I wanted to respond to something Sage said in my last post.
Sage Says:
January 26th, 2007 at 9:23 pmyou know, it is so easy to touch a life in the 3rd World, I like your attitude–both giving to your students and to those in other countries.
I think it is easier to touch a life in the third world than it is to do so at home. I attended missions meetings last week to discuss local interests as well as the trip to Ghana. A very good point was made. How do we reach out and love those in the third world if we can’t bring ourselves to do so at home? There are SO many opportunities in our own backyard! One of the coolest things this past Thanksgiving was our feed the hungry drive. We planned to make 500 plates and deliver them to people that had been contacted. After 500 plates were made there was so much food leftover that we had to figure out other places. Many were taken to assisted living facilities, but a several of us took plates to local apartment complexes where many lower income families live. The people couldn’t believe that they were being given this hot meal at no cost, and no expectation. It was so cool to see their faces light up.
I’m involved with a local girls home here and there are several other similar opportunities. They just want attention, want someone to care.
Back to the statement Sage made…why is it so easy to go abroad? I really think that we are so familiar with our areas that we really don’t see the opportunities that are right under our nose. It is also the fact that even our poor are rich compared to many in the third world.