FACES … Fighting Child Labor in Ecuador
October 31, 2009 | In: Ministries to help
The Faces Ministry was founded in 2003 by Church of God Missionaries, Teresa & Dan Susong. Teresa began talking to the shoe shine boys and child candy sellers wandering the streets in Quito, Ecuador, and soon discovered they were working simply to help their poor Indian families survive. Most had dropped out of school due to lack of funds and the stigma of being from Ecuador’s lowest class, the Quichua Indians. With no budget to begin a project, the Susongs, along with two other families, began meeting with the children to feed them a hot meal, teach them the word of God, and show them love and respect.
Child labor in Ecuador is is no small problem. The Ecuadorian government say’s that out of a country population of 13 million 1 million are working children.
Currently, the Ministry Center offers a full range of services to children and adolescents who have immigrated to the city to work, teaching them about children’s rights, and offering them hope through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Service Areas:
Physical: Hot nutritious meals, Rest and play area, Hot showers, Clothing and Shoes, Medical and dental services
Emotional: Spiritual counseling, Psychological Services, Ministry to the entire family
Spiritual: Daily devotional and prayer, Worship service each Saturday
Intellectual: Reinsertion into the educational system
Social: Fun, games, and a safe place to come off the streets and “ just be a child…”
COGWM Project #102-4038
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