When I think of Africa, I think of children. No other continent is as recognizable by the images of its children. We see everywhere the beautiful faces of African children at their best—and at their most broken. Sweet smiles. Bright eyes. Swollen bellies. Runny noses....

When I look at the children of Africa, I see some of the most amazing, talented, and resilient people I have ever met. I see children that are born with the potential to reflect the very image of God and change the course of a continent. All they need to realize that i...