Shaping the Future
Dr. Phyllis Kilbourn is founder of Rainbows of Hope and Crisis Care Training International, both global ministries to children in crisis. A child advocate, trauma trainer, and author/editor of a number of handbooks focused on interventions for children in crisis, Phyllis also served in Liberia and Kenya with WEC International. She holds a Ph.D. in education from Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois.
A rosebud has been used to symbolize the life of the girl child. Rosebuds can be broken and trampled or allowed to bloom into beautiful roses. The challenge for us is to learn how we can help girls to bloom in spite of the obstacles, empowering them to embrace their full, God-given potential.
Contributing Authors
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
1. Born a Girl: A Worldwide Challenge by Thirza Schneider
Part One: Theological and Historical Perspectives
2. God So Loved the Girl Child by Marjorie McDermid
3. “Boys Only”: Exposing the Roots of Girl Child Troubles by David D. Kupp
Part Two: Cultural Perspectives
4. A Girl Child Is Born: An Example from an African Context by Vongai Nzenza
5. My Story, Their Stories: Girls in Western Contexts by Desiree Segura-April
6. A Perpetual Robbing: Losses for the Girl Child in the Romanian Context by Sue Bates
Part Three: Hurdles Confronting the Girl Child
7. Harmful Traditional Practices by Phyllis Kilbourn
8. Exploitation and Violence by Phyllis Kilbourn
9. Health and Nutrition Issues by Nancy LaDue
Part Four: Empowering the Girl Child:Strategies for Effective Ministry
10. An Overview of Effective Girl Child Strategies by Desiree Segura-April
11. Empowering through Education by Phyllis Kilbourn
12. Advocacy: Championing the Rights of the Girl Child by Phyllis Kilbourn
13. Spiritual Healing: Restored to His Image by Snowden Albright Howe Concluding Reflection
14. Naaman’s Slave Girl: A Glance at the Soil of YHWH by Renita Boyle
Editor
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Phyllis Kilbourn
Phyllis Kilbourn
Dr. Phyllis Kilbourn is founder of Rainbows of Hope and Crisis Care Training International, both global ministries to children in crisis. A child advocate, trauma trainer, and author/editor of a number of handbooks focused on interventions for children in crisis, Phyllis also served in Liberia and Kenya with WEC International. She holds a Ph.D. in education from Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois.
- Pages: 350
- Publisher:
William Carey Publishing
William Carey Publishing
- Binding: Paperback
- Publish Year: 2008
- Vendor: William Carey Library
