Join us for a time of prayer

Sunday, June 1st, is the Annual Day of Prayer for Children at High Risk. The Child with a Disability is the theme for 2008.

Jackie Mills Fernald (Director of Access Ministries) and Dr. Edward Bradley will be co-leading a one-hour prayer meeting in Room 1605 at McLean Bible Church. (8925 Leesburg Pike, McLean, VA - Link to Map) from 3-4pm on Sunday, June 1st. Refreshments will follow.

Will you come and pray with us?

Oakseed Ministries International believes the prayers of God’s people are a powerful tool that God has given to us to extend His blessing and favor in our world.

• Many children with a disability are denied the right and opportunity to be human.
• In many countries, the child with a disability is among the invisible children hidden and forgotten from neighbors.
• 90% of children with a disability in the developing world do not attend school.
• “Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.” (Matthew 15:30)

This one hour on June 1st is one of the most important things you can do for a child with a disability.

Please join us in prayer!

PS. This will be a user-friendly prayer meeting, especially designed for those who are coming to a prayer meeting for the first time.

Praying for Children with Disability

Diversity in Disability Brought Together in Christ

Disability Defined

What is the Definition of Disability

A person with a disability is defined as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

• There are a HALF BILLION people worldwide who have a disability.
• 54 MILLION Americans live with some level of disability. Nearly half have a severe disability.
• 4.5 MILLION American children and youth under the age of 18 have a disability.
• Nearly 1 MILLION of these children are institutionalized.
• ONE IN FIVE children is now diagnosed with autism or on the autism spectrum.
• 80 PERCENT of marriages that have a child with disability end in divorce.
• It is estimated that only FIVE PERCENT of persons with disability attend church.

Church Participation Update

What can your church do?

1. You can use the form above to request free bulletin inserts to be used in your church service on June 1st, 2008.
2. You can organize your small group or multiple small groups to focus their prayer times on Children at High Risk (focusing on Children with Disabilities) during the week of June 1st, 2008.
3. You can use one of our many banners (see banner page) and display them on your church website or personal sites to promote interest in the Annual Day of Prayer for Children at High Risk.
4. You can personally join thousands around the world by committing to spend time in prayer for Children at Risk and those who work amongst them.

Help Promote the Annual Day of Prayer

We invite you to use these banners on your own sites, your personal blogs, your church websites, and anyplace you can think about putting a banner. This is just one of the many ways in which you can help promote the upcoming Annual Day of Prayer for Children at High Risk (June 1st, 2008). If you need a custom size, please let us know.

All you have to do is pick which banner you want to use, and then copy/paste the code that we have provided into your website.

Podcast - March 5th, 2008

In this episode, Dr. Edward Bradley interviews Brenda Darke, a leading expert in dealing with children with disabilities throughout Latin America.

Podcast - November 28th, 2007

In this episode, Dr. Edward Bradley interviews Jackie Mills-Fernald, the director of Access Ministry at McLean Bible Church.

Podcast - April 7th, 2007

In this episode, Dr. Edward Bradley interviews two middle school students, (Carolyn M. & Georgia P.), about their work in raising awareness about Child Labor issues, Ian Drake from Letra Viva in Costa Rica shares a meditation and churches around the world are invited to participate in the 2007 Annual Day of Prayer for Children at High Risk.

Oakseed Ministries Podcast - January 31, 2007

Contents of Podcast:

• Oakseed now has a new look to their website.
• Youth around the world have a new essay contest for the year 2007. Compassion and Child Labor
• Get the latest info about the June 3rd, 2007 - Annual Day of Prayer for Children at High Risk
• Listen to a special presentation of last years winning essay.

Podcast - March 18th, 2006

Topics discussed on this episode:

• Children at Risk
• Interview with Jim McDonald, Bread for the World
• 2006 Essay contest about Compassion and the Starving Child.
• Updates about the Annual Day of Prayer.