Just a Minute: In the Heart of a Child, One Moment… Can Last Forever

How many times have you had the opportunity to make a difference in a child’s life, but walked the other way?  Maybe those times weren’t even apparent to you – at least they weren’t to me.

After reading this book, I realized that I need to be careful with every word and even say a word when it’s most inconvenient.  I may touch a child’s life in a way that will affect him or her greatly – and not even know it.  That affect could be positive or negative – my choice.

So many people shared their stories in this book and they came to life as I imagined the child hurting or soaring, all because of another person’s hurtful or helpful words.

There are children hurting, not just in foreign countries, but here in our own neighborhoods.  Maybe it’s even one of our own children?  I know I am gruff with my children sometimes, and I plan to change that.

I encourage all adults to read this book, even adults who have no children directly under their feet.

About the Book

How long does it take to make a difference in the life of a child? For good or for ill, individual moments in a young person’s life can make all the difference in their future. It may be something said or done by an adult who hardly thinks about it: a hug, a compliment, an intriguing question, a sincere applause. But in that moment, the child discovers who they are, what is important to them, why they matter, and sometimes even what their destiny will be.

Most of us want to help encourage and build into this next generation, most of us see the need all around, but most of us also have no idea where to even begin. Now, with this book, you know where to begin and you know that it only takes Just a Minute.

Follow along as Dr. Wess Stafford, president of Compassion International, shares stories and experiences to introduce you to the difference you can actually make anywhere on the spectrum of child development. From helping meet physical needs to breaking emotional barriers and from discovering latent talents to equipping with spiritual insights these pages will be a catalyst for action. You don’t have to be a teacher, a parent, a pastor, or a doctor to make a difference in the life of a child. You just have to be willing.

About the Author

Dr. Wess Stafford is president and CEO of Compassion International, the world’s largest Christian child development organization that releases children from poverty through one-to-one child sponsorship, and the author of Just A Minute (Moody Publishers, Jan. 1, 2012).

 

Disclosure:  I received a copy of Just a Minute: In the Heart of a Child, One Moment Can Last Forever in exchange for my honest review.  Affiliate links included.