In the marketplace in some third world countries, you’ll find something for sale that you probably won’t find anywhere else.
Cakes
No, not the surgery yellow cakes that you have at your
birthday parties
Who on earth would pay
for mud!? You might ask
The mothers of hungry children who want to give their kids something
– anything – to fill their empty stomachs
so they can sleep at night
That’s who
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| Photo by David Levene |
In a world where food is more abundant than ever and there’s always something within arm’s reach to munch on whenever we feel the slightest bit hungry, it’s hard to remember that there are people in the world who haven’t had a meal in days.
The fact is, it shouldn’t be this way
The problem is distribution. Some places get more than they
need… while others go without
My family is blessed with an income to be able to provide
abundantly for our needs. Our fridge is always full, the cupboards packed with
cans. We even have to have two freezers to have room for everything. Sometimes, when we forget about certain items
because there’s so much else to choose from, food spoils and we have to throw
it away.
That’s when I think about how there are 8,000 people dying
from hunger related causes Every. Single.
Day.
That’s when I sometimes feel disgusted with our overabundance – although
it is something to be thankful for. A blessing.
But it’s a blessing that we should share
In past years, my family has helped by volunteering at Feed
My Starving Children
It’s always a fun experience; we get to hang out with
friends, it only takes a couple hours of our time, and we help package enough
food to feed a lot of people
Now another opportunity has come up to help in the fight
against world hunger
My youth group is taking part in a 30 hour fast sponsored by
World Vision. We’ll be fundraising and going without food for 30 hours to know
what it feels like to really be hungry.
My goal is to raise $425. Enough to provide food for someone
for a whole year
I can’t do this on my own though, I need people who think
world hunger is enough of a problem to do something about it.
So what about you?
Wanna help save some lives?
Click on the link to help me reach my goal: http://youth.worldvision.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=10464
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