Stuck in a Furrow

I cannot watch World Vision commercials. I choke up every time I see them, tears rolling down my cheeks. If you want to see my passionate or broken, talk about Africa and the pandemic that threatens to destroy an entire continent. My heart breaks for those little ones and I feel helpless. I have seen it first hand, the mothers with children strapped to their back, sorting through the garbage at the city dump. I have seen the begging, the swollen bellies, the open wounds. I have seen the smiles, the playing and the carefree joy that some of them still have. I have seen hope, because that is all some have. My heart is in Africa.


I am sittng here watching American Idol and their Idol Gives Back episode. I'm watching it for one reason. The African Children's Choir. This choir is near and dear to my heart and every now and then, I ponder dropping everthing, hopping on a bus and travelling with them as a chaperone. I have done the training. I have prayed extensively about it. My grandparents have spent many years as bus driver and choir administrator with different tours and the thought of being actively involved in making a difference is very appealing. Maybe one day...I can't even watch the choir perform without feeling like I've missed out on something great. You should sponsor a child.


My church is involved in a Compassion in Action project. We learned about the parable of the talents and challenged to go out and multipy our resources in order to make a difference in 4 countries with projects that we sponsor. My small group decided to step out of our comfort zone and the safety of the church body and make a statement amoung our peers. It is about awareness not stuffy church politics. So, we are heading to Cowboys Dance Hall this Saturday for a RED NIGHT. I'm excited. You should come.

I sometimes ask myself why I work for a non-profit organization when I know I could be making much better money at any other company. The answer is simple: I love the work that Samaritan's Purse does. We have a new initiave that started today called Turn On The Tap, which is raising money to install 65,000 BioSand Water Systms in 14 countries in the next 3 years. It is very exciting to be apart of something so big...global in fact. You should donate.

To me it feels like this isn't enough. I'm hardly making a dent and I may not get to see the effects of getting involved. But, I know I can't just sit back and hope that someone else will step up.

Heck, if I can't even make it through an AI episode without crying, then there must be something I should be doing!