Poverty Stops With Alice (Editorial Guidelines)
Alice, a 20-year-old student in Mombasa, Kenya, has a quiet voice and loud dreams. When she speaks, you lean in. Hang onto each word. She whispers of trauma – of death and loss and fear. But her eyes sparkle when she talks of the future – of education and advocacy and wholeness.
The threads of healthy body, strong mind and confident voice weave throughout Alice’s story. They can be highlighted separately, or combined to show that when children like Alice are healthy and whole, they can impact their family, church, community and country for good.
Alice’s family was called cursed by her aunts and uncles. They had no real home, just sticks, rope and tarp. She watched her older sisters marry as teens. She saw a younger brother die after being exposed to the wet night air. But Jesus turns broken beginnings into restored endings. He calls each of us to participate in this redemptive work and empowers us to respond.
Jesus promised us wholeness and we’re chasing down that promise for children in poverty.
