under the Bridge, our program to help the children of prostitutes in Jakarta. We have accomplished a lot over the last two years. Some young women are no longer sex workers. Many of the children are being educated and receive skills training. We are supply medicine, clean water and…
A PERSONAL UPDATE FROM JAKARTA Pictures and stories from Children Under the Bridge HIGH RISK CHILDREN In the interviews with mothers and children who are part of the Children Under the Bridge program in Jakarta, we have identified twelve young girls who are at the most serious risk. We have learned that many young girls…
THANK YOU SO MUCH for your generous response to Children Under the Bridge. I will do my best to get each one of you on the mailing list for the monthly reports (it might take me a bit), but I wanted EVERYONE to see what this is all about. So here are some pictures or…
On March 28 of this year, I posted a Today’s Word with a challenge about giving to “Children Under the Bridge.” I noted that if everyone who gets Today’s Word by email contributed just $1.00 a month, we would increase our support of this effort by 30%. I have in my hands the May report on…
Gerry and Lianne are pastors of GBG in Geylang, Singapore. They were instrumental in rescuing “Jane” from sex trafficking, and as a result of their blessed efforts, I met “Jane” and started the support program for Children Under the Bridge in Jakarta. Now Gerry has an idea that I want to run by all of…
I am sitting in the Kentucky Fried Chicken shop here in Jakarta, Indonesia, trying to figure out how to communicate what I have seen and felt when I visited the Children Under the Bridge project. It’s not easy. There is the shock of actually being in the place where they live out their days. Between…
