6 Quotes & Sayings By Gary Haugen

Gary Haugen is the founder and president of the Children of War Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending child soldiering and promoting reconciliation in post-war societies. He has worked for more than twenty years with children who have been forced to fight in wars and occupations, and he continues today to address the debilitating effects of war on children. Mr. Haugen has received numerous awards for his work on child soldiers, including the US State Department's International Youth award, the European Union's Human Rights award, and the American Humanist Association's Humanitarian Award Read more

He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and two daughters.

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Mother Teresa said that she couldn't imagine doing her work for more than thirty minutes without prayer. Do you and I have work that we can't imagine doing for thirty minutes without prayer? Gary Haugen
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Justice is doing for others what we would want done for us. Gary Haugen
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If you're wrestling with some sort of decision, reflect for a moment and ask yourself, Am I being brave, or am I being safe? In the end, it depends on whether we think God can be trusted. Gary Haugen
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The fact is, when people choose to be brave instead of smart, their courage is generally so threatening to those who are smart rather than brave that they end up being maligned, not congratulated. This is what the Bible says we can expect. Gary Haugen
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Jesus beckons me to follow him to that place of weakness where I risk the vulnerability of a child so that I might know how strong my Father is and how much he loves me. But truth be told, I would rather be an adult. I'd rather be in a place where I can still pull things together if God doesn't show up, where I risk no ultimate humiliation, where I don't have to take the shallow breaths of desperation. And as a result, my experience of my heavenly Father is simply impoverished. . Gary Haugen