Famine

I had a hard time finishing my turkey sandwich today at lunch when I saw this picture of a child on a yahoo news article I was reading about the famine currently in the Horn of Africa...

There are just no words when I look at this picture. Somalia is suffering its worst drought in over 60 years. The United Nations has recently reported 3.2 MILLION people out of 7.5 million people (that is 43%) in Somalia are in need of immediate, life saving assistance... meaning if they don't get the help they need, they will die. Can you imagine, as a parent, watching your children starve to death or have NO water to drink?

Here is the article on yahoo from the Associated Press if you want to read more....link

and here is an article that I was reading off of Samaritan's Purse's website today...link

Some people say that they don't give because they don't think the money gets to the right place, or it gets used up in administrative costs. Those people are probably right some of the time, but I don't think God will ever fault the giver in the end for having good intentions that didn't work out. I have been reading Francis Chan's "Crazy Love" this summer and it has really challenged me and the level of compassion I have for the poor. Read Matthew 25:31-46 today if you want to be challenged as well! World Vision and Samaritan's Purse are two organizations that we believe in their mission and trust if you want to get involved.