Food Missions - International

	Food is a commodity we can not do without. When we feel hungry we head to the kitchen to open up cabinets full of food, refrigerator full expensive cheeses, butters, meats and drinks that must be kept at an optimum temperature. Freezers full of ice creams and ice and special meats and vegetables reserved for future moments of significance. We live in a world of never being hungry because on every corner there is a restraint that is willing to serve us food fast and courteous. We can drive in our fancy cars another quarter mile and sit down to eat exquisite meals that satisfy our palettes. While all along there are people starving across the world. We say to ourselves that it’s not our responsibility to feed the world, that they should work and provide for themselves.
But how is that possible when there are no jobs, how is it possible for a mother of five who has never been educated, to stop the cycle of having children that she cannot afford to raise. She can’t leave them to go to a job for fear that something might happen, and so she sits in her desperation dreaming of hope and praying that someone will empower her to provide for her families needs
	We are able through small donations to feed thousands of these families a year, a measure of food that can last them a month. What we would like to do is train them and empower them to start their own micro businesses that would bring stability and pride to their family, their village and their culture. For too long people have been hungry, while those who weren't turned their heads and purposely don’t look in the direction of the poor. We don’t buy houses in their neighborhoods, we don’t go to their communities, we ignore them on the street and we distance ourselves from these people because they make us feel uncomfortable in our wealth.
We prefer to associate ourselves with people who live in a house like ours, who drive cars like ours, whose kids are achievers, whose kids are on our kid’s teams and who take vacations at the same places we go. We are so absorbed in our world that we fail to see the big picture. The picture where people who dream of just having enough food to feed their family, a picture that includes their children reach a higher level education than their parents had, a picture of employment and a little pride to integrate into a family who at this time has very little hope. Would it be neat if you and I could somehow answer a prayer? A privilege reserved for God in most cases, but in this case we are able to help the needy. We have been empowered and blessed to intervene on behalf of the poor and the needy.
	We will deliver as much food as we can, and we will also deliver hope to a needy people. We will train them and empower them to provide for their families and we will succeed. We need your help to be more effective. We need your help to reach more people and pull them out of their poverty. Together we can do more as a nation, as a people and as a family. Consider your resources. Do you really need all that you have drive through neighborhoods you would normally avoid, be compassionate to those you have turned away from and become like little children, accepting, loving and willing to share their lives with others.
Today I call you to action to examine your life and decide when will it be enough. When will you get involved in projects that are so much more fulfilling that the ones your involved in now. When will you make a difference and a contribution to a better worldwide society? When will you train your children to help others instead of using them or ignore them? I call you today to raise your moral fiber and address these issues in your life. I call you to join in the fight to fix the problem as opposed to being a part of it. I call you today to make sacrifices to heal a world that needs your involvement. I call you to participation. I use to be so many of you blinded by my want and wishes, and I can now tell from experience that there is no greater joy than to serve others. And that’s all I have to say about that.

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