Janusz Korczak

Youth work is not an easy Job, actually its not a job at all.

It is a lifestyle.

A Calling.

It is very hard, especially if you don't have passion.

Janusz Korczak had passion...this is his story.

Janusz lived from 1878-1942 in Poland. He was a trained physician. Janusz had such a love for children and youth that he established an orphanage for Jewish street children in Warsaw and also worked as an associate director for a Christian Orphanage. Janusz was also an author writing 20 books. Janusz loved the children so much that when German troops invaded Poland and captures the orphans, all six of them, Janusz was also captured. The seven of them were sent to the Warsaw ghetto where the troops were to take them away on August 6, 1942.

The children, as well as Janusz, were neatly dressed in their best clothes and they marched in fours following the oldest of the orphans who carried a green flag symbolizing life.

Hundreds lined up to watch the orphans and doctor make their way to the train.

With a fear of Janusz's death, a high ranking official offered him personal asylum.
With the passion in his heart and the truth in his mouth he spoke these words

"Who would abandon Children at a time like this?"

Janusz along with the children were killed. He stood up until the very end of his life fighting and being with the children that no one wanted to be with. He took death upon himself for the sake of these children.

How many of us would take a death sentence for a child?

How many of us would stick by a child or a group of children when it meant breaking the law to do the better good?

If there were more Janusz Korczak's in the world, how would Youth Work be changed?

I pray a blessing and passion on everyone who reads this blog, I pray that the Holy Spirit touches your life and ignites the passion inside of you to stand up for the youth of today. I pray that you have a love and a passion not only for all youth but especially for the youth no one else wants to go after, stand up for, or help. I pray that you may have hope in the children of today and faith in God to help you do what it is that HE wants you to do. I pray that you take this story upon your hearts and remember it every time you come to a had part in ministry to the youth. In Jesus precious almighty magnificent name,

AMEN.