I’m reading a book right now that has my keenest interest piqued. It’s called When Helping Hurts, written by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert.
Have any of you read it? If not... go out and get a copy. You won’t be disappointed.
In chapter two the author asks a very simple question. What is poverty?
A few years ago, my answer would have been very different that it is today.
Poverty is...
... going to bed hungry and waking up to no food and no way to get any.
... having nothing to cover your body as you protect yourself from the rain.
... the shame of having to beg or watch those you love suffer.
... but it is more than that. It is not knowing God and His extraordinary love for us --a love so great He chose to die so we might live!
Okay. Now it’s your turn.
What is poverty?
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I am reading the same book and you are right - your thoughts about poverty do change. Keep writing - I learn from every post and pray for you daily. I truly dont mean to be anonymous but am not IT sophisticated enough to figure out how to do it any other way. :)
ReplyDeletePoverty is. . .
ReplyDeleteLiving in constant fear of the evil spirits and the anger of the gods. . .
Having to wake up at 4 AM and walking 2 miles and waiting in line to fill a jug of water for cooking. . .
Frozen-cold fingers and toes, a runny nose, and chilly legs, because your parents can't afford clothes this year. . .
Being forced to beg for your next meal. . .
Living in fear of a drunken father who has no thought for his starving children. . .
Walking 3 hrs to the closest church. . .
Living in a cardboard box. . .
OR sleeping on the cool cement of the train station while waiting for the next load of tourists to beg from. . .
--Observations from Northern India.