The Mother & Child Project : raising our voices for health and hope / compiled by Hope Through Healing Hands ; foreword by Kay Warren ; preface by Melinda Gates. [print]

Choosing joy for mothers and children Kay Warren -- All lives have equal value Melinda Gates -- Third world women Amy Grant -- Maternal and child health: how healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy saves lives -- Mihret Gebrehiwot's story: Ethiopia -- A mama knows Rachel Held Evans -- Contraception is a pro-life cause in developing world Bill Frist and Jenny Eaton Dyer -- Family planning as a pro-life cause Michael Gerson -- Transforming the world David Stevens -- the burden we should share Cathy R. Taylor -- Baby free until 2013 James and Jena Lee Nardella -- Women and girls' health Phillip Nieburg -- She counts Shannon Trilli -- New ideas, new opinions Victoria Jennings -- Who will take care of my children? Elizabeth Styffe -- A "big tent" approach Kent R. Hill -- Personal and professional reasons to be thankful for child spacing Ray Martin -- Why Christians should care about maternal health Shepherd and Anita Smith -- Contraception uncoupled Joe McIlhaney -- From mother to mother Kimberly Williams-Paisley -- Strong mothers: the key to healthy families, communities, and nations -- Beryl Anyago's story: Kenya -- Helping women isn't just a "nice" thing to do Hillary Clinton -- Maternal health and the strategy for empowering women Bruce Wilkinson -- Better moms make a better world Sherry Surratt -- Healthy mothers create healthy societies, and a safer world Kay Granger -- How I became a maternal health advocate Christy Turlington Burns -- Family planning and linkages with US health and development goals Janet Fleischman -- Making dreams come true Jennifer Nettles -- Other concerns: male involvement, child marriage, slavery, and orphan care -- Namatta Lillian's story: Uganda -- Kiran Awasthi's story: India -- What's so scary about smart girls? Nicholas Kristof -- Men as difference-makers James Nardella -- From the shade of an acacia tree Dan Haseltine -- Too young to wed Cynthia Gorney -- Child marriage and dowry deaths Jimmy Carter -- A promise to girls Desmond Tutu and Ela Bhatt -- Forced to confront the impossible Christine Caine -- Brothels, survival, and hope Natalie Grant -- Contraceptives in the developing world Tony Campolo -- Speaking up for other mothers Tracie Hamilton -- Every child deserves a family Mary Beth Chapman -- Why maternal health matters to people of faith -- Dorine's story: Burundi -- The good Samaritan in the global village Jim Wallis -- The first-responder church Santiago "Jimmy" Mellado -- You just never know Mike Glenn -- Blessed for all generations Dan Scott -- What kind of people ought you to be? Jennie Allen -- On shame and stewardship Scott Sauls -- Sovereign over us Michael W. Smith -- The old new thing Sarah Masen and David Dark -- The village nearby Debbie Dortzbach -- Appendix: What you can do. -- How you can become an advocate -- How you can give: partners in maternal health.

Dozens of influential leaders have heard the pleas of mothers and children in developing countries. Raising their voices to inspire a movement to increase healthy pregnancies and lower death rates, Melinda Gates, Kay Warren, Bill Frist, Kimberly Williams Paisley, Michael W. Smith and more speak out about why people of faith must get involved in The Mother and Child Project: Raising Our Voices for Health and Hope. Almost 287,000 women die each year because of pregnancy and birth complications. Many orphans are left behind in the wake of this tragedy, and without a mother, many of those children die as well. If only enough people knew. We have the resources to prevent this crisis, but we must take action. Fortunately, Hope Through Healing Hands, a nonprofit organization promoting awareness for healthy mothers and children worldwide, is already spreading the word. Not only can we save lives, reduce abortions, and decrease death rates, but also we can help build healthier, thriving families and bring stability and sustainability to families, communities and nations.The question is, will you join them? --

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