Hungry. I am hungry and I am even going to have 3
meals today.
During the
month of October, our church takes time to celebrate the ways God is using our
church in mission outside our four walls.
This includes updates with our local and global ministry partners,
collecting a special offering to help with special mission projects and
learning to experience mission in new ways. This year one of our community’s
experiences is our own version of “Living Below the Line.” Over half of the
global population lives on less than $2/day. Over 25% of the world lives on
less than $1.50/day. What is profoundly sad, is that although we are choosing
to EAT on less than $1.50/day this week – these stats are about people who LIVE
on that same amount. This means housing, clothing, medical, AND food. This
week, when the hunger pangs come and the lack of immediate energy seems the
norm, we are encouraged to realize the excess that is our “normal.” We are
encouraged to pray for those who are in need. We are encouraged to make room
for the Holy Spirit to move in our daily life and in our imagination. We are
encouraged to imagine ways that we can help others, who daily live below the
poverty line, obtain sufficient food.
Below is our
weekly menu:
Black Beans
(cooked from dry)
Brown Rice
(Organic Short Grain)
Oats
Bananas
Local Farm
Eggs
Organic
Spinach
Coffee
Cinnamon
Crushed Red
Pepper
Salt/Pepper
A Handful of
Peanuts
Total for
the week: 14.97
Please pray
that as we (and others from our faith community) engage in this rejection of
excess, that God moves in miraculous ways that we find ourselves amazed at what
God can do through the hearts of those who open space for Him to move.
One brief
story before I sign off. A phone conversation from earlier today with my
friend:
Mark: Dude, lets grab a brew this week and catch
up.
Tim: Well, I’d love to but we are living on
less than $1.50/day this week…
Mark: Cool, well, uh, what if I bought it for you?
