Cutting Edge

Menchit Wong has dedicated her life to advocating for children. For 30 years, Menchit served with Compassion International as both country director for the Philippines and as the international child advocacy director. She was a catalyst for the Lausanne Children-at-Risk Network, and now serves as co-vice chair of the Lausanne Movement’s international board. She is also part of the leadership team of the relaunched 4:14 Movement. 

The bleak reality is that far too many children are at risk today. Dr Susan Hillis will share how she believes that ‘cutting edge hope’ – innovative collaboration between governments, the church, and academia – is the only way to respond.

Using examples including work to help children in crisis because of the Ukraine war, Dr Susan Hillis will share how she believes collaboration between government, the church, and academia is the only way to move from the bleak reality we live in, where far too many children are at risk today, to the future we desire.

Dr Winnie Fung will help us think about the seismic shift that has taken place this year in the global aid and development sector. What has really happened? What is the impact? And how might churches and Christian organisations respond?

Dr. Winnie Fung is the Chief Executive of CEDAR Fund, an independent Christian relief and development organisation in Hong Kong. She is a development economist with a PhD in Business Economics from Harvard University and an MA in Biblical Studies from Wheaton College.

Santa Lamunu shares what we can learn about strengthening families from her work in refugee settlements.

Santa Lamunu is the Director of Women Rising for Humanity and Development, a women-led organisation focused on protecting vulnerable populations in both host and displacement settings. Previously, Santa worked with UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, supporting communities in building their capacities to prevent, mitigate and respond to violence against women and children.