Thursday, May 28, 2009

TOO MUCH BUFFET

This past weekend, my friend had is bachelor party. After hours of playing paintball, we got really hungry and decided to drive down to the cities to eat at a buffet. I spent $12 to eat as much food as I wanted. Usually at a buffet, I can’t eat more than 2 plates because I’ve learn the art of stacking food. But on this day, after I had 2 plates, I was in a weird situation. I couldn’t tell if I was still hungry or if I had enough to be satisfied. So I decided I was still hungry and I went and got another plate. But I was trying to be careful and not stack my plate up too high because I didn’t want to be overly stuffed. But I kept noticing food that I hadn’t tried so I kept adding more food. It ended up being my fullest plate out of the three. After I ate half of it, I realized that I was pretty full. But I didn’t want to waste it because I kept in mind all of the starving children in the world. But then, as I decided to continue gluttonizing my time at the buffet, I realized I couldn’t escape the guilt because now I was thinking about me eating more than I could. So I decided to eat all my food as fast as I can……….before I went to the dessert line.

> Every year, 1.5 million children die of hunger related causes.
> One in twelve people worldwide is malnourished, including 160 million children under the age of 5.
> The World Health Organization estimates that one-third of the world is well-fed, one-third is under-fed one-third is starving- Since you've entered this site at least 200 people have died of starvation. Over 4 million will die this year.
> 3 billion people in the world today struggle to survive on US$2/day.
> One out of every eight children under the age of twelve in the U.S. goes to bed hungry every night.
> Every 3.6 seconds someone dies of hunger.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

SO MANY QUESTIONS; SO MANY STARFISH.

Are we all obligated, or are a few called? Does God expect the few to handle it, or does He desire everyone to partake in it?
Should I hold everyone accountable to do what needs to be done, or am I asking too much?
People are eating dirt due to hunger in Haiti.
5 year-olds are being sold as prostitutes in Cambodia.
2 year-olds are living with full-blown AIDS with no medical attention in Africa.
9 year-olds are being used as child soldiers in Uganda.
Men and Women are being bought and put to work as slaves in India.
Families are losing jobs and being forced to live on the streets of America.

Is it possible that serving these people is exactly what it means to share the good news? Did Jesus have these people in mind when he said “theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven”? Is it a hopeless battle? Will it only get worse until the coming of our King? Or is there any fragment of hope that this battle can be won and justice can reign?
For the one starfish that gets thrown back into the ocean, that battle HAS been won.
 

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