A person “at-risk” is in danger of being harmed physically, emotionally, financially or in other ways; all are taken advantage of by someone or some circumstance. Many are subjugated against their will to engage in forced sexual activity or slave labor. And, alarmingly, many are killed for their faith. The most vulnerable of these innocents – are children!

Children are one of God’s most precious gifts to us. They are close to the heart of the Father. “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven” (Mt 19:14). “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Mt 18:3). “Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him . . . blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them (Ps. 127: 3,5). Because of the Father’s special love for children, our enemy – Satan, has made the corruption and destruction of children a high priority.  Today hundreds of millions of children all over the world are “at-risk”, many of whom are victims of violence and violation. We have the awesome responsibility to provide care and sustenance and to protect them by bringing God’s light into many dark places. Who are these vulnerable children? Here are twelve categories (but it is not an exhaustive list):

The Conceived – a gestating child, alive with a spirit/soul between conception and birth
The Orphan—left alone by the death or abandonment of their parent(s)
The Refugee (or IDPs)—forced to flee their home and country living in dangerous circumstances; internally displaced persons are in peril in their own country
The Trafficked—innocents forced into hard labor, sexual exploitation or organ harvesting
The Persecuted—restricted, injured or killed by communist or Islamic jihadist Judeo-Christian-hostile authorities; radical humanists, also subtly persecute children
The Indoctrinated – taught anti-God, cultural Marxist-based critical theory, gender perversion, hate America and so much more – especially in many of our public schools
The Enticed—gamers, excessive internet surfers, spiritually lost in the meta verse for untold hours daily; predators traverse these digital platforms more than we realize
The Trapped—those suffering from physical or emotional abuse, gang and cartel members, all types of spiritual bondage, coerced or mutated before their age of reason and maturity
The Resourced – loving, economically sufficient parent(s), with a child who has a terminal illness or acute medical / psychological condition, addictions, dysphoria and other struggles
The Poor—with loving parent(s) doing their best, but are underemployed or homeless, living in a car or temporary shelter, born into multigenerational poverty or unjust, oppressive societies, and many other reasons
The Chosen – The children of the lineage of Abraham, David, Jesus – in Israel and throughout the diaspora; Satan is the reason for rampant antisemitism
The Apprentice – children of destiny, in every country and territory on earth, who are eager, bright and need opportunity, education, vocational training and spiritual guidance to thrive

Each of us has our own story and interesting life journey. Difficult circumstances challenged us, but we overcame them. This is the core concept of psychologist Carl Jung and immortalized through the writings of Henri Nouwen; having suffered ourselves, we become “wounded healers.”

It is within this framework that I was given a “large assignment” from the Father – the creation of The Caleb Fund for At-Risk Children. A reasonably complete chronology with a description and the purpose of this fund is found in Chapters 13-15 of my most recently published book (of 7) Awakened: Embracing Freedom in Times of Peril (McHenry Press, October 2024).  I encourage you to read it. 

Since we are at WAR against the principalities and powers of darkness, please pray for the Caleb Fund that we will be blessed with:

 * Wisdom     * Allies     * Resources

It has been my privilege to serve, support and rescue thousands of children, women and men who were “at-risk” in the USA and countries around the world.  These are a few examples:

Child Bolivia
La Paz, Bolivia
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Mogadishu, Somalia
Lhasa, Tibet
Cluj, Romania
Cape Coast, Ghana
Cairo, Egypt
Mosul, Iraq
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Lisu Village, China
En Route to Bosnia
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Some of the many children served
With F.W. & Elita de Klerk, Capetown, South Africa
With Rector at All Saints Cathetral, Cairo
With Oliver North at John McCain Statue, Hanoi, Viet Nam
With President George W. Bush
With Colin Powell
With Elizabeth Dole in her Watergate office
With Prince Faras bin Ra'ad, Jordan
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With Dan Rather, 60 Minutes Interview
Navy Chaplain School
Navy Field Training
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With Pastor George Chen imprisoned in a Chinese hard-labor re-education camp for being a "Christian and a capitalist"
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