ENCOURAGING "INVISIBLE" CHILDREN'S LEADERS

She's amazing. But she hardly knows it.

Margaret (not her real name), works to reach kids in Cameroon. If you met her, you'd notice a little crookedness to her smile. And her walk. And her talk.

As a child, she had a very high fever during an illness, and it left her partially paralyzed on one side. Most families in Cameroon would hide away a child like Margaret after this happpened. It would be too difficult ... and embarrassing to bring her into public. But not Margaret's family. They nurtured her. They continued to help her get to school. They cared for her.

Little did they realize she would grow up to have a deep burden to reach and disciple kids. Little did they realize the courage and commitment she would have to serve physically, mentally and emotionally challenged kids in Cameroon.

Maragaret, on her own, has started a school for the disabled. As she visits the jungle areas of Cameroon to present kid's programs and share the gospel, she often meets children with severe challenges. She works with the parents, and brings them to her school for the disabled ... something nearly unheard of in all of Cameroon.

She's making a huge difference in the lives of these kids -- many of whom have never been to school before, or been accepted as real people. It's amazing.

We know thousands of other leaders, like Margaret, who work quietly, unseen to most, to share the life-changing love of Christ with kids in their neighborhoods and communities around the world. They make enormous sacrifices. They work long hours. They care deeply for the children. They often do it with little or no resources at all.

They need our prayers. Though we celebrate their work here, they often go unthanked, and unnoticed for years.

Pray for them to be encouraged in the Lord. Pray for them to be filled with his joy. Pray for them to have all the resources (financial, staff, practical) they need to fulfill the call God has placed on their lives. Pray that they get rest. And pray that their desire to share the love of Christ with kids will continue to burn brightly.