June 2: Day of prayer for children in crisis

In many parts of the world, childhood is marked by pain and deprivation. Children who should be living in safety and joy face hunger, violence, abandonment, and even the horrors of war. They grow up surrounded by fear, scarcity, and insecurity—often never knowing the comfort of a warm hug or a word of encouragement.

June 2, the Day of Prayer for Children in Crisis, is a call to sensitivity. A reminder that we cannot turn a blind eye to so much suffering. Praying for these children is not just a religious act; it is a gesture of love, empathy, and commitment. Prayer connects us to the pain of others and moves us toward active compassion. When we kneel in prayer, we begin to see more clearly the urgency of action.

Amid this reality, some initiatives have become true places of refuge. PEPE—the Preschool Education Program—is one such response of love. Working in communities of extreme vulnerability, PEPE offers not only education, but also care, welcome, and presence. These are places where children can experience what they’ve often been denied: respect, safety, and affection.

With a mission to provide access to education and promote holistic development—body, mind, and heart—PEPE becomes a safe haven in the midst of chaos. Each center is a space where children can grow with dignity, receive personalized attention, play in peace, and learn about the love of Jesus. These are communities of hope, built on values like protection, quality teaching, comprehensive care, and biblical faith.

This work is only possible because of people who are committed to transformation: educators, volunteers, community leaders, and partners who serve with love and dedication. They believe that to educate with love is to transform. And transformation begins with simple but powerful actions: listening, welcoming, teaching, protecting.

This June 2, our prayer is that every child in crisis may find a safe place. That their tears may be dried, their traumas healed, and their dreams restored. That love will arrive before pain. That justice will rise and childhood be returned to those who never truly had it. And that we, as the Church, as society, and as individuals, will be ready to respond.

Because prayer is also action. And when prayer and action walk together, we become instruments of change—in a child’s life, in a community, in the world.

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