Blue Sunday - Pray for Child Abuse

We invite you to participate:  Blue Sunday Child Abuse Prevention Initiative (Blue Sunday) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization with two goals: 1) Meet the needs of abused children, 2) To raise awareness among the faith community through our annual National Blue Sunday Day of Prayer for Abused Children which is always the last Sunday of April which is child abuse prevention month.

National Blue Sunday Day of Prayer for Abused Children began in 1994 with 20 churches but has grown to include over 7.4 million participants on 5 continents. All we asked is for churches to take a moment during their service to pray for abused children and for those who rescue them. It’s free. Nothing to join. We do ask that everyone who participates register to monitor our effectiveness.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month.
STATISTICS:

Over 1600 children die annually as victims of child abuse
Most under the age of 3
Most victims of neglect
Most boys
Most deaths caused by family members
6 million children become NEW victims of abuse annually
Two-thirds of those in drug treatment reported being abused as a child
80% of the prison population were once in foster care
Within one year of aging out of foster care 66% will be homeless, in jail or die

http://www.bluesunday.org/