child slavery
Partner Profile: Teresa Susong of FACES New World Christian School
Cross International is blessed to work with many inspirational missionaries around the globe — and we are always excited when one of them stops by our office headquarters in South Florida. On one such visit, I sat down with Teresa Susong, founder of FACES New World Christian School, a Cross-supported project in Ecuador offering evening … Continue reading
Restaveks’ Mother Describes Her Desperate Decision
It wrenched my heart to meet Haitian children as young as 6 separated from their families and stuck in dreadful domestic servitude. (Click here to read about restavek children—Haiti’s hidden ‘slaves.’) As they described their daily lives of hardship and abuse I wanted to rescue them, to take them someplace safe where they’d be treated … Continue reading
Confronting the Christmas Quandary
You want to acknowledge those you love, but not encourage materialism; to give meaningful gifts without imposing an obligation to reciprocate; to rise above the canned opulence of the holidays and focus on the “reason for the season.” You want to slam the brakes on that barreling train of twisted tradition that makes you either … Continue reading
Subtle Slavery in Haiti
This week Americans observe Columbus Day, in honor of the explorer Christopher Columbus, whose mixed legacy has stirred a lot of controversy over the years. A statue of Columbus still stands in Hispaniola, the Caribbean Island discovered by him five centuries ago, now divided into the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Here, Columbus … Continue reading
